St Benedict's Church Bennett Street Manchester M12 5ND Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Listed Building Consent for removal of the modern climbing-wall installations, associated fixings and later enclosures; construction of low, freestanding and reversible glazed oak partitions within the Nave and Chancel; formation of a new doorway through the North Aisle masonry wall; and installation of a glazed platform lift between the Nave and Chancel, requiring the controlled removal of approximately one metre of the top of later low Chancel wall, formation of WC facilities, kitchenette, independent dry linings and associated services and ventilation; recommissioning the original west entrance doors; and retrieving, repairing and reinstating stored historic iron gates. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 28 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Sept 2026
Documents 16
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 10
Application forms 1
Site constraints 5
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
- Manchester
- Application type
- Listed building consent (Alt/Ext)
- Postcode
- M12 5ND
- Received
- 11 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 11 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Ardwick
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 6 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Approve
- Decision date
- 28 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 48 days from validation, 7 days faster than Manchester's median of 55 for listed building works. Approved, as 94% of listed building works here are.
Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Manchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Manchester decision record →
Public comments
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Last counted 29 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 10 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
5 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Manchester ranks #146 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).
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