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79 Dewhirst Road, Rochdale, OL12 0AT

PL/2026/0986Lawful development: Proposed useAwaiting decision
Lawful development certificate
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the erection of a proposed garden room for hobbies/recreational use.

Received
27 October 2026
Ward
Healey
  1. Received27 Oct
  2. Validated27 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for an outbuilding at 79 DEWHIRST ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL12 0AT. Rochdale has handled 15 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 27 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 23 applications across Healey. We hold 206 applications in total for the OL12 postcode area.

90% of lawful development: proposed use 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 0AT
Application type
Lawful development: Proposed use
Parish
Rochdale North Township

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 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 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.

© 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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