Hafley Court - Suites 1, 2, 3 and 4 (Ground Floor), Buckley Road, Rochdale, OL12 9DJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Part change of use of ground floor – Suites 1 – 4 from Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to a dual use (flexible change of use) Class F1 (Learning and non-residential Institutions) – F1a – for the provision of education and Class E - (Commercial, Business and Service) for a period of 10 years Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 25 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Sept 2026
Documents 13
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 6
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
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
- Council
- Rochdale
- Application type
- Change of use
- Postcode
- OL12 9DJ
- Received
- 29 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 13 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Healey
- Parish
- Rochdale North Township
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 7 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Decision date
- 25 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
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How this decision compares
Decided in 74 days from validation, 7 days slower than Rochdale's median of 67 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
No public comments yet.
Last counted 26 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
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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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