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Ravenswood Tonacliffe Road Whitworth Rochdale Lancashire OL12 8SJ

Refused Rossendale 2026/0099 Full Application

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use from C3 (dwellinghouse) to C2 (residential institution) for a children's home for up to four children with two staff sleeping overnight (existing Certificate of Lawfulness in place for three children).

As published by the council, reference 2026/0099

Application record

Reference
2026/0099
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
20 Mar 2026
Validated
20 Mar 2026
Decided
15 May 2026
Ward
Whitworth
Parish
Whitworth Town Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
OL12 8SJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Mar 2026

    Received by Rossendale

  2. 15 May 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

9 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About full applications applications

How this application type works

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

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