Thornton House, Trows Lane, Rochdale, OL11 2UE

OTH/2026/0687Consent for Works under a Tree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 27 October 2026

Council decision: Approve with Conditions2 conditions

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

One fagus sylvatica (beech tree) at the rear of property. Proposal is to: - 4 to 5 metre crown lift, 10% crown thin (only through the lower canopy) and 2 metre crown reduction to reduce sail affect

Submitted: 1 September 2026
Council: Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Castleton

ReceivedSubmitted1 Sep
ValidatedValidated1 Sep
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided27 Oct

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at THORNTON HOUSE, TROWS LANE, ROCHDALE, OL11 2UE. Rochdale has handled 10 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 35 applications across Castleton. We hold 670 applications in total for the OL11 postcode area.

91% of all 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: OL11 2UE
Application type: Consent for Works under a Tree Preservation Order
Parish: Rochdale South Township

Planning application dates

Date validated: 1 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer: Nick Brookman

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.

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

Source: Rochdale

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