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HOPWOOD HALL COLLEGE, ROCHDALE ROAD, MIDDLETON

Granted Rochdale PL/2026/0428 Lawful development: Proposed use

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed construction of a single storey detached building supporting a construction skills hub

As published by the council, reference PL/2026/0428

Application record

Reference
PL/2026/0428
Type
Lawful development: Proposed use
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
11 May 2026
Validated
11 May 2026
Decided
10 Jul 2026
Ward
Hopwood Hall
Parish
Middleton Township
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Rochdale register

This site has had 9 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • OTH/2026/0789 Awaiting decision

    HOPWOOD HALL COLLEGE, ROCHDALE ROAD, MIDDLETON

    Submission of details to comply with condition 10 (External Lighting) of listed building consent 25/00908/VRCON

    Submitted 1 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • PL/2026/0769 Awaiting decision

    HOPWOOD HALL COLLEGE, ROCHDALE ROAD, MIDDLETON

    Installation of two non-illuminated totem signs

    Submitted 25 Aug 2026 Advertising
  • PL/2026/0771 Awaiting decision

    HOPWOOD HALL COLLEGE, ROCHDALE ROAD, MIDDLETON

    Listed building consent for two non-illuminated totem signs

    Submitted 25 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • OTH/2026/0748 Awaiting decision

    HOPWOOD HALL COLLEGE, ROCHDALE ROAD, MIDDLETON

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 (materials), 6 (schedule of repairs), 8 (rainwater goods), 9 (external landscaping) and 14 (archaeological works) on planning permission 24/00547/FUL

    Submitted 18 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • NOT/2026/0749 Withdrawn

    HOPWOOD HALL COLLEGE, ROCHDALE ROAD, MIDDLETON

    Prior approval for the installation of a roof-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) system consisting of 2263 x 540W PV modules

    Submitted 18 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • PL/2026/0524 Awaiting decision

    HOPWOOD HALL COLLEGE, ROCHDALE ROAD, MIDDLETON

    Section 73 application to vary condition 1 (Plans) of Listed Building Consent 25/00908/VRCON

    Submitted 8 Jun 2026 Amendments
  • OTH/2026/0431 Awaiting decision

    HOPWOOD HALL COLLEGE, ROCHDALE ROAD, MIDDLETON

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 2 (Large Scale Details), 6 (Repair Works), 7 (Rainwater Goods) and 8 (Landscaping) of planning permission 25/00908/VRCON

    Submitted 11 May 2026 Conditions
  • OTH/2026/0313 Awaiting decision

    HOPWOOD HALL COLLEGE, ROCHDALE ROAD, MIDDLETON

    Submission of details to comply with condition 2 (details and materials) on planning permission 25/00908/VRCON

    Submitted 2 Apr 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 May 2026

    Received by Rochdale

  2. 10 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Rochdale granted permission on 10 July 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 lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

In Rochdale

  • PL/2026/0719 Granted

    42 FIELD VIEW LANE, ROCHDALE, OL12 7TS

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for single-storey rear extension, part conversion of existing garage to habitable room and insertion of window to side elevation

    Received 10 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • PL/2026/0772 Granted

    47 SHAWFIELD LANE, ROCHDALE, OL12 7RQ

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension

    Received 25 Aug, published by the council 29 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • PL/2026/0730 Granted

    24 UPLANDS, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 1FA

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a hip to gable roof extension, rear dormer extension with Juliet balcony and velux windows to front plane of roof

    Received 11 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • PL/2026/0556 Granted

    Kingsway Business Park, 216 John Milne Avenue , John Boyd Dunlop Drive, Rochdale, OL16 4NG

    Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed internal alterations to an existing storage/distribution building

    Received 29 Sep, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • PL/2026/0724 Awaiting decision

    UNIT 1, CROWN BUSINESS PARK, COWM TOP LANE, ROCHDALE, OL11 2PU

    Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed use of the premises as a youth outreach hub and day session centre (Use Class E).

    Received 25 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Lawful development