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PL/2026/0669 - Lawful development Refused
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

Application for a certificate of lawfulness (Existing) for the sub-division of existing Class E unit into 6 Class E units Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
22 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
31 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
22 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 22 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF PL-2026-0669 - Officer Report PDF · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PL-2026-0669 - Decision Notice PDF · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF Existing floor plan & site plan PDF · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Location plan PDF · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form_redacted Planning Application Form · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF RE_ 2447 Bridge House Mellor Street Rochdale OL12 6AA MSG · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Two bridges spanning the River Spodden, Mellor Street, Rochdale, Grade II, about 35 m from the postcode pin
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area about 26 m away: Spotland Bridge Conservation Area; Radon affected area, class 3; National infrastructure project: Calderdale Energy Park, at pre-application; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Rochdale built-up area; Flood defence about 34 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Priority habitat about 35 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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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Important details

Council
Rochdale
Application type
Lawful development
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Spotland and Falinge
Parish
Rochdale North Township
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
22 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Public comments

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Last counted 23 Sept 2026

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Historical activity at this location

9 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
25 Holmes Street Sparthbottoms Rochdale OL12 6AQ
Submission of details to comply with condition 7 (drainage) on planning permission 20/014…
22/00808/DOC
2021 Approved
Land Between Unit 72 And 76 Mellor Street Rochdale, OL11 5BW
Submission of details to comply with conditions 4 (Drainage), 5 (Flood Proofing Measure)…
21/01263/DOC
2021 Approved
Site Of 25 Holmes Street, Sparthbottoms Rochdale
Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 (materials), 4 (window details), 7 (dra…
21/00814/DOC
2021 Approved
31 Holmes Street Sparthbottoms & College Bank Rochdale OL12 6AQ
Rear dormer extension and roof windows to front
21/00168/HOUS
2020 Approved
Site Of 25 Holmes Street, Sparthbottoms Rochdale
Erection of 5 no. four bedroom terraced houses including provision of associated parking…
20/01475/FUL
2021 Refused
Land On The North East Side Of Mellor Street Rochdale, OL12 6AA
Upgrade of existing 48 sheet advert to support digital poster
21/00014/ADV
2019 Approved
Land Between Unit 72 And 76 Mellor Street Rochdale OL11 5BW
Erection of industrial building containing 4 no. units (Use Class B2/B8)
19/01447/FUL
2019 Approved
Land North West Of 55 Holmes Street Former Holmes Street Garage Holmes Street Sparthbottoms Rochdale OL12 6AQ
Change of use of land into a lorry park including construction of access ramp and demolit…
19/00094/FUL
2019 Approved
Site Of 25 Holmes Street Sparthbottoms Rochdale
Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 to 9 of planning permission 15/01025/FUL
19/00035/DOC
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings