Bowlee Playing Fields, Heywood Old Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 4SD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Demolition and replacement of community centre to provide Community Sports and Wellbeing Hub (Hybrid Use Class F2/E(d)) comprising community sports and wellbeing facilities; football club training and community pitches; drainage and earthworks; provision of cricket nets; with associated hard and soft landscaping, parking, storage container, lighting, enclosures and boundary treatments. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Oct 2026, from Rochdale's recent demolitions.
Documents 55
Statements & assessments 20
Plans & drawings 22
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 6
Other documents 6
Site constraints 7
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.
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 56, past Rochdale's usual 54 days for demolitions. 93% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 13 Nov 2026.
Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Rochdale in the last twelve months, from validation. Rochdale decision record →
Public comments
Last counted 5 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
5 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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Bowlee Playing Fields, Heywood Old Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 4SD
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