Land at C Norris Springs Ltd, Lady House Works, Milnrow, OL16 4JD Data via plota.co.uk

NOT/2026/0620 - Prior approval Part 16 Class A Approved

Proposal

Prior notification for the installation of a 20m lattice tower with an open headframe supporting, 12 no. antennas, 4 no. 0.3m transmission dishes, along with 2 no. equipment cabinets, 1 no. electric meter cabinet and ancillary development thereto including 30 no. Ericsson Radio Systems (ERS’s), contained within a 2m high palisade fence… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
9 Jul 2026
Approved
2 Sept 2026

Approved on 2 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Documents 21

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Site constraints 2

Butterworth Hall, Newhey, Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Also on the record
Inside the Milnrow 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.

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Important details

Council
Rochdale
Application type
Prior approval Part 16 Class A
Postcode
OL16 4JD
Received
9 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
Milnrow and Newhey
Parish
Pennines Township
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date
2 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 6 days slower than Rochdale's median of 49 for prior approvals. Approved, as 65% of prior approvals here are.

82%decided within 8 weeks
65%approved
51decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Sept 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
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