1a Railway Street, Littleborough, OL15 8AG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of dwellinghouse and ancillary storage buildings to provide additional floor space for existing nursery including alterations and additions to fenestration (part retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 27 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Aug 2026
Documents 15
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 4
Plans & drawings 8
Site constraints 3
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Important details
- Council
- Rochdale
- Application type
- Change of use
- Postcode
- OL15 8AG
- Received
- 14 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 14 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Littleborough Lakeside
- Parish
- Pennines Township
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 8 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Decision date
- 27 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Martin Ashworth
How this decision compares
Decided in 44 days from validation, 25 days faster than Rochdale's median of 69 for changes of use. Approved, as 82% 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
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Last counted 28 Aug 2026
Historical activity at this location
6 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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