Planning application
Former Shawforth Chapel Market Street Shawforth Rochdale Lancashire OL12 8HF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from use class F (public worship/hall or meeting place for the principal use of the local community) to class B8 (storage & distribution).
As published by the council, reference 2026/0060
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0060
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 16 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 11 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 19 May 2026
- Ward
- Whitworth
- Parish
- Whitworth Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- OL12 8HF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Feb 2026
Received by Rossendale
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11 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 May 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Hartley Planning & Development Associates Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Rossendale
Active · incorporated 2006 · Rossendale
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6 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- PARKING PLAN AMENDED
- APPLICATION FORMS_REDACTED
- LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING PLANS
- PLANNING STATEMENT2
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Rossendale granted permission on 19 May 2026, 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.
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