Pavement opposite, 329 Manchester New Road, Rochdale, M24 1JR Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/0622 - Consent to display an advertisement Approved

Proposal

Internally illuminated double-sided paper advertisement Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
9 Jul 2026
Approved
27 Aug 2026

Approved on 27 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Aug 2026

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Middleton (Rochdale) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Rochdale - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Rochdale
Application type
Consent to display an advertisement
Postcode
M24 1JR
Received
9 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
South Middleton
Parish
Middleton Township
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Sept 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
27 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 5 days faster than Rochdale's median of 54 for advertisement consent. Approved, as 85% of advertisement consent here are.

77%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
13decided in the last year

Plota live figures for advertisement consent decided by Rochdale in the last twelve months, from validation. Rochdale decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 28 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

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