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Allowed18 March 20253348342

Old Falinge, Falinge Fold, Rochdale, OL12 6LE

Planning appeal 3348342 at Old Falinge, Falinge Fold, Rochdale, OL12 6LE (Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 18 March 2025 by Inspector Duff N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the Greenspace Corridor (GC) and its contribution to local ecology and landscape setting, with regard to the loss of trees and planting.

an outline application (including access and layout) for erection of 4 no. dwellings

Authority
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Duff N
Postcode
OL12 6LE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the Greenspace Corridor (GC) and its contribution to local ecology and landscape setting, with regard to the loss of trees and planting

What decided it

The proposed compensatory tree planting at a 2:1 ratio in a generous on-site area would adequately mitigate the loss of 8 trees and maintain the ecological and landscape value of the Greenspace Corridor, satisfying Policy G6 of the Core Strategy.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy G6 of the Rochdale Core Strategy (October 2016)Policy G/8 of the Rochdale Unitary Development Plan (UDP)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 116

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