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29 WAR OFFICE ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 5HR

Awaiting decision Rochdale PL/2026/0627 Change of use

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

  1. 12 Aug 2026

    Received by Rochdale

  2. 17 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Rochdale for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Rochdale decided full applications in a median of 71 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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