Units 1-3 Lincoln Close Industrial Estate, Lincoln Close, Rochdale Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/0936 - Lawful development Recommendation Made

Proposal

Appplication for a certificate of lawfulness for proposed replacement of external sheet walls, recladding of the roof and replacement of rooflights to the existing building Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 01:30

Application progress

✓

Received

13 Oct 2026

✓

Validated

21 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 16 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 15 Dec 2026, from Rochdale's recent extensions.

Documents 12

Plans & drawings 10

Site constraints 8

Special area of conservation about 171 m away: Rochdale Canal

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

SSSI about 171 m away: Rochdale Canal SSSI

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Rochdale built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1475 m away: Calderdale Energy Park, at pre-application; Air quality management area about 39 m away: Rochdale AQMA.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 22 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: Lawful development
Received: 13 Oct 2026
Validated: 21 Oct 2026
Ward: Milkstone and Deeplish
Parish: Rochdale South Township
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 16 Dec 2026
Decision level: Fully Delegated
Agent: Show

Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Rochdale usually decides extensions by day 55.

prediction

Day 749 days to the 56-day target

67%decided within 8 weeks

92%approved

344decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 22 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

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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