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8 Smithy Bridge Road, Littleborough, OL15 8QF

Refused Rochdale 19/00762/FUL Full Planning Application

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

Proposal

Proposed change of use from a Use Class C3(a) dwellinghouse to a Use Class C2, 3 bedroom children's care facility and staff accommodation for children aged between 10 to 18 years

As published by the council, reference 19/00762/FUL

Application record

Reference
19/00762/FUL
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refuse
Received
5 Jul 2019
Validated
22 Jul 2019
Decided
3 Oct 2019
Ward
Littleborough Lakeside
Parish
Pennines Township
Decision by
Delegated (subject to call up)
Postcode
OL15 8QF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Jul 2019

    Received by Rochdale

  2. 22 Jul 2019

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 3 Oct 2019

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 29 Aug 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 refusal means

The process from here

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.

About full applications applications

How this application type works

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.

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