22/00159/CPL

1. 9 Feb 2022

   Received by Rochdale

2. 24 Mar 2022

   Decision issued: Refuse

3. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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• 22/00156/HOUS Refused

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  9 Feb 2022 41m away Householder
• 21/00542/WTTPO Granted

  9 High Hurst Close Middleton M24 4TB

  Application for works to 5 trees (one Beech and 4 Sycamores) subject to Tree Preservation Order no 199

  9 Apr 2021 65m away Trees
• PL/2026/0352 Awaiting decision

  Land adj 8, Top Schwabe Street, Rhodes, Middleton, M24 4TQ

  Outline application (including access) for 1no’ detached 4-bedroom dwelling

  4 Jun 2026 89m away Outline
• 21/01540/FUL Refused

  Land Between Broad Street, Yates Street And Chapel Street, Middleton, M24 4PQ

  Erection of 2 no. two-storey blocks comprising 8 no. flats including associated vehicular access from Broad Street, 13no. parking spaces including 1no. for use by existing residents, amenity space, and change of use of land to residential curtilage.

  27 Oct 2021 212m away Full applications
• PL/2026/0422 Awaiting decision

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  Replacement of existing asbestos rood and cladding, raising existing roof over offices and extending shallow pitched roof over whole building

  29 Jun 2026 222m away Full applications

• PL/2026/0546 Granted

  22 ROSTHWAITE CLOSE, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 4NT

  Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed change of use of an existing C3 Dwellinghouse to a C4, 4 bedroom, 4 person House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and addition of single storey rear extension

  24 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• PL/2026/0478 Granted

  19 OAKWAY, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 6TD

  Application for a certificate of lawfulness for partial use of dwelling as office space

  26 May 2026 Lawful development
• PL/2026/0630 Granted

  9 REDLAND CLOSE, LITTLEBOROUGH, OL15 9EE

  Certifcate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension

  13 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• PL/2026/0601 Awaiting decision

  256 Kingsway, Rochdale, OL16 4AW

  Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed rear dormer.

  9 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• PL/2026/0614 Awaiting decision

  12 BLYTH AVENUE, LITTLEBOROUGH, OL15 8RB

  Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension and internal alterations

  6 Jul 2026 Lawful development