Rock Nook Mill, Lightowlers Lane, Littleborough, OL15 9EW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Request for screening opinion in respect of the proposed erection of new apartment building and dwellings Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 30 Oct 2026; it is now day 127.
Documents 7
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 12
Show all 3 with distances
- 38 mRochdale Canal, Lock No. 39Grade II
- 62 mSouthern Entrance of Railway Tunnel Beneath Todmorden RoadGrade II
- 141 mSouthern Entrance to Summit (Railway Tunnel)Grade II
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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Decision outlook
Day 127, past the statutory target. 65% of new homes in Rochdale are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 29 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for new homes decided by Rochdale in the last twelve months, from validation. Rochdale decision record →
Public comments
Last counted 29 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
4 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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Rock Nook Mill, Lightowlers Lane, Littleborough, OL15 9EW
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