Ashton Canal Towpath Bridge over junction with Stockport Branch Canal Manchester M11 4RY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Listed Building Consent for bridge repair including cleaning and re-painting wrought-iron beams, western span strengthening works with new steel beam and masonry pillars, installation of steel security fence and gate to western span bay, south-west parapet re-build to original height, masonry repair/necessary replacement and re-pointing. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 73.
Documents 10
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 6
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 4
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 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
- M11 4RY
- Received
- 28 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 28 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Clayton & Openshaw
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 73, past the statutory target. 97% of listed building works in Manchester are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 27 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 8 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Manchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Manchester decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 8 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 3 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
2 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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The consultation period closed on 3 Sept 2026.