1 Dobfield Road Rochdale Rochdale OL16 3AW

23/01152/PRA56Prior Approval - 56 DaysWithdrawn

Outline / PiP

Withdrawn on 1 December 2023

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Prior approval for change of use from a commercial (Class E) to dwellinghouse (Class C3)

Received: 20 October 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 1
Council: Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Smallbridge Firgrove
Agent: CODA Studios Ltd.

ReceivedReceived20 Oct
ValidatedValidated20 Oct
Consult.Consultation1 Dec
TargetTarget Date1 Dec
DecidedDecided1 Dec

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at 1 Dobfield Road Rochdale Rochdale OL16 3AW. Rochdale has handled 602 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 42 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. We hold 1,021 applications in total for the OL16 postcode area.

92% of outline 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: OL16 3AW
Application type: Prior Approval - 56 Days
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Pennines Township

Planning application dates

Date validated: 20 October 2023
Consultation expiry: 4 December 2023
Consultation start: 10 November 2023
Consultation end: 1 December 2023
Neighbour consultation start: 10 November 2023
Neighbour consultation end: 4 December 2023
Last date for comments: 4 December 2023
Target decision date: 1 December 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent: CODA Studios Ltd.
Architect profile: CODA STUDIOS LIMITED
Agent address: CODA Studios Ltd. Lloyd's House 18 Lloyd Street Manchester M2 5WA

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

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.

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Source: Rochdale

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