35A SMITHY BRIDGE ROAD, LITTLEBOROUGH, OL15 8QF

1. 10 Aug 2026

   Received by Rochdale

2. 24 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 5 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.

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• 30 - 32 Smithy Bridge Road Littleborough OL15 8QF

  21/00768/FUL Submitted 24 May 2021 50 yards away

  82% historically approved · decision due ~20 Sep

  Change of use of former Smithy Bridge Business Centre offices (Class B1) into 12 no Apartments (Class C3) together with installation of additional window openings on front, side and rear elevations

  Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling Windows or glazing 10 docs
  Major scheme

• Land Off Barke Street Littleborough

  17/00308/AM Submitted 17 Mar 2017 100 yards away

  Application for minor material amendment to planning permission 14/00906/AM for the installation of extraction flues on north west and south east elevations and revised landscaping layout to side and rear of building

  Granted Amendments 7 docs

• Land Off Barke Street Littleborough

  17/00081/ANM Submitted 27 Jan 2017 100 yards away

  Application for non-material amendment to planning permission 14/00906/AM for the installation of extraction flues on north west and south east elevations and revised landscaping layout to side and rear of building

  Withdrawn Amendments 12 docs

• 8 Smithy Bridge Road, Littleborough, OL15 8QF

  19/00762/FUL Submitted 5 Jul 2019 100 yards away

  Proposed change of use from a Use Class C3(a) dwellinghouse to a Use Class C2, 3 bedroom children's care facility and staff accommodation for children aged between 10 to 18 years

  Refused Full applications 11 docs
  Domestic

• 8 Smithy Bridge Road Littleborough OL15 8QF

  19/00470/CPL Submitted 24 Apr 2019 100 yards away

  Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed change of use from a Use Class C3(a) dwellinghouse to a Use Class C3(b) 3 bedroom children's care facility

  Refused Lawful development 7 docs
  Domestic

• Cleland McIver Ltd Hollingworth Mill Smithy Bridge Road Littleborough OL15 8QF

  16/00909/FUL Submitted 29 Jul 2016 100 yards away

  Relocation of static waste compactor within the yard area including erection of 2.8m high acoustic fence along the relevant section of fence line

  Granted Full applications 7 docs
  Small domestic

• PL/2026/0713 Awaiting decision

  Land Adjacent To Birchinley Manor, Birchinley Lane Milnrow, OL16 3DG

  Erection of detached dwelling

  Received 7 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Full applications
• PL/2026/0655 Awaiting decision

  58A LONG STREET, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 6UQ

  Change of use from office accommodation (Class E) to 5 no. self-contained apartments (Class C3), the addition of a bin store and cycle storage and alterations to fenestration on the rear and side elevations

  Received 7 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 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/2026/0631 Awaiting decision

  STABLE AND LAND TO THE WEST OF FERN HILL FARM, FERN HILL LANE, LANEHEAD, ROCHDALE, OL12 6BW

  Extension and conversion of the existing stable building to create one x 2 bedroom dwelling including the provision of a bin storage area, parking and associated landscaping and works

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 25/01018/FUL Refused

  Land At Waterfold Lane Heap Bridge Bury BL9 7JY

  Residential development of a 100% affordable housing scheme comprising of 6 apartments and 18 dwellinghouses, with access, landscaping, drainage and other associated works

  Received 3 Oct, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Full applications