Leopold Court, Leopold Street, Rochdale, OL11 5HA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Minor extensions and infills to facilitate the re-organisation and refurbishment of internal spaces and to increase bedroom capacity from 23 to 32 (29 standard, 2 category 3 and one emergency room), along with replacement of windows and doors, resurfacing of external areas, minor landscape works, new access gates and new and upgraded external lighting. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 1 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Rochdale Planning Committee on 30 Mar 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the works would modernise accommodation, meet housing need and have no technical barriers.
- Residents raised concerns about noise, lighting, safety, litter, management and consultation.
- The committee approved the application with the report’s conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Rochdale's committee minutes of 30 Mar 2026.
Documents 39
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 12
Plans & drawings 20
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 2
Site constraints 3
Checked on 11 September 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 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
- Full planning permission
- Postcode
- OL11 5HA
- Received
- 4 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 5 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Bamford
- Parish
- Rochdale South Township
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 2 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Decision date
- 1 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 86 days from validation, 32 days slower than Rochdale's median of 54 for extensions. Approved, as 91% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Rochdale in the last twelve months, from validation. Rochdale decision record →
Public comments
Last counted 22 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Committee
- 30 Mar 2026
Historical activity at this location
15 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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