Planning application
Ravenswood Tonacliffe Road Whitworth Rochdale Lancashire OL12 8SJ
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
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20 Mar 2026
Received by Rossendale
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15 May 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 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 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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