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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
232Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 3,728 approved or refused records
590Refused applications

3,138 approved · 590 refused · 180 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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 Made24/00393/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 3 (materials) on planning permission 24/00101/HOUS

    8 Alexander Drive Milnrow Rochdale OL16 3LY

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made24/00397/CPL

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for use of premises to include an online booking facility for a private hire company ancillary to the main use of the building as a dwellinghouse

    99 Edenfield Road Rochdale OL11 5AE

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made24/01087/FUL

    Construction of first and second floor extensions above existing shop to create two residential flats, including the insertion of roof lights and dormer windows.

    406 Manchester Road Rochdale OL11 4PE

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made24/01095/HOUS

    Two-storey side extension, rear dormer and front porch extension, alteration to fenestration following demolition of existing carport, conservatory and detached garage

    24 Boardman Fold Road Middleton M24 1GD

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made24/01107/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension including roof light

    8 Farlands Rise Rochdale OL16 4QZ

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made24/01108/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing extension. The addition of two front dormer extensions to facilitate loft conversion, alterations to fenestration and the application of render to all new and existing elevations

    24 Egremont Road Milnrow Rochdale OL16 4EP

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made25/00045/REM

    Submission of reserved matters (including Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale) for the construction of a Class B8 (storage or distribution) distribution centre with ancillary office accommodation, gatehouse and access arrangements, car parking, HGV bays, sprinkler tanks and pump house, landscaping, spur road and other associated works, pursuant to 22/01569/OUT.

    Plot 3 Land To South Of Pilsworth Road Heywood OL10 2TT

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made25/00115/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 11 (asbestos removal), 12 (asbestos survey), 13 (level 3 survey) and 14 (archaeological recording) on planning permission 24/00548/LBC

    Hopwood Hall College Rochdale Road Middleton Rochdale M24 6XH

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made24/01096/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 16 (Remediation and verification) on planning permission 21/01146/FUL

    Former Akzo Nobel Site, Off Hollingworth Road, Littleborough.

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made24/01165/WTTPO

    Application for works to trees within Tree Preservation Order no. 098 Group G1 including Ta - Sycamore reduce branches and T2 - Sycamore fell due to ivy affecting the integrity of the tree.

    Mayroyd Norden Road Rochdale OL11 5PT

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made24/01273/FUL

    Proposed vehicle garage including MOT test centre, together with ancillary office and customer parking spaces

    Land Off Manchester Road Adjacent To Gas Street Rochdale OL11 4HY

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made24/01279/FUL

    Change of use from house in multiple occupation (HMO) to 7no. apartments including remodelling of door and window openings to rear and provision of roof-lights

    Former Carters Rest 188-190 Spotland Road Rochdale, OL12 7AF

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Made24/01280/FUL

    Erection of 2 no. 2 bedroom detached bungalows with associated parking and landscaping

    Land Adjacent To 70 Kirkway Middleton M24 1EL

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made25/00011/HOUS

    Installation of Juliet balcony and single window at first floor level to rear elevation and 4no. roof lights.

    30 Linnet Hill Rochdale OL11 4DA

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made25/00012/HH42

    Prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 4m from the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 3.6m and height to eaves to 2.55m)

    50 Cumberland Road Rochdale OL11 2RW

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made24/00938/PRA56

    Prior approval for the proposed change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to mixed use including two flats at first and second floors (Use Class C3) under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class G of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)

    109 - 111 Yorkshire Street Rochdale OL16 1YJ

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Made24/01040/HOUS

    Part two, part single-storey rear extension including additional window to first floor side elevation

    34 Elliott Street Rochdale OL12 0HF

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Made24/01063/LBC

    Replace damaged roof trusses, replace broken slates to match existing, replace ceiling boards to match existing and replace stolen lead valleys using zinc sheeting

    Middleton War Memorial, Manchester Old Road, Middleton, M24 4EB

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made25/00081/FUL

    Single storey front extension.

    22-26 Bridge Street Heywood Rochdale OL10 1JB

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made25/00149/VRCON

    Section 73 application to vary conditions 2 (Plans) and 14 (Extent of Curtilage) of planning permission 23/01280/FUL in order to amend the design of the proposed replacement dwelling

    Longley Hey Farm Halifax Road Littleborough OL15 0LB

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made25/00296/HH42

    Prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 6m from the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 4m and height to eaves to 2.5m)

    33 Whitehall Street Rochdale Rochdale OL12 0LN

    Received Not published
  22. Decision Made25/00042/HOUS

    Two storey side and single storey rear extensions

    8 Furzegate Rochdale OL16 4RP

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made25/00054/HOUS

    Part two, part single-storey rear, two storey side extension, loft conversion with alterations to fenestration and sliding gate & fence to front boundary with parking area

    12 Dixon Fold Rochdale OL11 5PP

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made25/00057/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 7 (drainage) on planning permission 22/01410/FUL

    Department Of Work And Pensions Dcs Distribution Centre Manchester Road Heywood OL10 2PZ

    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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