Planning application
Hey Head Farm Rochdale Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 9XF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of Use of 2 Agricultural Buildings to 4 Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3), and for building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion
As published by the council, reference 2022/0547
Application record
- Reference
- 2022/0547
- Type
- Prior Approval - Agricultural to Resi
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 7 Dec 2022
- Validated
- 7 Dec 2022
- Decided
- 23 Jan 2023
- Ward
- Historic - Irwell
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- OL13 9XF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Dec 2022
Received by Rossendale
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23 Jan 2023
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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24 Aug 2026
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Rossendale granted permission on 23 January 2023, 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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