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
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Related applications
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
- DECISION NOTICE
- LCC POLICY, COMMISSIONING AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH - COMMENTS
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- RAVENSWOOD PLANNING STATEMENT
- RAVENSWOOD MANAGEMENT PLAN
- 157ROC-100 (LOCATION PLAN)
- 157ROC-101 (SITE PLAN)
- 157ROC-102 (FLOOR PLANS)
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