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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

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Appeal: 26/00008/WR (Appeal In Progress)

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

  • OFFICER REPORT Report · 15 May 2026
  • DECISION NOTICE Decision · 15 May 2026
  • LCC POLICY, COMMISSIONING AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH - COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 20 Apr 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 20 Mar 2026
  • RAVENSWOOD PLANNING STATEMENT Report · 20 Mar 2026
  • RAVENSWOOD MANAGEMENT PLAN Report · 20 Mar 2026
  • 157ROC-100 (LOCATION PLAN) Drawing · 20 Mar 2026
  • 157ROC-101 (SITE PLAN) Drawing · 20 Mar 2026
  • 157ROC-102 (FLOOR PLANS) Drawing · 20 Mar 2026

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What this refusal means

Rossendale refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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