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The Old County Police Station Newhey Road Milnrow OL16 3PS

Refused Rochdale 17/00870/PRA56 Prior Approval - 56 Days

Works: New dwelling Major scheme

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Prior notification for change of use and conversion of building from offices to residential (15 apartments)

As published by the council, reference 17/00870/PRA56

Application record

Reference
17/00870/PRA56
Type
Prior Approval - 56 Days
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
25 Jul 2017
Validated
9 Aug 2017
Decided
28 Sep 2017
Ward
Milnrow And Newhey
Parish
Pennines Township
Decision by
Fully Delegated
Postcode
OL16 3PS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Rochdale register

This site has had 3 applications since 2017: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 18/00656/FUL Granted

    The Old County Police Station Newhey Road Milnrow OL16 3PS

    Conversion of existing building into six 2 bedroom apartments with associated parking and cycling and refuse stores (re-submission of 18/00267/FUL)

    Decided 11 Sep 2018 Full applications
  • 18/00267/FUL Withdrawn

    The Old County Police Station Newhey Road Milnrow OL16 3PS

    Change of use from commercial premises to 13 self-contained studio apartments and one self-contained 1 bedroom apartment aand external alterations to form 2 new doorways

    Decided 16 May 2018 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Jul 2017

    Received by Rochdale

  2. 9 Aug 2017

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Sep 2017

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 14 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Rochdale refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • The Old County Police Station Newhey Road Milnrow OL16 3PS

    18/00267/FUL Submitted 7 Mar 2018 50 yards away

    Change of use from commercial premises to 13 self-contained studio apartments and one self-contained 1 bedroom apartment aand external alterations to form 2 new doorways

    Withdrawn Full applications New dwelling 21 docs

  • The Old County Police Station Newhey Road Milnrow OL16 3PS

    18/00656/FUL Submitted 8 Jun 2018 50 yards away

    Conversion of existing building into six 2 bedroom apartments with associated parking and cycling and refuse stores (re-submission of 18/00267/FUL)

    Granted Full applications New dwelling 31 docs

  • Slip Inn 65 Newhey Road Milnrow OL16 3PS

    17/00122/FUL Submitted 6 Feb 2017 50 yards away

    Demolition of existing single storey store building to rear and erection of 2m high garden wall including landscaping to form new external area for customers together with the installation of external safety staircase to south east facing elevation of building

    Refused Full applications Demolition 10 docs
    Small domestic

  • Slip Inn 65 Newhey Road Milnrow OL16 3PS

    16/00979/FUL Submitted 12 Aug 2016 50 yards away

    New external staircase and related external door opening

    Granted Full applications 10 docs

  • 67 Newhey Road Milnrow OL16 3PS

    19/01324/FUL Submitted 8 Nov 2019 50 yards away

    81% historically approved · decision due ~22 Sep

    Reinstatement of existing dwelling to two dwellings (back to back)

    Awaiting decision Full applications 7 docs
    Several homes

  • Parkside Stables Newhey Road Milnrow OL16 3PS

    21/01391/DOC Submitted 27 Sep 2021 50 yards away

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 5 (surface water drainage) 8 (construction management statement), 9 (construction traffic management plan) and 12 (site investigation and risk assessment) on planning permission 20/00404/FUL

    Decided Conditions 8 docs

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    EDGEGATE FARM, HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, MILNROW, NEWHEY, OL16 3TJ

    Prior notification for change of use from Agricultural building to 4 dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)

    Received 7 Aug, published by the council 17 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • NOT/2026/0884 Awaiting decision

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    Received 2 Oct, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Prior approval
  • NOT/2026/0702 Granted

    Unit 3, Bentley Avenue , Stakehill Industrial Estate, Manchester, M24 2GP

    Application for prior approval for the demolition of the remaining building

    Received 5 Aug, published by the council 13 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • NOT/2026/0711 Granted

    73 MOUNT ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 1EX

    Prior approval for a larger homes extension measuring 4m from the rear of the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 2.95m and height to eaves 2.95m)

    Received 6 Aug, published by the council 17 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • NOT/2026/0681 Granted

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    Prior approval for a larger homes extension measuring 5.10m from the rear (with a maximum height of 4.00m and height to eaves 2.40m)

    Received 28 Jul, published by the council 6 Aug 2026 Prior approval