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782 Edenfield Road, Rochdale, OL12 7RB

OTH/2026/0902Consent for Works under a Tree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 28 October 2026

Council decision: Approve with Conditions2 conditions

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

Proposal

Works to one protected Sycamore Tree (T1) under TPO236 as follows:- Crown lift: Selectively remove low-growing branches and newer growth below the first major structural branch, achieving approximately 4.5 metres clearance above ground level. The first major structural branch will be retained. • Lateral crown reduction: Reduce the lateral branches growing towards the new development by approximately 2–3 metres, measured from their existing branch tips, pruning back to suitable lateral growth points.

Received
30 September 2026
Ward
Norden
  1. Received30 Sep
  2. Validated30 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided28 Oct

Decided in 28 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at 782 EDENFIELD ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL12 7RB. Rochdale has handled 10 applications of this type. This one was decided in 28 days, 4 weeks quicker than Rochdale's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 45 applications across Norden. We hold 206 applications in total for the OL12 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
OL12 7RB
Application type
Consent for Works under a Tree Preservation Order
Parish
Rochdale North Township

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Bob Melling

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Brownfield land register: Norden Urc Church,Forsyth Street,RochdaleRegister site at or near this address
  • 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 (22)

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 and heritage coasts.

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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