Thames House Thames Street Rochdale Rochdale OL16 5NY Data via plota.co.uk

25/01064/FUL - Full planning permission Under Consultation

Proposal

Two storey side extension and installation of PV panels Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Oct 2025
✓
Validated
3 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 27 Oct 2026, from Rochdale's recent extensions.

Site constraints 4

Special area of conservation about 97 m away: Rochdale Canal
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 97 m away: Rochdale Canal SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Inside the Rochdale built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 September 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 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
Full planning permission
Postcode
OL16 5NY
Received
20 Oct 2025
Validated
3 Sept 2026
Ward
Kingsway
Parish
Rochdale South Township
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 32 of the 56-day target. Rochdale usually decides extensions by day 54.

Day 3224 days to the 56-day target
69%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
292decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 1 Oct 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

Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.