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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3,138 approved · 590 refused · 180 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made24/00107/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 4 (materials for front extension) on planning permission 23/00750/HOUS

    85 Mainway Middleton Rochdale M24 1LL

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made24/00237/HOUS

    First floor rear extension

    26 Newlands Avenue Rochdale OL12 0BN

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made24/00249/FUL

    External alterations to building and façade 'made good' following the removal of existing signage, CCTV and ATM's. Internal alterations to include removal of fittings, counters and loose furniture.

    Barclays Bank 1 Yorkshire Street Rochdale OL16 1BH

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made24/00624/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed conversion of existing dwelling from use class C3 to use class C4 HMO

    53 Queen Victoria Street Rochdale OL11 2HF

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made24/00625/HOUS

    Two-storey side, single-storey rear extension following demolition of existing single-storey rear extension

    5 Crompton Avenue Rochdale OL16 4PB

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made24/00644/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension (Retrospective)

    8 Stubbs Road Rochdale OL11 2BB

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made24/00695/HOUS

    zSingle-storey side and rear extension

    3 Walmsley Avenue Littleborough Rochdale OL15 0DZ

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made24/00697/WTTPO

    Works to trees identified within group G10 of Tree Preservation Order 259 including crown thin of 30% to Lime Tree (T29) and crown thin of 30% and crown lift of 4m to Maple tree (T30)

    14 Beadle Avenue Rochdale OL12 9RN

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made24/00090/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 (materials), 5 (landscaping), 6 (drainage), 8 (bat boxes), 9 (bird nesting), 10 (trees) and 11 (ecology report) on planning permission 21/00354/FUL

    The Bungalow Hillcrest Road Rochdale Rochdale OL11 2QB

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made24/00105/WTTPO

    Application to fell one Sycamore Tree subject to Tree Preservation Order No. 088

    Land To The Rear Of 19 The Green Rochdale OL11 3NU

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made24/00130/FUL

    Demolition of existing structures and erection of polytunnel, flamingo shelter, meerkat building, cattery and 4no. field shelters as well as extension and alteration of existing barn and teaching buildings to provide additional teaching and animal facilities associated with the existing animal management teaching provision (part retrospective)

    Middleton Campus Hopwood Hall College Rochdale Road Middleton M24 6XH

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made24/00131/PRA56

    Prior approval for change of use from (Class E) to dwellinghouse (Class C)

    20 Joy Street Rochdale OL12 0BZ

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Made24/00287/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 9, (invasive species), 11 (drainage), 12 (levels) and 22 (piling risk assesssment) on planning permission 20/01170/OUT

    Site Formerly Of Tack Lea Works And Shepperd Mill, Greenbooth Road, Norden, Rochdale

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made24/00295/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 9 (travel plan) on planning permission 22/00373/FUL

    Plot M Kingsway Business Park, John Boyd Dunlop Drive, Rochdale, OL16 4NG

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made24/00281/HOUS

    First floor/two storey side extensions together with conversion of existing garage to additional living space

    2 Turnfield Close Rochdale OL16 2QF

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made24/00676/HOUS

    Two storey side extension and alterations to existing detached garage to form a storage room/utility area

    8 Woodtop Avenue Rochdale OL11 4BD

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Made24/00677/ADV

    One externally illuminated facia sign, one non-illuminated double-sided projecting sign, 4 aluminium composite panels with digially printed vinyl images and window manifestation to entrance door

    762 Manchester Road Rochdale OL11 3AW

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Made24/00731/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 13 (drainage) on planning permission 24/00130/FUL

    Hopwood Hall College Rochdale Road Middleton Rochdale M24 6XH

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made24/00742/ANM

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 23/00305/HOUS for enlargement of proposed front extension to enclose the full width of the canopy over the front door

    48 Phyllis Street Middleton Rochdale M24 2AQ

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made24/00017/FUL

    External alterations to include removal of shop front/signage and re-positioning of existing entrance, create new window opening together with application of external render to front elevation following Prior Approval 23/1167/PRA56 (part-retrospective)

    248 Milnrow Road Rochdale OL16 5BQ

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made24/00054/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 3 (Material Specification) of listed building consent 22/01503/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
  22. Decision Made24/00252/HOUS

    Single storey side and front porch extensions with render finish. Conversion of existing garage to habitable room and alterations to fenestration on east side elevation. Alterations to existing boundary treatments including raising of terrace and supporting walls. The addition of new railings, paving, new external steps and extension to driveway following demolition of existing conservatories and chimney

    51 Blackstone Edge Old Road Littleborough Rochdale OL15 0JN

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made24/00258/FUL

    Change of use to residential curtilage and erection of replacement outbuilding

    Bar House Halifax Road Littleborough OL15 0LG

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made24/00071/SO

    Request for screening opinion in relation to the erection of an Electric Vehicle Charging hub comprising of car/van parking, electrical vehicle charging upstands, canopies, food and drink unit (with drive thru facility), flexible use commercial unit (capable of sub division), substation compound,open space, hard landscaping, soft landscaping and associated works

    Land At Kelvin Avenue, Middleton

    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.

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