Planning application
Bridge House, Mellor Street, Rochdale
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for a certificate of lawfulness (Existing) for the sub-division of existing Class E unit into 6 Class E units
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/0669
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/0669
- Type
- Lawful development: Proposed use
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 31 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 31 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Spotland and Falinge
- Parish
- Rochdale North Township
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Jul 2026
Received by Rochdale
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 September 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
3 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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 lawful development applications in a median of 47 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
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In Rochdale
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PL/2026/0790 Awaiting decision
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PL/2026/0767 Granted
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PL/2026/0614 Granted
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Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension and internal alterations
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PL/2026/0601 Granted
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Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed rear dormer and roof lights.
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PL/2026/0760 Granted
69 Mayfield Street, Rochdale, OL16 2NB
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for rear dormer extension and installation of rooflight to front roof plane