Planning application
Wythenshawe Labs Main Building Site Security Building & Subsidiary Buildings Timpson Road Manchester M23 9TJ
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Approval for the demolition of the Main Building, Site Security Building and associated subsidiary buildings, with removal to slab level and restoration of the site to hardstanding.
As published by the council, reference NOT-2026-001463
Application record
- Reference
- NOT-2026-001463
- Type
- Prior notification: Demolition
- Status
- Final
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 26 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 26 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 22 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Brooklands
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M23 9TJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Aug 2026
Received by Manchester
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30 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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21 Sep 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
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22 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approve
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Manchester granted permission on 22 September 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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