Chorlton District Library Manchester Road Manchester M21 9PN

136992/FO/2023Full Application ConsentApproved

Full

Approved on 11 July 2023

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Refurbishment works to community garden including installation of tool shed and shelter and amendments to entrance gate.

Received: 16 May 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Manchester City Council
Ward: Chorlton Ward

ReceivedReceived16 May
ValidatedValidated16 May
Consult.Consultation20 Jun
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided11 Jul

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Chorlton District Library Manchester Road Manchester M21 9PN. Manchester has handled 4,194 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 61 applications across Chorlton Ward. We hold 470 applications in total for the M21 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: M21 9PN
Application type: Full Application Consent
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 16 May 2023
Consultation expiry: 23 June 2023
Consultation end: 20 June 2023
Neighbour consultation end: 20 June 2023
Permission expires: 11 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: Groundwork Greater Manchester
Agent address: Trafford Ecological Park Lake Road Trafford Park M17 1TU

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 20 June 2023
Site notice end: 23 June 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12161065
Comments: 0
Documents: 10

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Listed building: Grade II: Chorlton LibraryOn this site · +1 more
Brownfield land register: Chorlton PicturehouseRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
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 (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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 and heritage coasts.

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Source: Manchester

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