Planning application
Former Workers Public House 273 Market Street Whitworth Rochdale OL12 8PW
Works: New dwelling
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Full: Change of use from public house/club to 8 No. self-contained apartments with associated car parking
As published by the council, reference 2026/0141
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0141
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 17 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 3 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Whitworth
- Parish
- Whitworth Town Council
- Postcode
- OL12 8PW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Apr 2026
Received by Rossendale
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3 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 28 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Rossendale took a median of 84 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
- HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORT-RESPONSE
- ABBIE ROBINSON - OBJECTION
- PAUL CHESTNEY- OBJECTION
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- SUPPLEMENTARY PLANNING STATEMENT (POLICY LT2)
- CONTAMINATED LAND QUESTIONNAIRE
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- PLANNING DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Rossendale for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Rossendale's median decision took 84 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Rossendale's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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