Old Library Building 20 Church Road Manchester M22 4WL
Approved on 23 June 2021
Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Erection of single storey side extensions to form additional storage areas for theatre
- Received
- 28 April 2021
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Manchester City Council
- Ward
- Northenden
- Agent
- Ratcliffe Groves Partnership
- ReceivedReceived28 Apr
- ValidatedValidated28 Apr
- Consult.Consultation4 Jun
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided23 Jun
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at Old Library Building 20 Church Road Manchester M22 4WL. Manchester has handled 4,194 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 32 applications across Northenden. We hold 1,740 applications in total for the M22 postcode area.
87% of full 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
- Postcode
- M22 4WL
- Application type
- Full planning permission
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 28 April 2021
- Consultation expiry
- 4 June 2021
- Consultation end
- 4 June 2021
- Neighbour consultation end
- 4 June 2021
- Application expires
- 23 June 2021
- Permission expires
- 23 June 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Ratcliffe Groves Partnership
- Agent address
- 105 Manchester Road Bury Manchester BL9 0TD
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-09768270
- Documents
- 8
Site constraints
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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
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