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117 Yorkshire Street And 2 Whitehall Street, Rochdale OL16 1DS

Refused Rochdale 21/01786/PRA56 Prior Approval - 56 Days

Works: New dwelling Several homes

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

Proposal

Prior approval for change of use of first and second floors from commercial (Class E) to 3 no. apartments (Class C3)

As published by the council, reference 21/01786/PRA56

Application record

Reference
21/01786/PRA56
Type
Prior Approval - 56 Days
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
17 Dec 2021
Validated
20 Dec 2021
Decided
11 Feb 2022
Ward
Milkstone And Deeplish
Parish
Rochdale Township
Decision by
Fully Delegated
Postcode
OL16 1DS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Rochdale register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 24/00215/PRA56 Awaiting decision

    117 Yorkshire Street And 2 Whitehall Street Rochdale OL16 1DS

    Prior approval for the change of use from Commercial (Use Class E) to Dwellings (Use Class C3) (re-submission 23/01034/PRA56)

    Submitted 29 Feb 2024 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Dec 2021

    Received by Rochdale

  2. 20 Dec 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Feb 2022

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 21 Jul 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 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 prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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