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Department Of Work And Pensions Dcs Distribution Centre Manchester Road Heywood OL10 2PZ

22/01410/FULFull Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 22 December 2023

Council decision: RefusePlanning and Licensing

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Redevelopment of site comprising the demolition of all existing units and erection of new storage and distribution units (Use Class B8) with ancillary office space, vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access, external yards, parking, landscaping and associated works.

Received
1 November 2022
Decision level
Planning and Licensing
Public comments
38
Ward
Hopwood Hall
Agent
Gerald Eve LLP
  1. Received1 Nov
  2. Validated9 Nov
  3. Consult.21 Jun
  4. Target18 Jan
  5. Decided22 Dec

Decided in 408 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Department Of Work And Pensions Dcs Distribution Centre Manchester Road Heywood OL10 2PZ. Rochdale has handled 1,781 applications of this type. This one was decided in 416 days, 51 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 641 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 2PZ
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Large
Parish
Heywood Township

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 November 2022
Consultation expiry
21 June 2023
Consultation start
7 June 2023
Consultation end
21 June 2023
Neighbour consultation start
14 December 2023
Neighbour consultation end
21 June 2023
Last date for comments
21 June 2023
Target decision date
18 January 2023
Committee meeting
21 December 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Gerald Eve LLP
Agent address
No.1 Marsden Street 1 Marsden Street Manchester M2 1HW

Planning decision

Statutory period
70 days

Publicity

Last advertised
23 November 2022
Advertisement expiry
17 December 2022

Appeal

Appeal reference
24/00017/REF
Appeal status
Appeal decided
Appeal result
Appeal Allowed

Appeal history

3346477
Allowed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: InquiryDecision: 7 November 2024Dev Type: Major general industry/storage/warehousingReason: Refusal

Additional information

Documents
168

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Rochdale

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