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Broadlands Unit B11, Heywood Distribution Park, Pilsworth Road, Heywood, OL10 2TS

NOT/2026/0228Prior approval -Installation or alteration etc of solar equipment on non-domestic premisesApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 1 May 2026

Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Prior notification for the installation of 157kwp (max 350 panels) solar photovoltaic system on pitched roof areas of the building

Submitted
10 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
West Heywood
  1. Received10 Mar
  2. Validated10 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target10 Mar
  5. Decided1 May

Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at BROADLANDS UNIT B11, HEYWOOD DISTRIBUTION PARK, PILSWORTH ROAD, HEYWOOD, OL10 2TS. Rochdale has handled 602 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 4 days quicker than Rochdale's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 20 applications across West Heywood. We hold 639 applications in total for the OL10 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
OL10 2TS
Application type
Prior approval -Installation or alteration etc of solar equipment on non-domestic premises
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Heywood Township

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 March 2026
Target decision date
10 March 2026
Application expires
5 May 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14768429
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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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