Lane Foot Farm Ealees Littleborough Rochdale OL15 0HJ Data via plota.co.uk

25/01099/VRCON - Removal/variation of conditions Under Consultation

Proposal

Application to vary condition 8 of to be re-worded to: The dwellinghouse hereby approved shall be occupied solely by family members and guests of the occupants of the dwelling known as Lane Foot Farm or by person employed in the management of the adjacent equestrian activity and at no time be occupied as an independent dwelling separate to the equestrian activity. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
28 Oct 2025
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 1 Sept 2026.

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Littleborough 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
Removal/variation of conditions
Postcode
OL15 0HJ
Received
28 Oct 2025
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Ward
Littleborough Lakeside
Parish
Pennines Township
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 13 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