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Land Rear Of 2-4 Merlin Close, Littleborough

Refused Rochdale 20/00440/FUL Full planning permission

Works: New dwelling Domestic

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

Erection of detached dwelling including formation of new vehicular accesses onto Woodheys Road

As published by the council, reference 20/00440/FUL

Application record

Reference
20/00440/FUL
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
22 Apr 2020
Validated
23 Jun 2020
Decided
21 Jul 2021
Ward
Littleborough Lakeside
Parish
Pennines Township
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Rochdale register

This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 21/01323/FUL Awaiting decision

    Land Rear Of 2-4 Merlin Close, Littleborough

    Erection of one detached dwelling including formation of a new vehicular accesses onto Woodheys Road - Resubmisson of 20/00440/FUL

    Submitted 10 Sep 2021 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Apr 2020

    Received by Rochdale

  2. 23 Jun 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Jul 2021

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 21/01323/FUL Awaiting decision

    Land Rear Of 2-4 Merlin Close, Littleborough

    Erection of one detached dwelling including formation of a new vehicular accesses onto Woodheys Road - Resubmisson of 20/00440/FUL

    Submitted 10 Sep 2021 Full applications

Documents

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

42 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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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