48 Somerset Grove, Rochdale, OL11 5YS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Single-storey rear extension following removal of existing conservatory and chimney, erection of side dormers to both roof slopes, installation of rooflight, construction of a pitched roof over the existing garage and associated external alterations and alterations to fenestration on side and rear elevations (part-retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Oct 2026
Documents 12
Decision & officer reports 1
Plans & drawings 8
Application forms 2
Other documents 1
Site constraints 4
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2016, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Rochdale
- Application type
- Householder planning permission
- Postcode
- OL11 5YS
- Received
- 8 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 8 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Spotland and Falinge
- Parish
- Rochdale North Township
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 3 Nov 2026
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Decision date
- 16 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- FRANK SMITH
How this decision compares
Decided in 38 days from validation, 17 days faster than Rochdale's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 92% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Rochdale in the last twelve months, from validation. Rochdale decision record →
Public comments
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Last counted 16 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
9 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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%).
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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