Land to the north east of Birch Business Park, Heywood Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/0735 - Outline planning permission Under Consultation

Proposal

Outline planning application (with all matters reserved other than access) for the construction of two industrial units (Use Classes B2 and B8) together with ancillary office space (Use Class E), with supporting loading bays, trailer bays, trailer park spaces, parking spaces, landscaping, infrastructure and other associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 29 Oct 2026, 01:31

Application progress

✓

Received

12 Aug 2026

Decision

Expected by 11 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 30 Oct 2026; it is now day 79.

Documents 90

Statements & assessments 29

Plans & drawings 12

Site constraints 6

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Radon affected area, class 5

An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.

From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.

UKHSA radon ↗

Also on the record

National infrastructure project 1803 m away: M60/M62/M66 Simister Island; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Heywood built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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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Land to the north east of Birch Business Park, Heywood

Article 18 consultation from Rochdale Borough Council (ref. PL/2026/0735) Outlin...

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Important details

Council: Rochdale
Application type: Outline planning permission
Postcode: OL10 2SX
Received: 12 Aug 2026
Validated: 12 Aug 2026
Ward: Hopwood Hall
Parish: Heywood Township
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 11 Nov 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Mateo Espinosa

Decision outlook

Day 79, past the statutory target. 83% of commercial premises in Rochdale are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 11 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 7923 days past the 56-day target

55%decided within 8 weeks

87%approved

97decided in the last year

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

Public comments

3comments received

3 neutral

Last counted 28 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Rochdale

Planning Authority Score

2.4/10

Poor

#259 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

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