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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
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  • 18/00267/FUL Withdrawn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 500 metres

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

    18/00267/FUL Submitted 7 Mar 2018 2m 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 2m 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

  • 67 Newhey Road Milnrow OL16 3PS

    19/01324/FUL Submitted 8 Nov 2019 30m away

    83% 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 34m 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

  • 23 Ladyhouse Close Milnrow OL16 4EB

    19/00118/HH42 Submitted 4 Feb 2019 78m away

    Prior notification for a single storey extension measuring 4.634m from the rear of the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 3.501m and height to eaves 2.5m)

    Granted Prior approval Extension 4 docs
    Small domestic

  • 47 Newhey Road Milnrow OL16 3NP

    17/00923/WTCA Submitted 4 Aug 2017 89m away

    Application request to fell (marked A and B on submitted plan) within Butterworth Hall (Municipal Buildings) Conservation Area

    Granted Trees 4 docs

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