Planning application
ST JOHN THE BAPTIST RC CHURCH, DOWLING STREET, ROCHDALE, OL11 1EX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed felling of an Elm tree within a Conservation Area.
As published by the council, reference OTH/2026/0464
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2026/0464
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objections
- Received
- 25 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 25 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 14 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Milkstone and Deeplish
- Parish
- Rochdale South Township
- Decision by
- Fully Delegated
- Postcode
- OL11 1EX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Jun 2026
Received by Rochdale
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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14 Aug 2026
Decision issued: No Objections
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Rochdale granted permission on 14 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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