Planning application
Unit 7 Crown Business Park, Cowm Top Lane, Rochdale, OL11 2PU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Construction of an Energy Storage System (known as a Battery Box)
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/0537
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/0537
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 30 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 25 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Castleton
- Parish
- Rochdale South Township
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- OL11 2PU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Rochdale register
This site has had 3 applications since 2017: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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19/00563/DOC Decided
Unit 7 Crown Business Park Cowm Top Lane Rochdale OL11 2PU
Submission of details to comply with conditions 5 (Finished Floor Levels), 7 (Ecological Survey) and 9 (Construction Method Statement) of planning permission 17/00728/FUL
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17/00728/FUL Granted
Unit 7 Crown Business Park Cowm Top Lane Rochdale OL11 2PU
Extension to existing storage and distribution warehouse (Use Class B8) including service area, turning area and parking area (Resubmission of 16/00705/FUL)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jun 2026
Received by Rochdale
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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6 Aug 2026
Status changed to Under Consultation
Previously Valid.
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25 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Rochdale granted permission on 25 August 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 full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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