Link House Stakehill Industrial Park Finlan Road Middleton M24 2RW

1. 21 Mar 2025

   Received by Rochdale

2. 10 Apr 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 5 June 2025, 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.

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• Unit 30, Stakehill Industrial Estate, Finlan Road Middleton

  21/00992/FUL Submitted 5 Jul 2021 50 yards away

  Installation of new windows on front and side elevations

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 13 docs

• Unit 32 Stakehill Industrial Estate Touchet Hall Road Middleton M24 2RW

  17/01466/ADV Submitted 11 Dec 2017 100 yards away

  Replacement totem sign (5m in height)

  Granted Advertising 7 docs

• Land Adjacent Unit 49 Stakehill Industrial Estate Touchet Hall Road Middleton M24 2RW

  19/00640/FUL Submitted 6 Jun 2019 300 yards away

  Removal of existing modular cafe building and erection of replacement modular building for mix use (Use Class A1/A3/A5) with associated ramp, steps and fencing.

  Granted Full applications 17 docs

• Unit 3, Bentley Avenue , Stakehill Industrial Estate, Manchester, M24 2GP

  NOT/2026/0702 Submitted 5 Aug 2026 300 yards away

  Application for prior approval for the demolition of the remaining building

  Granted Prior approval Demolition 6 docs

• 40 Whitegates Road Middleton M24 2GW

  18/00862/HOUS Submitted 30 Jul 2018 300 yards away

  Two storey side and rear extension and single storey rear extension following demolition of existing garage

  Refused Householder Extension Demolition 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 40 Whitegates Road Middleton M24 2GW

  19/00908/HOUS Submitted 2 Aug 2019 300 yards away

  Two storey side and single storey rear extension to dwelling including demolition of existing garage and alterations to existing ground floor rear doorway into a window - Resubmission of 18/00862/HOUS

  Refused Householder Extension Demolition +1 10 docs
  Small domestic

• PL/2026/0713 Awaiting decision

  Land Adjacent To Birchinley Manor, Birchinley Lane Milnrow, OL16 3DG

  Erection of detached dwelling

  Received 7 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Full applications
• PL/2026/0655 Awaiting decision

  58A LONG STREET, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 6UQ

  Change of use from office accommodation (Class E) to 5 no. self-contained apartments (Class C3), the addition of a bin store and cycle storage and alterations to fenestration on the rear and side elevations

  Received 7 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Full applications
• PL/2026/0739 Granted

  REDWOOD SECONDARY SCHOOL, HUDSONS WALK, ROCHDALE, OL11 5EW

  Removal of existing window and alteration of wall opening to facilitate the installation of a powder-coated aluminium external single-leaf door and aluminium double glazed window

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 28 Aug 2026 Full applications
• PL/2026/0631 Awaiting decision

  STABLE AND LAND TO THE WEST OF FERN HILL FARM, FERN HILL LANE, LANEHEAD, ROCHDALE, OL12 6BW

  Extension and conversion of the existing stable building to create one x 2 bedroom dwelling including the provision of a bin storage area, parking and associated landscaping and works

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 25/01018/FUL Refused

  Land At Waterfold Lane Heap Bridge Bury BL9 7JY

  Residential development of a 100% affordable housing scheme comprising of 6 apartments and 18 dwellinghouses, with access, landscaping, drainage and other associated works

  Received 3 Oct, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Full applications