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Former Birch Hill Hospital Union Road Rochdale OL12 9QB

Refused Rochdale 19/00354/FUL Full Planning Application

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

Proposal

Change of levels in public open space to provide platform for equipped area of play (part retrospective)

As published by the council, reference 19/00354/FUL

Application record

Reference
19/00354/FUL
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
27 Mar 2019
Validated
11 Jun 2019
Decided
6 Aug 2019
Ward
Wardle And West Littleborough
Parish
Pennines Township
Decision by
Delegated (subject to call up)
Postcode
OL12 9QB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  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

Documents

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

21 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.

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