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81 Birch Road, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9QN

PL/2026/0875Change of usePending Decision

Proposal

Change of use of part of grass verge to form extension of existing driveway together with dropped kerb.

Received
20 October 2026
Ward
Smallbridge and Firgrove
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received20 Oct
  2. Validated20 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided
8 weeks typical decision time in Rochdale91% of applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a planning application for a change of use at 81 BIRCH ROAD, WARDLE, ROCHDALE, OL12 9QN. Rochdale has handled 12 applications of this type. It was submitted on 20 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 16 applications across Smallbridge and Firgrove. We hold 194 applications in total for the OL12 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
PL/2026/0875
Address
81 BIRCH ROAD, WARDLE, ROCHDALE, OL12 9QN
Postcode
OL12 9QN
Local Authority
Rochdale
Application Type
Change of use
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Under Consultation
Ward
Smallbridge and Firgrove
Parish
Pennines Township

Applicant & Agent

ApplicantPrivate applicant

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
20 October 2026
Date Validated
20 October 2026
Date Submitted
20 October 2026

Planning Decision

Case Officer
Bob Melling

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
53.640970, -2.126530
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Rochdale

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Planning constraints

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 2026-10-09. 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.

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