289a Oldham Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2DW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of first floor & second floor into 3 units (use class E(c) (iii), rear dormer extension, installation of external staircase and new door at first floor side elevation, insertion of rooflight on front roof elevation, alteration of existing flue and partial demolition of existing detached garage Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 15 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 2
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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £185,000 in December 2024. Other property, leasehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2022, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Rochdale
- Application type
- Full planning permission
- Postcode
- M24 2DW
- Received
- 5 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 6 May 2026
- Ward
- North Middleton
- Parish
- Middleton Township
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 1 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Decision date
- 15 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Ahmed
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 70 days from validation, 5 days slower than Rochdale's median of 65 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
Last counted 22 Aug 2026
Historical activity at this location
11 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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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