Gable of 147 YORKSHIRE STREET, ROCHDALE, OL16 2LU Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/0356 - Consent to display an advertisement Refused

Proposal

Internally illuminated 48 sheet digital advertisement hoarding Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
20 Apr 2026
✗
Refused
15 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 15 Jun 2026 · Fully Delegated · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

Site constraints 7

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 ↗
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Heybrook Mill, Grade II, about 11 m from the postcode pin
The site itself is not listed. 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.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; National infrastructure project about 935 m away: Calderdale Energy Park, at pre-application; Inside the Rochdale built-up area; Air quality management area about 21 m away: Rochdale AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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 Planning Inspectorate, 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
Rochdale
Application type
Consent to display an advertisement
Postcode
OL16 2LU
Received
20 Apr 2026
Validated
20 Apr 2026
Ward
Central Rochdale
Parish
Rochdale North Township
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Jun 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
15 Jun 2026
Decision level
Fully Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Alder King Planning Consultants

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Refused, as 12% of advertisement consent here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
17decided in the last year

Plota live figures for advertisement consent decided by Rochdale in the last twelve months, from validation. Rochdale decision record →

Public comments

3comments received
2 objecting1 neutral

67% object · below the UK average of 74%

Last counted 22 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Rochdale
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#259 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Rochdale is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #215 out of 296. 52% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Rochdale decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #176 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #221 of 296
54%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #215 of 296
52%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #237 of 296
81%
Minor dwellings approved
52 decided (1-9 homes)
95%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
60 decided
609
Total decisions
82 refused in the year to March 2026