Planning application
Manchester And Ashton Under Lyne Canal Lock Number 18 (Fairfield Top Lock) Off Fairbottom Walk Fairfield M43 6DU
Works: Extension
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Repair, necessary replacement and upgrade works including replacement of top and bottom gates and their cills and pots, vegetation removal and re-pointing (NHL5) of lock chamber walls, extension of lock ladder and its recess, bottom end towpath side quadrant wall repair and replacement of sub-par paddle fixings, paddle plates and ladder fixings.
As published by the council, reference 26/00678/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00678/LBC
- Category
- Heritage and listed buildings
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 24 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 16 Oct 2026
- Postcode
- M43 6DU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Aug 2026
Received by Tameside
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16 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 December 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Tameside took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with Tameside for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Tameside's median decision took 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About heritage and listed building applications
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