Planning application
FORMER NORDEN LIBRARY, EDENFIELD ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 5XE
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Request to remove 1 no. Sycamore Tree referenced as T2 under TPO 236 to assist with the redevelopment of the neighboring Streamline Taxis site.
As published by the council, reference OTH/2026/0619
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2026/0619
- Type
- Consent for Works under a Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 14 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 14 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 27 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Norden
- Parish
- Rochdale North Township
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- OL11 5XE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Jul 2026
Received by Rochdale
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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6 Aug 2026
Status changed to Under Consultation
Previously Valid.
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27 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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 refusal means
Rochdale refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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