The Library, Sale Circle, Northern Moor

067152/FU/SOUTH2/03Change of use ConsentApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 19 March 2003

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Change of use of part of former library currently vacant to solicitors office (Class A2)

Received: 29 January 2003
Council: Manchester City Council
Ward: Northenden Ward

ReceivedReceived29 Jan
ValidatedValidated29 Jan
Consult.Consultation27 Feb
TargetTarget Date26 Mar
DecidedDecided19 Mar

Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at The Library, Sale Circle, Northern Moor. Manchester has handled 514 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days quicker than Manchester's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 23 applications across Northenden Ward.

85% of amendment applications at Manchester City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type: Change of use Consent
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 29 January 2003
Consultation expiry: 27 February 2003
Consultation end: 27 February 2003
Target decision date: 26 March 2003

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 1

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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