30 - 32 Smithy Bridge Road Littleborough OL15 8QF

This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 1 approved, 0 refused.

• 19/00718/FUL Granted

  30 - 32 Smithy Bridge Road Littleborough OL15 8QF

  Change of use of former Smithy Bridge Business Centre offices (Class B1) into 6 no Apartments (Class C3) together with installation of additional window openings on front, sides and rear elevations

  Decided 29 Jul 2020 Full applications

1. 24 May 2021

   Received by Rochdale

2. 26 Jul 2021

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 20 September 2021, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Rochdale took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Rochdale for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Rochdale decided full applications in a median of 71 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• 35A SMITHY BRIDGE ROAD, LITTLEBOROUGH, OL15 8QF

  PL/2026/0372 Submitted 10 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~5 Oct

  ​​Change of use and conversion of outbuilding (Use Class C3) to takeaway coffee stand (Use Class E) and alteration to fenestration with associated works including alteration to boundary treatment and bin storage area​

  Awaiting decision Full applications Windows or glazing 11 docs

• 8 Smithy Bridge Road, Littleborough, OL15 8QF

  19/00762/FUL Submitted 5 Jul 2019 100 yards away

  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

  Refused Full applications 11 docs
  Domestic

• 8 Smithy Bridge Road Littleborough OL15 8QF

  19/00470/CPL Submitted 24 Apr 2019 100 yards away

  Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed change of use from a Use Class C3(a) dwellinghouse to a Use Class C3(b) 3 bedroom children's care facility

  Refused Lawful development 7 docs
  Domestic

• 30 - 32 Smithy Bridge Road Littleborough OL15 8QF

  19/00718/FUL Submitted 20 Jun 2019 100 yards away

  Change of use of former Smithy Bridge Business Centre offices (Class B1) into 6 no Apartments (Class C3) together with installation of additional window openings on front, sides and rear elevations

  Granted Full applications New dwelling Windows or glazing 21 docs
  Several homes

• 6, Chichester Close, Littleborough, Lancashire, OL15 8QL

  02/D40335 Submitted 25 Jun 2002 100 yards away

  Two Storey Side Extension To Dwelling.

  Granted Householder Extension
  Domestic

• 27 Chichester Close, Littleborough, OL15 8QL

  PL/2026/0767 Submitted 25 Aug 2026 100 yards away

  Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory

  Granted Lawful development Extension Demolition 7 docs
  Small domestic

• PL/2026/0183 Granted

  1, Summer Street, Rochdale, OL16 1SY

  Erection of a new industrial building, subdivided into five separate units (Use Class E(g)(iii) with associated car parking, landscaping and bin storage area

  Received 7 Apr, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Full applications
• PL/2026/0275 Refused

  24A BARON STREET, ROCHDALE, OL16 1SJ

  Change of use from storage units to 7 self-contained apartments together with bin storage area and cycle storage. The installation of metal access controlled gates and alterations to fenestration on all elevations.

  Received 1 May, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Full applications
• PL/2026/0418 Granted

  171 EDENFIELD ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 5AF

  Change of use from C3 dwelling to C2 Children's Care Facility for up to 2 Children

  Received 8 May, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Full applications
• PL/2026/0690 Awaiting decision

  35 TORRINGTON STREET, HEYWOOD, OL10 2EZ

  Proposed Change of Use from a Dwellinghouse, Use Class C3, to a Residential Children’s Home, Use Class C2

  Received 15 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Full applications
• PL/2026/0624 Granted

  UNIT 2 TO 3, MAGNUM CENTRE, FISHWICK STREET, ROCHDALE, OL16 5NP

  Installation of 4 no. external air source heat pump units

  Received 22 Jul, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Full applications