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19 King Street Facit Rochdale Lancashire OL12 8LR

2026/0271Refused
Discharge / amendments

Refused on 2 October 2026

1 reason for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Section 73 application to vary Condition 2 (Approved Plans), pursuant to planning approval 2019/0525: to enable amendments including the creation of an open gable roof instead of hipped roof on the second story, and omission of lean to roof on the rear extension to create a flat roof.

Received
15 July 2026
Public comments
1 · last counted 2 November 2026
Ward
Whitworth
  1. Received15 Jul
  2. Validated12 Aug
  3. Consult.9 Sep
  4. Target
  5. Decided2 Oct

Decided in 51 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a rear extension at 19 King Street Facit Rochdale Lancashire OL12 8LR. Rossendale has handled 1,354 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 12 days quicker than Rossendale's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 14 applications across Whitworth. We hold 202 applications in total for the OL12 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The proposed replacement of the approved hipped roof on the two storey side extension with a gable end roof would, by reason of its form and design, introduce a blank gable end that is out of keeping with the hipped roof form of the host dwelling and the wider group of properties on King Street. It would also close the gap above eaves level between the host dwelling and No 18 King Street, increasing the apparent bulk of the dwelling and producing a terracing effect. The proposed development would therefore harm the character and appearance of the host dwelling and wider street scene, contrary to Policies DP3 (Chapter 14) and S4 (Chapter 4) of the National Planning Policy Framework, Policies ENV1 and HS9 of the Rossendale Local Plan 2019 to 2036, and Sections 2.0, 3.5 and 3.8 of the Council's Alterations and Extensions to Residential Properties SPD 2026.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
OL12 8LR
Parish
Whitworth Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 August 2026
Consultation end
9 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Mr Harry Turner

Additional information

Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Immediate Article 4 Direction for small Houses in Multiple Occupation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, 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: Rossendale

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