9 Plover Close, Rochdale, OL11 5PU Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/0602 - Householder planning permission Approved

Proposal

First floor rear extension, conversion of garage to habitable room including pitch roof over flat roof and alteration the fenestration Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
30 Jun 2026
Approved
25 Aug 2026

Approved on 25 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Aug 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Rochdale 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
Householder planning permission
Postcode
OL11 5PU
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Ward
Bamford
Parish
Rochdale South Township
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
25 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
MARTIN ASHWORTH

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 91% of extensions here are.

66%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
256decided 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 28 Aug 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