Little Nook Farm, Heywood Old Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 4GS Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/0511 - Full planning permission Withdrawn

Proposal

Erection of 9no. dwellinghouses, seven with integral garages, formation of hardstanding new access and car parking with associated boundary treatments and landscaping following demolition of existing dwellinghouse Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 09:19

Application progress

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Received

4 Jun 2026

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Validated

20 Aug 2026

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Withdrawn

26 Oct 2026

Withdrawn on 26 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Oct 2026

Documents 58

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 26 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 12

Plans & drawings 30

Consultation & comments 5

PDF Urban Design comments set 2 Consultee Response · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Urban Design Comments Consultee Response · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF TFGM comments Consultee Response · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF United Utilities comments Consultee Response · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Env Health-Landfill Gas consultee response Consultee Response · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 6

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 ↗

National infrastructure project about 1039 m away: M60/M62/M66 Simister Island

The site is about 1039 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.

Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.

Planning Inspectorate project page ↗

Also on the record

Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Rhodes built-up area; Air quality management area about 50 m away: Rochdale AQMA; 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 · Not green belt · 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.

Building

Floor area313 m² (3,369 sq ft)

Energy ratingC (72 out of 100), could reach B

PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms

Built1900 to 1929

HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas

WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2019, 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: Full planning permission
Postcode: M24 4GS
Received: 4 Jun 2026
Validated: 20 Aug 2026
Ward: South Middleton
Parish: Middleton Township
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 15 Oct 2026
Decision: Withdrawn
Decision date: 26 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: John Groves

Public comments

3comments received

3 neutral

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

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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

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.