Planning application
18 MARGROY CLOSE, ROCHDALE, OL12 0ES
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application to fell T1 (Sycamore) subject to Tree Preservation Order TPO 161
As published by the council, reference OTH/2026/0680
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2026/0680
- Type
- Consent for Works under a Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 28 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 28 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 17 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Central Rochdale
- Parish
- Rochdale North Township
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- OL12 0ES
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jul 2026
Received by Rochdale
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17 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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13 Sep 2026
Status changed to Under Consultation
Previously Valid.
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17 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Rochdale granted permission on 17 September 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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