168 YORKSHIRE STREET, ROCHDALE, OL16 2DL

1. 20 Jul 2026

   Received by Rochdale

2. 29 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 14 September 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.

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• St James Place 168 Yorkshire Street Rochdale OL16 2DL

  20/00184/FUL Submitted 18 Feb 2020 50 yards away

  Change of use and conversion from offices to 21 apartments

  Granted Full applications New dwelling 45 docs
  Major scheme

• Gable End Of Apartment Building 9 John Street Rochdale OL16 2HP

  24/00936/ADV Submitted 24 Sep 2024 50 yards away

  Erection of 1 no. illuminated digital advertisement display unit

  Refused Advertising 10 docs

• Suttons Auctioneers Ltd 52 George Street Wardleworth Rochdale OL16 2DA

  17/00819/DOC Submitted 11 Jul 2017 100 yards away

  Submission of details to comply with condition 4 of planning permission 16/01414/FUL

  Decided Conditions 6 docs

• 119-119A Yorkshire Street Rochdale OL16 1DS

  24/00057/FUL Submitted 10 Apr 2025 100 yards away

  Alterations to shop front and installation of external roller shutter. New ground floor access to the rear elevation. Application of render to front and rear elevations. Erection of timber fence and gate to the rear. Conversion of the first and second floors to two self-contained flats.

  Granted Full applications New dwelling Windows or glazing 20 docs
  Small domestic

• 117 Yorkshire Street And 2 Whitehall Street Rochdale OL16 1DS

  24/00215/PRA56 Submitted 29 Feb 2024 100 yards away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~25 Apr

  Prior approval for the change of use from Commercial (Use Class E) to Dwellings (Use Class C3) (re-submission 23/01034/PRA56)

  Awaiting decision Prior approval

• 208 Yorkshire Street Rochdale OL16 2DW

  17/01088/FUL Submitted 8 Sep 2017 100 yards away

  Change of use and conversion of part of ground floor to retail including alterations to front elevation to form shop front - Resubmission 17/00227/FUL

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 6 docs

• PL/2026/0651 Awaiting decision

  382 HEYWOOD OLD ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 4SB

  First floor rear glazed extension, alterations to fenestration on the front elevation and the application of render to the existing building

  Received 9 Sep, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Full applications
• PL/2026/0196 Granted

  Land at Egerton Street (Former New Jerusalem Church), Middleton, M24 4QD

  Erection of seven residential dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated access works including formation of a new dropped kerb, parking, bin storage, landscaping and private amenity space.

  Received 21 Apr, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Full applications
• PL/2026/0571 Awaiting decision

  62 YORKSHIRE STREET, ROCHDALE, OL16 1JP

  Conversion of first and second floors from ancillary storage and office space into three self-contained office units (Use class E(g)(i)) including alterations to shopfront with new access door and insertion of first floor windows to front and rear elevation

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Full applications
• PL/2026/0739 Granted

  REDWOOD SECONDARY SCHOOL, HUDSONS WALK, ROCHDALE, OL11 5EW

  Removal of existing window and alteration of wall opening to facilitate the installation of a powder-coated aluminium external single-leaf door and aluminium double glazed window

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 28 Aug 2026 Full applications
• PL/2026/0147 Withdrawn

  HEY BOTTOM FARM, CALDERBROOK ROAD, LITTLEBOROUGH, OL15 9NR

  Conversion of barn to form a dwelling house, removal and replacement of existing rear dormer, insertion and alteration to fenestration, formation of a new road for vehicular access including car parking, siting of static caravan and boundary treatment (Part- Retrospective)

  Received 16 Jul, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Full applications