Former The Black Swan 34 Middleton Road Heywood OL10 2HX
Refused on 20 April 2023
Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Change of use of ground floor from Public House to Retail (Class E) and conversion of first floor into 4no' bedroom flat including blocking up two window openings and installation of new entrance to side elevation
- Received
- 27 June 2022
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Hopwood Hall
- Agent
- SMS architecture
- ReceivedReceived27 Jun
- ValidatedValidated29 Jul
- Consult.Consultation26 Aug
- TargetTarget Date9 Sep
- DecidedDecided20 Apr
Decided in 265 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Former The Black Swan 34 Middleton Road Heywood OL10 2HX. Rochdale has handled 1,781 applications of this type. This one was decided in 297 days, 34 weeks longer than Rochdale's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 34 applications across Hopwood Hall. We hold 639 applications in total for the OL10 postcode area.
87% of full applications at Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- OL10 2HX
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Heywood Township
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 29 July 2022
- Consultation expiry
- 16 September 2022
- Consultation start
- 5 August 2022
- Consultation end
- 26 August 2022
- Neighbour consultation start
- 5 August 2022
- Neighbour consultation end
- 29 August 2022
- Last date for comments
- 16 September 2022
- Target decision date
- 9 September 2022
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- SMS architecture
- Architect profile
- SMS ARCHITECTURE LTD
- Agent address
- 59 Croston Street Bolton BL3 4BB
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 23 August 2022
- Site notice end
- 16 September 2022
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20238 Sep
Change of use from a public house to retail premises on the ground floor with ancillary living accommodation…
WithdrawnFull Planning Application23/00996/FUL - 20227 Jul
Erection of 3 x 2 metre high vehicle access free standing alleygate to rear of 3 and side of 11 Barlow Street…
ApprovedFull planning permission22/00932/FUL
Source: Rochdale
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