Planning application
117 Yorkshire Street And 2 Whitehall Street Rochdale OL16 1DS
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Prior approval for the change of use from Commercial (Use Class E) to Dwellings (Use Class C3) (re-submission 23/01034/PRA56)
As published by the council, reference 24/00215/PRA56
Application record
- Reference
- 24/00215/PRA56
- Type
- Prior Approval - 56 Days
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 29 Feb 2024
- Validated
- 29 Feb 2024
- 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.
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21/01786/PRA56 Refused
117 Yorkshire Street And 2 Whitehall Street, Rochdale OL16 1DS
Prior approval for change of use of first and second floors from commercial (Class E) to 3 no. apartments (Class C3)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Feb 2024
Received by Rochdale
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 April 2024, 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
BM Architectural Designs Agent, an architecture practice
24 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 80% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Rochdale for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Rochdale decided prior approval applications in a median of 41 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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