2-4 Bethel Street, Heywood, OL10 1HU Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/0689 - Change of use Under Consultation

Proposal

Refurbishment and conversion of the existing vacant two-storey building, including the construction of two additional floors to provide four one-bedroom apartments. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 28 Oct 2026 and 12 Nov 2026, from Rochdale's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Heywood built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1034 m away: Calderdale Energy Park, at pre-application; Air quality management area about 62 m away: Rochdale AQMA.
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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £39,999 in December 2022. Other property, freehold.

2 December 2022£39,999Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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Important details

Council
Rochdale
Application type
Change of use
Postcode
OL10 1HU
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Ward
North Heywood
Parish
Heywood Township
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 56 of the 56-day target. Rochdale usually decides changes of use by day 65.

Day 569 days to the predicted decision (day 65)
44%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
68decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 27 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:
Change of use

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

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

Freehold owner: 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.