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Serenity Hair 775 Halifax Road Wardle OL12 9QD

Refused Rochdale 20/00231/PRA56 Prior Approval - 56 Days

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

Proposal

Prior approval for the change of use from a Hairdressers (Use Class A1) to Hot Food Takeaway (Use Class A5)

As published by the council, reference 20/00231/PRA56

Application record

Reference
20/00231/PRA56
Type
Prior Approval - 56 Days
Status
Decided
Decision
Refuse
Received
25 Feb 2020
Validated
25 Feb 2020
Decided
14 Apr 2020
Ward
Wardle And West Littleborough
Parish
Pennines Township
Decision by
Fully Delegated
Postcode
OL12 9QD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Feb 2020

    Received by Rochdale

  2. 14 Apr 2020

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 17 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 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 prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

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