105 Oldham Road, Rochdale, OL16 5QT Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from ground floor commercial unit (Use Class E) to two self-contained flats (Use Class C3) with associated landscaping works and alterations to front and rear elevations including installation of fenestration and application of render to existing rear extension. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 30 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Associated applications 2
Site constraints 8
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.
Every application in Rochdale - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.
Other new applications on this street
NEWBOLD BUILDINGS, 35-37 OLDHAM ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL16 5QJ
Submission of details reserved by conditions 3 (glazing and sound testing) and 5...
437-443 OLDHAM ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL16 4SZ
Proposed night hatch to be installed within front elevation glazing of the exist...
7-11 Oldham Road, Rochdale, OL16 1UA
Change of Use of first floor and second floor from bar and storage (Sui Generis)...
Land between 473 & 475, Oldham Road,, Rochdale, OL16 4TD
Installation of ATM machine and associated works including externally mounted CC...
Nearby new applications
Station Gardens, Former Central Retail Park, Rochdale
Submission of details to comply with condition 24 (refuse strategy) on planning ...
Land at former Central Retail Park, Land bounded by Oldham Road, Milnrow Road and Richard Street, Rochdale
Submission of details to comply with condition 19 (Landscaping) of planning perm...
Land at former Central Retail Park, Land bounded by Oldham Road, Milnrow Road and Richard Street, Rochdale
Submission of details to comply with condition 18 (Highways) of planning permis...
NEWBOLD BUILDINGS, 35-37 OLDHAM ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL16 5QJ
Submission of details reserved by conditions 3 (glazing and sound testing) and 5...
7-11 Oldham Road, Rochdale, OL16 1UA
Change of Use of first floor and second floor from bar and storage (Sui Generis)...
51 Tweedale Street, Rochdale, OL11 1HH
Change of use from residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to hot food takeaway (Sui...
Important details
- Council
- Rochdale
- Application type
- Change of use
- Postcode
- OL16 5QT
- Received
- 22 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 5 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Central Rochdale
- Parish
- Rochdale North Township
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 2 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Decision date
- 30 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Nigel Longshaw
How this decision compares
Decided in 53 days from validation, 14 days faster than Rochdale's median of 67 for changes of use. Approved, as 80% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Rochdale in the last twelve months, from validation. Rochdale decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 22 Aug 2026
Historical activity at this location
14 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%).
Track this application
105 Oldham Road, Rochdale, OL16 5QT
Tracking this application
Not there in a minute? Check junk - especially Hotmail and Outlook.
Go to your dashboard →Sign in to view contact details
Applicant and case-officer names are hidden from public view for privacy. Create a free Plota account - or sign back in - and we'll show them, plus you get a dashboard for alerts and tracked applications.