Manchester And Ashton Under Lyne Canal Lock Number 18 (Fairfield Top Lock) Off Fairbottom Walk Fairfield M43 6DU Data via plota.co.uk

26/00678/LBC - Listed Building Consent Awaiting decision

Proposal

Repair, necessary replacement and upgrade works including replacement of top and bottom gates and their cills and pots, vegetation removal and re-pointing (NHL5) of lock chamber walls, extension of lock ladder and its recess, bottom end towpath side quadrant wall repair and replacement of sub-par paddle fixings, paddle plates and ladder fixings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
24 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
16 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 9 Dec 2026 and 19 Dec 2026, from Tameside's recent listed building consent.

Comments are open until 12 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 3

Grade II listed: Manchester and Ashton Under Lyne Canal Lock Number 18 (Fairfield Top Lock)
List entry 1356475 · 13 m away · 5 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 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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Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Droylsden built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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
M43 6DU
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
16 Oct 2026
Ward
Droylsden East
Parish
Droylsden
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Canal & River Trust

Decision outlook

Day 12 of the 56-day target. Tameside usually decides listed building consent by day 56.

Day 1244 days to the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
17decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

14 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15175488
Planning Portal ref
PP-15175488
Comments by
12 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Dec 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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