Former Birch Hill Hospital Union Road Rochdale OL12 9QB

1. 27 Mar 2019

   Received by Rochdale

2. 11 Jun 2019

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 6 Aug 2019

   Decision issued: Refuse

4. 29 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

More on full applications applications in our guide

• 1 The Chapel Joseph Lister Drive Wardle Rochdale OL12 9ES

  20/01307/HOUS Submitted 22 Oct 2020 23m away

  Proposed single storey rear extension and internal alterations

  Refused Householder Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 52 Joseph Lister Drive Wardle Rochdale OL12 9PT

  21/01454/CPL Submitted 6 Oct 2021 79m away

  Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a single-storey rear extension

  Granted Lawful development Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 8 Oakhurst Drive Wardle Rochdale OL12 9PH

  21/01370/HOUS Submitted 21 Sep 2021 97m away

  Detached garage

  Granted Householder 8 docs
  Domestic

• 8 Oakhurst Drive Wardle Rochdale OL12 9PH

  21/00985/CPL Submitted 2 Jul 2021 97m away

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed garage

  Refused Lawful development 9 docs

• Former Birch Hill Hospital Union Road Wardle Rochdale

  18/00951/DOC Submitted 21 Aug 2018 115m away

  Submission of details to comply with condition 6 (play equipment) on planning permission 13/00858/REM

  Decided Conditions 3 docs

• Land Adjacent To 70 Oakley Way, Rochdale OL12 9DY

  20/01393/WTTPO Submitted 13 Nov 2020 134m away

  Work to two Birch trees (T2 and T3 on Appendix A of submitted report) subject to Tree Preservation Order No. 259 consisting of pruning to clear buildings

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• PL/2026/0674 Awaiting decision

  4 HONITON CLOSE, HEYWOOD, OL10 2PF

  Change of use from a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3(a)) to a residential care home for up to three children/young person(s) (Use Class C2)

  31 Aug 2026 Full applications
• PL/2026/0676 Granted

  565 BURY ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 4DQ

  Shopfront alterations comprising a roller shutter, external cladding and parcel locker (retrospective)

  27 Jul 2026 Full applications
• PL/2026/0634 Granted

  1A RAILWAY STREET, LITTLEBOROUGH, OL15 8AG

  Change of use of dwellinghouse and ancillary storage buildings to provide additional floor space for existing nursery including alterations and additions to fenestration (part retrospective)

  14 Jul 2026 Full applications
• PL/2026/0242 Granted

  FIELDWAY, ROCHDALE, OL16 4PX

  Single storey front extension, single storey rear extension, addition of render to rear elevation, alterations to fenestration, installation of external stair canopy and railing, installation of boundary treatment and associated works including landscaping

  14 Apr 2026 Full applications
• PL/2026/0537 Granted

  Unit 7 Crown Business Park, Cowm Top Lane, Rochdale, OL11 2PU

  Construction of an Energy Storage System (known as a Battery Box)

  30 Jun 2026 Full applications