Ashworth Valley Scout Campsite, Ashworth Road, Heywood, Rochdale, OL11 5UP
Approved on 23 April 2026
Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)8 conditions
Proposal
Installation of 4 no. six berth sleeping pods and roundhouse structure to provide communal space for cooking, eating and socialising
- Submitted
- 27 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Norden
- ReceivedSubmitted27 Feb
- ValidatedValidated27 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date10 Apr
- DecidedDecided23 Apr
Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at ASHWORTH VALLEY SCOUT CAMPSITE, ASHWORTH ROAD, HEYWOOD, ROCHDALE, OL11 5UP. Rochdale has handled 1,781 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in the Ashworth Fold conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 45 applications across Norden. We hold 670 applications in total for the OL11 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
- OL11 5UP
- Application type
- Full planning permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Rochdale North Township
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 10 April 2026
- Application expires
- 24 April 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 17
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Ashworth Fold Conservation Area
- Listed building: Grade II: Ashworth Hall Estate Cottages and Adjoining BarnOn or next to this site · +1 more
- Green belt: Rochdale
- 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 (20)
flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, 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.
Associated applications
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This applicationApprovedFullPL/2026/0188
Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Rochdale
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