The Stables, Wilmslow Road, MANCHESTER, M20 5PG

Authority: Manchester City Council
Appeal type: other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: utilities-energy · Other minor developments
Inspector: Bayliss G

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 the building's thermal comfort needs for its approved office use, combined with the public benefits of securing the building's long-term occupation and conservation, outweighed the less than substantial heritage harm identified.

Framework references: 212, 213

Plan policies cited: Policy EN3 of the Core Strategy for the City of Manchester, Policy DC19.1 of the Unitary Development Plan for the City of Manchester, Policy JP2-P2 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan Document

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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