Astley Cheetham Art Gallery 3 Trinity Street Stalybridge Tameside SK15 2BN Data via plota.co.uk

26/00577/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Relocate an Accessible WC to install a new platform lift from Basement level to First Floor, stopping at Ground Floor in addition. Redecoration and refurbishment of library and art gallery areas, new wall, floor and ceiling finishes. Additional rooms created within the basement with new servicing and ventilation. Refurbishment of existing external windows. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Jul 2026
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Validated
27 Jul 2026
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Consultation
12 Aug 2026
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Approved
30 Sept 2026

Approved on 30 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 46

Plans & drawings 38

PDF PROPOSED RCP - LEVEL 01 Revised Drawings · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING WEST ELEVATION Drawings · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION Drawings · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF THE LOCATION PLAN Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING GA - LEVEL 00 Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA - LEVEL 00 Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DEMOLITION PLAN - LEVEL 00 Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING RCP - LEVEL 00 Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED RCP - LEVEL 00 Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING WALL FINISHES - LEVEL 00 Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED WALL FINISHES - LEVEL 00 Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FLOOR FINISHES - LEVEL 00 Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FLOOR FINISHES - LEVEL 00 Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING RECEPTION COUNTER Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEPTION COUNTER EXTENSIONS Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ACCESSIBLE WC Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING GA - LEVEL 01 Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA - LEVEL 01 Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DEMOLITION PLAN - LEVEL 1 Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXTERNAL WINDOWS - LEVEL 01 Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING RCP - LEVEL 01 Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED RCP - LEVEL 01 Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING WALL FINISHES - LEVEL 01 Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED WALL FINISHES - LEVEL 01 Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FLOOR FINISHES - LEVEL 01 Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FLOOR FINISHES - LEVEL 01 Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING GA - LEVEL B1 Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA - LEVEL B1 Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DEMOLITION PLAN - LEVEL B1 Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXTERNAL WINDOWS - LEVEL B1 Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING RCP - LEVEL B1 Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED RCP - LEVEL B1 Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING WALL FINISHES - LEVEL B1 Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED WALL FINISHES - LEVEL B1 Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FLOOR FINISHES - LEVEL B1 Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FLOOR FINISHES - LEVEL B1 Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF BASEMENT VENTILLATION LAYOUT Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED INTERNAL STRUCTURAL WORKS Drawings · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Grade II listed: Stalybridge Public Library
List entry 1356492 · 9 m away · 8 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 6 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Heritage at risk: Stalybridge Town Centre, Stalybridge
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 119 m away: Huddersfield Narrow Canal SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Flood defence 19 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Stalybridge built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Tameside
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
SK15 2BN
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Parish
Stalybridge
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Oct 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
30 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
MOJO Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 65 days from validation, 14 days slower than Tameside's median of 51 for extensions. Approved, as 86% of extensions here are.

82%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
300decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Tameside in the last twelve months, from validation. Tameside decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

41 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15075981
Planning Portal ref
PP-15075981
Comments by
2 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
12 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tameside
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#85 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Tameside is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #60 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Tameside decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #199 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #121 of 296
77%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #60 of 296
39%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #145 of 296
52%
Minor dwellings approved
31 decided (1-9 homes)
94%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
63%
Change of use approved
78 decided
561
Total decisions
80 refused in the year to March 2026

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