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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Touchstones Arts and Heritage Centre, The Esplanade, Rochdale, OL16 1AQ
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Council sourceInterior works to the first floor galleries to amend the proposed entrance lobby design to Gallery 2, install glazed doors between Gallery 3 and 4 and to remove tongue & groove and other over-boarding to gallery walls.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| FF-0.010-Galleries 02-04_Modern Photographs.pdf · PDF | 9 Dec 2025 | View |
| PL-2025-1256 - Officer Report · PDF | 27 Mar 2026 | View |
| Elevation (Side) - Existing_included_in_Elevation (Front) - Existing.pdf · PDF | 9 Dec 2025 | View |
| PL-2025-1256 - Decision Notice · PDF | 27 Mar 2026 | View |
| Elevation (Rear) - Existing_included_in_Elevation (Front) - Existing.pdf · PDF | 9 Dec 2025 | View |
| FF-0.001-Location Plan.pdf · PDF | 9 Dec 2025 | View |
| FF-0.011-Gallery 02-04_Existing TandG Condition.pdf · PDF | 9 Dec 2025 | View |
| FF-3.101-Proposed First Floor Plan.pdf · PDF | 9 Dec 2025 | View |
| FF-1.314-Existing Internal Elevations_Gallery 04.pdf · PDF | 9 Dec 2025 | View |
| FF-3.312-Proposed Internal Elevations_Gallery 02.pdf · PDF | 9 Dec 2025 | View |
| CONSERVATION CONSULTEE RESPONSE DOCUMENTConsultee Response · PDF | 9 Feb 2026 | View |
| FF-1.101-Existing First Floor Plan.pdf · PDF | 9 Dec 2025 | View |
| 345.400.005 Proposed FF Lobby TandG and G3 Doors.pdf · PDF | 9 Dec 2025 | View |
| FF-1.313-Existing Internal Elevations_Gallery 03.pdf · PDF | 9 Dec 2025 | View |
| FF-3.313-Proposed Internal Elevations_Gallery 03.pdf · PDF | 9 Dec 2025 | View |
| FF-3.314-Proposed Internal Elevations_Gallery 04.pdf · PDF | 9 Dec 2025 | View |
| FF-1.400-External Elevations.pdf · PDF | 9 Dec 2025 | View |
| FF-1.312-Existing Internal Elevations_Gallery 02.pdf · PDF | 9 Dec 2025 | View |
| FF-0.002-Existing Block Plan.pdf · PDF | 9 Dec 2025 | View |
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