Planning application
6 OAKLEY WAY, WARDLE, ROCHDALE, WARDLE, OL12 9DY
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Request to crown lift by 4.5 metres and crown thin up to 20% of 1 No. protected Sycamore Tree identified as T69 within TPO259
As published by the council, reference OTH/2026/0743
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2026/0743
- Type
- Consent for Works under a Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 17 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 17 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 5 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Wardle Shore and West Littleborough
- Parish
- Pennines Township
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- OL12 9DY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Aug 2026
Received by Rochdale
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28 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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5 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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 5 October 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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