Land adjacent 26 Clarkes Lane, Rochdale, OL12 6PY Data via plota.co.uk

OTH/2026/0937 - Consent for Works under a Tree Preservation Order Recommendation Made

Proposal

Application for works to one Lime Tree (T1) subject to Tree Preservation Order No. 130 comprising of crown lift/epicormic growth removal and lateral crown reduction Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
13 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 24 Nov 2026 and 3 Dec 2026, from Rochdale's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 7

Conservation area about 22 m away: Spotland Bridge Conservation Area
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; National infrastructure project: Calderdale Energy Park, at pre-application; Registered park or garden about 171 m away: Falinge Park; Coalfield, development low risk area; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Rochdale built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 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.

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Important details

Council
Rochdale
Application type
Consent for Works under a Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
OL12 6PY
Received
13 Oct 2026
Validated
13 Oct 2026
Ward
Spotland and Falinge
Parish
Rochdale North Township
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Dec 2026
Decision level
Fully Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. Rochdale usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 48.

Day 1541 days to the 56-day target
73%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
33decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Rochdale in the last twelve months, from validation. Rochdale decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Oct 2026

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Rochdale
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#259 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Rochdale decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #176 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #221 of 296
54%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #215 of 296
52%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #237 of 296
81%
Minor dwellings approved
52 decided (1-9 homes)
95%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
60 decided
609
Total decisions
82 refused in the year to March 2026