Planning application
29 WAR OFFICE ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 5HR
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from dwelling house (Use class C3) to residential institutions (Use class C2) for one child with four carers working on a rota basis
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/0627
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/0627
- Type
- Change of use
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 12 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 12 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Bamford
- Parish
- Rochdale South Township
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- OL11 5HR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Aug 2026
Received by Rochdale
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17 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 7 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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