The Stables, Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M20 5PG

Planning appeal 3352634 at The Stables, Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M20 5PG (Manchester City Council) was allowed on 20 May 2025 by Inspector Bayliss G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development/works preserve the Grade II listed building or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses, and whether its significance as a heritage asset is preserved.

Installation of air handling equipment at roof level consisting of 7 No. outdoor condenser units, galvanised steel deck supported on galvanised steel posts off existing roof trusses, together with installation of conservation rooflight

Authority: Manchester City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: utilities-energy · Other minor developments
Inspector: Bayliss G
Postcode: M20 5PG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the development/works preserve the Grade II listed building or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses, and whether its significance as a heritage asset is preserved

What decided it

The clear and convincing justification for the installation based on documented temperature regulation problems, the approved office use, and the absence of less harmful alternatives, combined with substantial public benefits of securing the building's long-term use and conservation, outweighed the less than substantial heritage harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy EN3 of the Core Strategy for the City of ManchesterPolicy DC19.1 of the Unitary Development Plan for the City of ManchesterPolicy JP2-P2 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan Document
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 212Paragraph 213

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