NEWBOLD BUILDINGS, 35-37 OLDHAM ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL16 5QJ

This site has had 4 applications since 2017: 1 approved, 2 refused.

• 17/01170/FUL Granted

  Newbold Buildings 35-37 Oldham Road Rochdale OL16 5QJ

  Change of use of first and second floors from offices to House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) containing a total of 7 bedrooms and creation of external bicycle store and bin storage

  Decided 23 May 2019 Full applications
• 17/00884/FUL Refused

  Newbold Buildings 35-37 Oldham Road Rochdale OL16 5QJ

  Change of use of first and second floors from offices to House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) containing a total of 8 bedsits (Resubmission of 17/00366/FUL)

  Decided 20 Sep 2017 Full applications
• 17/00366/FUL Refused

  Newbold Buildings 35-37 Oldham Road Rochdale OL16 5QJ

  Change of use of first and second floors from offices to House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) containing a total of 8 bedsits, with ground floor to remain as offices

  Decided 14 Jul 2017 Full applications

1. 4 Sep 2026

   Received by Rochdale

2. 13 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 30 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.

This application is with Rochdale for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Rochdale decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 83 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 65 Oldham Road Rochdale OL16 5QR

  23/00098/FUL Submitted 30 Jan 2023 50 yards away

  Change of use of first and second floor storage space into a one bedroom self-contained flat including alterations to fenestration on all elevations (re-submission of 22/01308/FUL)

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 11 docs

• Newbold Buildings 35-37 Oldham Road Rochdale OL16 5QJ

  17/01170/FUL Submitted 26 Sep 2017 100 yards away

  Change of use of first and second floors from offices to House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) containing a total of 7 bedrooms and creation of external bicycle store and bin storage

  Granted Full applications 14 docs

• Newbold Buildings 35-37 Oldham Road Rochdale OL16 5QJ

  17/00366/FUL Submitted 3 Apr 2017 100 yards away

  Change of use of first and second floors from offices to House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) containing a total of 8 bedsits, with ground floor to remain as offices

  Refused Full applications 10 docs

• Newbold Buildings 35-37 Oldham Road Rochdale OL16 5QJ

  17/00884/FUL Submitted 27 Jul 2017 100 yards away

  Change of use of first and second floors from offices to House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) containing a total of 8 bedsits (Resubmission of 17/00366/FUL)

  Refused Full applications 8 docs

• Ground Floor, Newbold Buildings 35-37 Oldham Road Rochdale OL16 5QJ

  17/00682/FUL Submitted 12 Jun 2017 100 yards away

  Change of use and conversion of part of ground floor from offices to retail unit

  Granted Full applications 5 docs

• Car Park At Back Oldham Road To Moss Lane Rochdale OL16 5SG

  17/00717/FUL Submitted 21 Jun 2017 100 yards away

  Change of use from public car park to builders yard together with the erection of 2.4m high fencing and pedestrian access gate and a vehicular access gate including the closure of un-named road between Moss Lane and Back Oldham Road, and part of Moss Lane, the creation of parallel parking bays along Back Oldham Road and landscaping along Wood Street frontage to provide screening.

  Withdrawn Full applications 13 docs

• OTH/2026/0881 Awaiting decision

  615 Edenfield Road, Rochdale, OL11 5XE

  Submission of details to comply with condition 3 (investigation and risk assessment) on planning permission 23/01102/FUL

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Conditions
• OTH/2026/0603 Granted

  Hopwood Hall College Rochdale Campus, St Marys Gate, Rochdale, OL12 6RY

  Submission of details to comply with condition 19 (archaeological works) on planning permission 25/00541/FUL

  Received 30 Jun, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Conditions
• OTH/2026/0575 Granted

  BANK TOP FARM, HOLLINGWORTH ROAD, LITTLEBOROUGH, OL15 0AU

  Submission of details to comply with condition 13 (method statement) on planning permission 23/01061/FUL

  Received 24 Jun, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Conditions
• OTH/2026/0526 Granted

  THE SMITHYBRIDGE, SMITHY BRIDGE ROAD, LITTLEBOROUGH, OL15 0DY

  Submission of details to comply with conditions 12 (remediation measures) and 15 (noise levels) on planning permission 25/00360/VRCON

  Received 9 Jun, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Conditions
• OTH/2026/0349 Granted

  Land at Whitworth Road (Dunelm) Car Park, Whitworth Road, Rochdale, OL12 0TY

  Submission of details to comply with conditions 4 (Verification Report), 8 (Hard and Soft Landscaping), 9 (Biodiversity Enhancements), 10 (Boundary Treatments), 11 (Cycle Storage), 12 (Litter and Recycling Bins) and 17 (External Lighting Scheme) of planning permission 24/01251/VRCON

  Received 16 Apr, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Conditions