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Birch Mill Business Centre Heywood Old Road Middleton OL10 2QQ

Refused Rochdale 18/00564/PRA56 Prior Approval - 56 Days

Works: New dwelling Several homes

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 approval for change of use of part of first floor from offices to 8 apartments

As published by the council, reference 18/00564/PRA56

Application record

Reference
18/00564/PRA56
Type
Prior Approval - 56 Days
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
17 May 2018
Validated
4 Jun 2018
Decided
30 Jul 2018
Ward
West Middleton
Parish
Middleton Township
Decision by
Fully Delegated
Postcode
OL10 2QQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 May 2018

    Received by Rochdale

  2. 4 Jun 2018

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 30 Jul 2018

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 13 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 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.

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