Planning application
MOSS MILL INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, WOODBINE STREET EAST, 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 to remove the upper section of the tower brickwork to allow removal of the roof, telecoms mast and water tank and rebuild roof tower using existing retained bricks to match existing.
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/0722
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/0722
- Type
- Lawful development: Proposed use
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 10 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Kingsway
- Parish
- Rochdale South Township
- Decision by
- Fully Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Aug 2026
Received by Rochdale
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 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
4 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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