Former Shawforth Chapel Market Street Shawforth Rochdale Lancashire OL12 8HF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from use class F (public worship/hall or meeting place for the principal use of the local community) to class B8 (storage & distribution). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 19 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
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Important details
- Council
- Rossendale
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- OL12 8HF
- Received
- 16 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 11 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Whitworth
- Parish
- Whitworth Town Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 6 May 2026
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Decision date
- 19 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Hartley Planning & Development Associates
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 12 Mar 2026
- Consultation
- 12 Mar 2026
- Comments by
- 2 Apr 2026
- Site notice
- 18 Mar 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
4 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Rossendale is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #287 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 75% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).
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Former Shawforth Chapel Market Street Shawforth Rochdale Lancashire OL12 8HF
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