Planning application
Touchstones Arts and Heritage Centre, The Esplanade, Rochdale, OL16 1AQ
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Interior works to the first floor galleries to amend the proposed entrance lobby design to Gallery 2, install glazed doors between Gallery 3 and 4 and to remove tongue & groove and other over-boarding to gallery walls.
As published by the council, reference PL/2025/1256
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2025/1256
- Type
- Listed building consent (Alt/Ext)
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 9 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 9 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 27 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Central Rochdale
- Parish
- Rochdale North Township
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- OL16 1AQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Rochdale register
This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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OTH/2026/0628 Granted
TOUCHSTONES ARTS AND HERITAGE CENTRE, THE ESPLANADE, ROCHDALE, OL16 1AQ
Submission of details to comply with condition 3 (method statement) on planning permission 24/00282/LBC
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OTH/2026/0400 Granted
TOUCHSTONES ARTS AND HERITAGE CENTRE, THE ESPLANADE, ROCHDALE, OL16 1AQ
Submission of details to comply with conditions 9 (method statement), 10 (method statement - vent louvres), 11 (cross section), 12 (railings/gates), 13 (boundary wall details), 14 (soft and hard landscaping) and 15 (external lighting) on planning permission 23/00624/LBC
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OTH/2025/1191 Granted
TOUCHSTONES ARTS AND HERITAGE CENTRE, THE ESPLANADE, ROCHDALE, OL16 1AQ
Submission of details to comply with conditions 4 (dormer window), 5 (gutters and downpipe), 6 (paint to gutters), 7 (lightening protection system) and 8 (chimney capping) on planning permission 24/01266/LBC
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25/00582/LBC Granted
Touchstones Arts And Heritage Centre The Esplanade Rochdale OL16 1AQ
Listed Building Consent for alterations and repairs to Grade II Listed Building consisting of; re-slating of roof, renewal of lead flashings and soakers and upgrade of roof insulation. New lead abutment gutter, replacement of hoppers and downpipes with cast iron fittings, renewal of rainwater goods together with repairs to the associated fleches, masonry and repairs/replacement of rooflights
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Dec 2025
Received by Rochdale
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27 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Rochdale granted permission on 27 March 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 heritage and listed building applications
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TOUCHSTONES ARTS AND HERITAGE CENTRE, THE ESPLANADE, ROCHDALE, OL16 1AQ
Submission of details to comply with conditions 4 (dormer window), 5 (gutters and downpipe), 6 (paint to gutters), 7 (lightening protection system) and 8 (chimney capping) on planning permission 24/01266/LBC
Granted Conditions Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 16 docs -
Touchstones Arts And Heritage Centre The Esplanade Rochdale OL16 1AQ
Listed Building Consent for alterations and repairs to Grade II Listed Building consisting of; re-slating of roof, renewal of lead flashings and soakers and upgrade of roof insulation. New lead abutment gutter, replacement of hoppers and downpipes with cast iron fittings, renewal of rainwater goods together with repairs to the associated fleches, masonry and repairs/replacement of rooflights
Granted Heritage and listed buildings Loft or dormer -
Touchstones Arts And Heritage Centre The Esplanade Rochdale Rochdale OL16 1AQ
100% historically approved · decision due ~5 Sep
Submission of details to comply with condition 14 (Tree Planting), 15 (Railing Design) and 17 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) on planning permission 23/00623/FUL
Awaiting decision Conditions 13 docs -
Touchstones Arts And Heritage Centre The Esplanade Rochdale Rochdale OL16 1AQ
100% historically approved · decision due ~3 Sep
Submission of details to comply with condition 3 (materials) on planning permission 23/00623/LBC
Awaiting decision Conditions 12 docs -
Touchstones Arts And Heritage Centre The Esplanade Rochdale Rochdale OL16 1AQ
Submission of details to comply with condition 7 (CEMP) on planning permission 23/00623/FUL
Decided Conditions -
Touchstones Arts And Heritage Centre The Esplanade Rochdale Rochdale OL16 1AQ
100% historically approved · decision due ~13 May
Submission of details to comply with conditions 6 (creation of external openings), 8 (entrance doors), 9 (bleacher seating), 10 (proposed partitions) and 19 (wall coverings) on planning permission 23/00623/FUL
Awaiting decision Conditions
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