Planning application
21/00581/PRA56
Whittaker Moss Primary School Elmsfield Avenue Rochdale OL11 5UY
Proposal
Prior notification for the installation of a 74.12kwp Solar PV System, on the pitched roofs of the building, including battery storage
As published by the council, reference 21/00581/PRA56
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Apr 2021
Received by Rochdale
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10 Jun 2021
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jul 2021
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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22 Jul 2026
Status changed to Decision Made
Previously Decided.
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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21/01589/HOUS Granted
12 Whittaker Lane Rochdale OL11 5PL
Part two storey, part first floor side extension, including Juliet balcony to first floor rear elevation
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01/D39598 Granted
5, Watercroft, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 5PH
Single Storey Side And Rear Extension To Dwelling.
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23/00042/HOUS Granted
118 Elmsfield Avenue Rochdale Rochdale OL11 5XN
Two-storey rear and side extension and front canopy and alteration to rear fenestration following demolition of existing side garage
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20/01410/FUL Refused
Land Adjacent To 25, 27 & 29 Shepherd Street Rochdale OL11 5SU
Change of use of land to form driveways to accommodate 6 no. vehicles including dropped kerb and stepped access
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OTH/2026/0334 Split decision
615 Edenfield road, Rochdale, OL11 5XE
Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 (investigation and risk assessment), 4 (materials), 5 (product specification), 6 (large scale details), 7 (hard and soft landscaping), 8 (bin store), 9 (boundaries), 10 (finished floor levels) and 11 (vehicular access) on planning permission 23/01102/FUL
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OTH/2026/0619 Awaiting decision
FORMER NORDEN LIBRARY, EDENFIELD ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 5XE
Request to remove 1 no. Sycamore Tree referenced as T2 under TPO 236 to assist with the redevelopment of the neighboring Streamline Taxis site.
Other prior approval applications
In Rochdale
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NOT/2026/0532 Granted
17 WOLSTENHOLME FOLD, ROCHDALE, OL11 5UD
Prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 6.5m from the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 3.40m and height to eaves to 3.40m)
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NOT/2026/0527 Granted
98 FAIRWAY, ROCHDALE, OL11 3BZ
Prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 3.6m from the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 3.44m and height to eaves to 2.45m)
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NOT/2026/0623 Awaiting decision
198 HEYWOOD OLD ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 4GR
Prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 4m from the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 4m and height to eaves 2.53m)
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NOT/2026/0617 Granted
Land adjacent to 1 Gorses, Bury, BL9 6UD
Prior approval application for the erection of an agricultural storage building
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NOT/2026/0420 Granted
110 Manchester Street, Heywood OL10 1DW
Prior approval for the change of use of first floor from Class E (commercial) to 1no' residential unit (Class C3) with retention of ground floor commercial use with no external alterations