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Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
4,810Searchable applications
233Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 3,726 approved or refused records
590Refused applications

3,136 approved · 590 refused · 180 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
Planning information Planning, building & conservationContact planning Contact the Planning TeamLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Pre-application planning advice and chargesConservation areas Heritage and conservation

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

Conservation areas30 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas5 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. Decision Made23/00056/TELE

    Prior notification for proposed 16m monopole including associated equipment cabinets

    Pilsworth Road Heywood OL10 3BH

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made23/00058/HOUS

    Two-storey side extension following demolition of existing side garage and extension

    3 Jackman Avenue Heywood OL10 2NS

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made23/00061/FUL

    Change of use from residential dwelling (Class C3) to residential care home for up to 3 no. children (Class C2)

    56 Royal Avenue Heywood OL10 2DG

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made23/00062/HOUS

    Two storey side extension and single storey front and rear extension including raised decking, rear dormer, alterations to fenestration to front and rear elevation, application of white render to rear elevation, zinc cladding to the existing part of the porch and zinc canopy on the front and rear elevation

    Highfield 89 Shaw Road Milnrow OL16 3SS

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made22/01264/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 7 (amenity management plan) on planning permission 21/00861/FUL

    826 Manchester Road Rochdale OL11 3AW

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made22/01466/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 4 (surface water drainage) on planning permission 19/01075/FUL

    Lower Tack Lea Farm Bury And Rochdale Old Road Heywood BL9 6UY

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made22/01577/PRA56

    Prior approval for proposed collection facility within the curtilage of a shop

    Lo Cost Stores Ltd Station Road Littleborough OL15 8AF

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made22/01581/HOUS

    Extension of existing driveway including retaining wall/boundary treatments and alterations to existing front porch fenestrations

    13 Shore Road Littleborough Rochdale OL15 9LG

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made22/01582/FUL

    Demolition of existing shop and car wash building and erection replacement petrol station forecourt shop, installation of new pump island equipment and vents, including ATM, erection of a 2m timber fence and installation security bollards associated landscaping works, new parking area and bin store

    Ceylon Service Station Yorkshire Street Rochdale OL16 2DR

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made22/01503/LBC

    Listed Building Consent for replacement of Westmorland slates to Vermont slates above the Bright Hall

    Rochdale Town Hall The Esplanade Rochdale OL16 1AZ

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made22/01552/ADV

    One fascia sign (3D lettering) on front elevation

    Heywood Distribution Park, Broadlands Unit B6 Pilsworth Road Heywood OL10 2TS

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made22/01553/HOUS

    Single storey front and rear extension

    20 Hillstone Avenue Rochdale OL12 6DX

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Made23/00005/FUL

    Installation of a temporary two-storey Portakabin building to provide an ancillary class facility for sixth form college

    Rochdale Sixth Form College College Road Rochdale OL12 6HY

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made22/01449/WTTPO

    Application for works to one Sycamore Tree (T58) subject to Tree Perservation Order No. 157, consisting of removal of epicormic growth from the trunk and minor pruning to lift the crown

    9 Pargate Chase Rochdale OL11 5DZ

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made23/00015/HOUS

    Alterations to roof including raising the ridge height together with a first floor rear extension, installation of window to side elevation and application of render to side and rear elevations.

    33-35 Thornham Lane Rochdale M24 2RE

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made23/00094/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 3 (materials) on planning permission 21/01471/FUL

    32 Argyle Parade Heywood Rochdale OL10 3RY

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Made23/00133/FUL

    Proposed change of use of first and second floors from Training Centre to three self-contained flats, insertion of rooflights to the rear elevation, removal of render to the front elevation and opening up previously blocked windows on the second floor. Resubmission of application 21/01064/FUL

    29-31 Drake Street Rochdale OL16 1RX

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Made23/00291/HOUS

    Erection of outbuilding following demolition of existing store

    3 Henry Street Rochdale OL11 1EP

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made23/00064/HOUS

    Two storey side and single storey rear extension

    14 The Medway Heywood OL10 4SP

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made23/00065/CPL

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension

    540 Bury Road Rochdale OL11 4DQ

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made23/00066/FUL

    Erection of 2 x 2 metre high pedestrian access free standing alleygate to rear of 1 and side of 7 Ramsay Place

    Alleyway To Rear Of Ramsay Place And Ramsay Street, Rochdale

    Received Not published
  22. Decision Made23/00067/AGR

    Application for prior notification for the erection of a timber framed agricultural building

    Brown Hill Farm Rooley Moor Road Rochdale OL12 6BN

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made23/00068/HOUS

    Two-storey side extension following demolition of existing detached garage and single storey side extension

    18 Ash Walk Middleton M24 1JY

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made23/00096/AM

    Section 73 application to vary conditions 2 (Plans), 3 (materials), 7 (Parking), 8 (Landscaping), 9 (Boundary treatments) and 11 (bat/bird boxes) and remove conditions 1 (time limit), 4 (Stone panel), 5 (Contamination), 6 (Nesting season) and 10 (Tree Protection) of planning permission 16/00381/FUL (Retrospective)

    Mill House Farm Over Town Lane Rochdale OL12 7TQ

    Received Not published

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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