62 Armitage Close, Middleton, Manchester, M24 4PA Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/0402 - Lawful development Approved

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (use class C3a) to a residential care home for up two children (use class C2) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
1 May 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Approved
14 Aug 2026

Approved on 14 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Rhodes built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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.

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Important details

Council
Rochdale
Application type
Lawful development
Postcode
M24 4PA
Received
1 May 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Ward
South Middleton
Parish
Middleton Township
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
14 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 45 days from validation, 24 days faster than Rochdale's median of 69 for changes of use. Approved, as 82% of changes of use here are.

43%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
55decided in the last year

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 22 Aug 2026

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

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