Planning application
HOPWOOD HALL COLLEGE, ROCHDALE ROAD, MIDDLETON
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 installation of a roof-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) system consisting of 2263 x 540W PV modules
As published by the council, reference NOT/2026/0749
Application record
- Reference
- NOT/2026/0749
- Type
- Prior approval -Installation or alteration etc of solar equipment on non-domestic premises
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 18 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 18 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Hopwood Hall
- Parish
- Middleton Township
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Rochdale register
This site has had 7 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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OTH/2026/0789 Awaiting decision
HOPWOOD HALL COLLEGE, ROCHDALE ROAD, MIDDLETON
Submission of details to comply with condition 10 (External Lighting) of listed building consent 25/00908/VRCON
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OTH/2026/0748 Awaiting decision
HOPWOOD HALL COLLEGE, ROCHDALE ROAD, MIDDLETON
Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 (materials), 6 (schedule of repairs), 8 (rainwater goods), 9 (external landscaping) and 14 (archaeological works) on planning permission 24/00547/FUL
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PL/2026/0524 Awaiting decision
HOPWOOD HALL COLLEGE, ROCHDALE ROAD, MIDDLETON
Section 73 application to vary condition 1 (Plans) of Listed Building Consent 25/00908/VRCON
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PL/2026/0428 Granted
HOPWOOD HALL COLLEGE, ROCHDALE ROAD, MIDDLETON
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed construction of a single storey detached building supporting a construction skills hub
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OTH/2026/0431 Awaiting decision
HOPWOOD HALL COLLEGE, ROCHDALE ROAD, MIDDLETON
Submission of details to comply with conditions 2 (Large Scale Details), 6 (Repair Works), 7 (Rainwater Goods) and 8 (Landscaping) of planning permission 25/00908/VRCON
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OTH/2026/0313 Awaiting decision
HOPWOOD HALL COLLEGE, ROCHDALE ROAD, MIDDLETON
Submission of details to comply with condition 2 (details and materials) on planning permission 25/00908/VRCON
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Aug 2026
Received by Rochdale
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28 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Sep 2026
Status changed to Under Consultation
Previously Valid.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 October 2026, 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
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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