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13+15 Todmorden Road, Littleborough, OL15 9DG

PL/2026/0758Change of useAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of Use of first floor & second floor from restaurant and storage (Use Class E) into 6 bedroom House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4) including insertion of two rooflights and window to front elevation (Part-Retrospective)

Received
14 October 2026
Ward
Littleborough Lakeside
  1. Received14 Oct
  2. Validated14 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at 13+15 Todmorden Road, Littleborough, OL15 9DG. Rochdale has handled 15 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 14 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Littleborough Town Centre conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 33 applications across Littleborough Lakeside. We hold 78 applications in total for the OL15 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
OL15 9DG
Application type
Change of use
Parish
Pennines Township

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 October 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.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Littleborough Town Centre Conservation Area
  • Brownfield land register: 9-11 Todmorden Road, LittleboroughRegister site at or near this address

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage 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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