Planning application
Town Hall The Esplanade Rochdale OL16 1AH
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Restoration and refurbishment of Rochdale Town Hall incorporating civic spaces together with ancillary functions, including events, exhibition and interpretation spaces, upgraded bar and café. Works to include; glazing of Porte Cochere and tower link, new terraced access to building perimeter, external repair works, specialist repair of decorative interiors, restoration of key internal spaces and selective window replacement; new services including lifts, plant and equipment; new facilities including exhibition, toilets and storage; and associated works (Phase 2 of restoration and refurbishment works to facilitate the building's continued use)
As published by the council, reference 20/00616/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 20/00616/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant subject to conditions
- Received
- 4 Jun 2020
- Validated
- 4 Jun 2020
- Decided
- 22 Sep 2020
- Ward
- Milkstone And Deeplish
- Parish
- Rochdale Township
- Decision by
- Delegated (subject to call up)
- Postcode
- OL16 1AH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Rochdale register
This site has had 6 applications since 2020: 6 approved, 0 refused.
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22/00020/VRCON Granted
Town Hall, The Esplanade, Rochdale, OL16 1AH
Section 19 application for minor material amendment to listed building consent 20/00616/LBC to revise conditions 6 and 8. Condition 6 will be amended to update the agreed Ecological Assessment. Condition 8 will be amended to provide no restriction to works during the 2022-2023 breeding seasons, on the basis that the Peregrine Falcons will not be nesting on the tower.
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21/01705/VRCON Granted
Town Hall, The Esplanade, Rochdale, OL16 1AH
Section 73 application for minor material amendment to planning permission 20/00615/FUL to revise conditions 8 and 10. Condition 8 will be amended to update the agreed Ecological Assessment. Condition 10 will be amended to provide no restriction to works during the 2022-2023 breeding seasons, on the basis that the Peregrine Falcons will not be nesting on the tower.
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20/00615/FUL Granted
Town Hall The Esplanade Rochdale OL16 1AH
Restoration and refurbishment of Rochdale Town Hall incorporating civic spaces together with ancillary functions, including events, exhibition and interpretation spaces, upgraded bar and cafe. Works to include; glazing of Porte Cochere and tower link, new terraced access to building perimeter, external repair works, specialist repair of decorative interiors, restoration of key internal spaces and selective window replacement; new services including lifts, plant and equipment; new facilities including exhibition, toilets and storage; and associated works (Phase 2 of restoration and refurbishment works to facilitate the building's continued use)
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20/00576/FUL Granted
Town Hall The Esplanade Rochdale OL16 1AH
Enabling works to Rochdale Town Hall; including internal strip out, asbestos removal, structural works, installation of dry risers and a trial replacement window (Phase 1 of restoration and refurbishment works to facilitate the building's continued use).
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20/00577/LBC Granted
Town Hall The Esplanade Rochdale OL16 1AH
Enabling works to Rochdale Town Hall; including internal strip out, asbestos removal, structural works, installation of dry risers and a trial replacement window (Phase 1 of restoration and refurbishment works to facilitate the building's continued use).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Jun 2020
Received by Rochdale
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22 Sep 2020
Decision issued: Grant subject to conditions
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17 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
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1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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22/00020/VRCON Granted
Town Hall, The Esplanade, Rochdale, OL16 1AH
Section 19 application for minor material amendment to listed building consent 20/00616/LBC to revise conditions 6 and 8. Condition 6 will be amended to update the agreed Ecological Assessment. Condition 8 will be amended to provide no restriction to works during the 2022-2023 breeding seasons, on the basis that the Peregrine Falcons will not be nesting on the tower.
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Rochdale granted permission on 22 September 2020, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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