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John Rylands Library 148 - 158 Deansgate Manchester M3 3EH

Granted Manchester CDN/26/0317 Approval of details reserved by a condition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Discharge of Conditions 3 (Protection Methodology), 4 (Scaffolding methodology and specification) and 5 (Materials) attached to Listed Building Consent 144597/LO/2025.

As published by the council, reference CDN/26/0317

Application record

Reference
CDN/26/0317
Type
Approval of details reserved by a condition
Status
Final
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
2 Apr 2026
Validated
2 Apr 2026
Decided
26 May 2026
Ward
Deansgate
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
M3 3EH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

This site has had 4 applications since 2017: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • 144597/LO/2025 Granted

    John Rylands Library 148 - 158 Deansgate Manchester M3 3EH

    Listed Building Consent for replacement of cloister roofs on both the north and south elevations.

    Decided 12 Jan 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 120122/LO/2018 Granted

    John Rylands Library 148-158 Deansgate Manchester M3 3EH

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT for the installation of a free-standing guardrail system, with curved posts and tension-wired balustrades, to the roofs of the 1912 - 1920's extension, Wolfson extension and Austin Smith Lord extension (associated application 120767/FO/2018).

    Decided 9 Oct 2018 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 116244/LO/2017 Granted

    John Rylands Library 148-158 Deansgate Manchester M3 3EH

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT Installation of 2 no. deaf alerter transmitters to the kitchen (void) and porters room.

    Decided 27 Sep 2017 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Apr 2026

    Received by Manchester

  2. 26 May 2026

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Donald Insall Associates Ltd Agent, registered in London

Active · incorporated 1981 · London

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Documents

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10 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 26 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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