Planning application
Birch Mill Business Centre Heywood Old Road Middleton OL10 2QQ
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
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17 May 2018
Received by Rochdale
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4 Jun 2018
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Jul 2018
Decision issued: Refuse
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13 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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