Rochdale Borough Council has registered a fresh batch of planning applications, showcasing a diverse mix of residential, commercial, and heritage projects proposed across the borough. The applications, validated up to the week ending Friday, January 2, highlight ongoing development activity from small-scale home improvements to major residential schemes.
Major Residential and Commercial Proposals
Among the most significant submissions is a reserved matters application for 186 new homes on land off Hareshill Road North in South Heywood. This detailed proposal, following an earlier hybrid permission, seeks approval for the access, layout, scale, appearance, and landscaping of the substantial development.
Commercial projects also feature prominently. At Salt Separation Services Ltd on Fletcher Street, plans involve the erection of a dual pitched roof to replace an existing flat roof. Meanwhile, Tetrosyl on Royle Barn Road has applied to erect an ancillary storage building anchored to a concrete base. In Heywood, the Albany Hotel on Rochdale Road East proposes a glazed extension to its existing café with minor decking works.
Home Extensions and Certificates of Lawfulness
A large number of applications concern domestic properties, with homeowners seeking to enlarge their living space. Notable proposals include a two-storey rear extension at 9 Clayton Street, a two-storey side extension at 24 Eclipse Close, and a two-storey side and single-storey rear extension at 43 Martin Lane.
Several applications for prior approval for single-storey rear extensions have been submitted under permitted development rights. These include proposals at 41 Hazelhurst Drive in Middleton and 21 Ryecroft Avenue in Heywood, each with specific measurements and height details outlined.
Homeowners are also seeking formal confirmation that their plans are lawful, with applications for certificates of lawfulness for a proposed rear extension at 32 Birchfield Drive and for a detached outbuilding at Bent House on Halifax Road in Littleborough.
Heritage, Conditions and Environmental Details
Heritage considerations are central to an application for the Touchstones Arts and Heritage Centre on The Esplanade. The submission relates to discharging conditions on a listed building consent, covering details like dormer windows, gutters, and chimney capping.
Many applications focus on discharging planning conditions attached to previously approved permissions. These range from submitting a method statement for demolition and a dust management plan for a site on Maclure Road, to providing details on habitat management and materials for a project at McCormick Europe Ltd in Littleborough.
Environmental and ecological factors are frequently addressed. One application seeks to comply with a condition regarding an Invasive Species Management plan on land south of Cowm Top Lane, Castleton. Another involves a request to fell a protected Ash Tree suffering from ash dieback at Lodge Bank Cottage in Heywood, with a proposal to replace it with a Field Maple.
The breadth of applications, from repairing a cemetery wall in Middleton Old Cemetery to installing a steel canopy on Market Street in Heywood, illustrates the continuous cycle of development and maintenance shaping Rochdale's built environment. All proposals will now undergo the council's standard planning assessment process.
