5 Knowl Syke Street, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9PG Data via plota.co.uk

OTH/2026/0443 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Application for removal of one branch on tree within rear garden (Grey Willow -Salix Cinerea) within Wardle Conservation Area Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 May 2026
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Validated
9 Jun 2026
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Approved
23 Jun 2026

Approved on 23 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE OTH/2026/0443 Decision Notice · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Tree Photos Plan · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF OFFICERS REPORT OTH/2026/0443 Officers Report · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree - 5 Knowl Syke Street.pdf PDF · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf PDF · 15 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Wardle Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
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 ↗
7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Wardle House and Whitaker Mill Farmhouse, Grade II, about 37 m from the postcode pin · 7 Grade II
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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project: Calderdale Energy Park, at pre-application; Inside the Wardle (Rochdale) built-up area; Green belt about 20 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 · 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.

Sales history 4

Last sold for £596,000 in April 2026. Detached house, leasehold.

2 April 2026£596,000
24 November 2017£280,000
22 May 2009£267,000
3 June 1999£103,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area171 m² (1,841 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (72 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingBoiler with radiators and underfloor heating, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2025, 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
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Postcode
OL12 9PG
Received
15 May 2026
Validated
9 Jun 2026
Ward
Wardle Shore and West Littleborough
Parish
Pennines Township
Case officer
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Target decision
4 Aug 2026
Decision
No Objections
Decision date
23 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 14 days from validation, 36 days faster than Rochdale's median of 50 for tree works. Approved, as 88% of tree works here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
17decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 22 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2022 Approved
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Single storey rear extension
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2021 Approved
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21/00281/WTCA
2020 Approved
18 Knowl Syke Street Wardle OL12 9PG
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2020 Approved
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2020 Approved
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Single storey rear extension
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2019 Approved
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Proposed ground floor infill extension to front/side elevation including installation of…
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2019 Refused
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2018 Approved
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Rochdale
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#259 of 296 councils
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Other 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.