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3,138 approved · 590 refused · 180 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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.

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More application records

  1. Under Consultation24/00335/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 4 (Lime Plaster ) of Listed Building Consent 23/00710/LBC (Various works to a listed building including the Installation of a maintenance access hatch to roof void, underpinning works to internal vestibule wall, lime plastering works to internal walls, installation of kitchenette - subsequent removal of radiator, timber beading, and relocation of a stone plaque)

    23 Wilson Street Rochdale OL12 0PW

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made24/00343/HOUS

    Single storey extension to existing front porch and insertion of a new window to the rear ground floor elevation

    39 Canon Street Rochdale OL16 2TF

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made24/00122/HOUS

    Part two storey, part single storey rear extension with alterations to fenestration on the side elevation

    48 Mentmore Road Rochdale OL16 3AE

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made24/00547/FUL

    Conversion of former chapel to provide education/teaching facility including internal and external repairs and internal works to provide classrooms and associated facilities, alongside external landscaping and the addition of one accessible parking space.

    Hopwood Hall College, Middleton Campus Rochdale Road Middleton M24 6XH

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made24/00548/LBC

    Conversion of former chapel to provide education/teaching facility including internal and external repairs and internal works to provide classrooms and associated facilities, alongside external landscaping and the addition of one accessible parking space.

    Hopwood Hall College, Middleton Campus Rochdale Road Middleton M24 6XH

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made24/00549/FUL

    Erection of two freestanding canopies to provide covered seating area

    Middleton Campus Hopwood Hall College Rochdale Road Middleton M24 6XH

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made24/00773/HOUS

    Single storey side and rear extension

    1 Fenwick Drive Middleton Rochdale M24 4SN

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made24/00787/WTTPO

    Application to carry out works (crowning and thinning by 20%) to 4 Sycamore Trees identified as T1 and G1 subject to Tree Preservation Order No. 57

    1A Oxford Avenue Bamford Rochdale OL11 4DP

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made24/00791/FUL

    Use of land as an extension to private curtilage of dwelling house including erection of ancillary outbuilding for storage of equipment and workshop space

    Land North To The Door Higher Lakewood Rakewood Road Littleborough OL15 0AZ

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made24/00077/HOUS

    First floor rear extension including the raising of existing eaves height and Juliet balcony.

    33 Alpine Drive Wardle Rochdale OL12 9NY

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made24/00093/CONS

    Consultation Request from Rossendal BC: Proposal for a 20m x 40m Sand and Fibre All-Weather Outdoor Arena

    Heald Lane Farm Heald Lane Weir Bacup OL13 8QZ

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made24/00147/ANM

    Application for non-Material Amendment to planning permission 20/01401/ANM to allow for amendments to approved plans under Condition 2 (Approved Plans) for the reconfiguration of the POS, relocation of the LEAP, loss of three plots and amendments to the design of the apartment building in relation to Calico Grove, Former Minky Works, Royle Road, Rochdale OL11 3EH

    Former Minky Works Royle Road Rochdale OL11 3EH

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Made24/00225/FUL

    Conversion and extension of part of an existing stables building (inc. demolition of the remainder of the stable block and associated structures) to form one dwelling

    Harwood Fields Farm Castle Hill Road Heywood BL9 6UL

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made24/00268/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 19 (materials) of planning permission 22/00830/VRCON (Section 73 application for minor material amendment to planning permission 20/00639/FUL (Demolition of the existing buildings, hardstanding areas and sports pitches, and the erection of 47 dwellinghouses including provision of associated roads, footways, public open space, parking areas, drainage, landscaping and boundary treatments along with ground levelling works, works to trees and ponds and other associated works) relating to external and internal amendments to housetypes including addition of roof openings, and alterations to site levels)

    Birchinley Manor Equestrian Centre Wildhouse Lane Milnrow Rochdale OL16 3TW

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made24/00276/FUL

    Change of use and conversion of the former castle inn pub into 8 no dwellings (Class C3b use) with ancillary/office space in the cellar to provide facilities to support the function of the supported housing, including alterations to fenestration on all elevations, following demolition of toilets on rear elevation

    Castle Inn Manchester Road Castleton North Rochdale OL11 4HY

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made24/00686/HOUS

    First floor side and single storey front extensions

    8 Rookswood Drive Rochdale OL11 3PE

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Made24/00776/HOUS

    Two-storey side extension including canopy roof over garage door, formation of pitched roof over existing porch and alterations to fenestration following demolition of existing attached garage.

    87 Hereford Way Middleton Rochdale M24 2NN

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Made24/00788/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 8 (contamination) on planning permission 22/01200/FUL

    Kingsway Business Park, Rochdale - Plot J2 bordering John Milne Avenue and James Kearns Avenue

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made24/00795/FUL

    Alterations to the existing warehouse comprising the installation of a new 12m canopy on the north eastern access door and the construction of a new sprinkler tank and pump house, a new perimeter fence, new car park entrance gates and a new office and amenity block building

    Unit 9 Heywood Distribution Park Heywood Rochdale OL10 2TL

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made24/00817/HOUS

    Increase roof height of existing dwelling by 1m including rear dormer and 2 no. roof light to front and two-storey side extension following demolition of existing side extension, including application of render, alterations to fenestration to all elevations and composite fencing - Resubmission of 23/01246/HOUS

    35 Milnrow Road Littleborough Rochdale OL15 0BS

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made24/00847/CPL

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

    27 Alpine Drive Wardle Rochdale OL12 9NY

    Received Not published
  22. Decision Made24/00850/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension

    36 Lawnswood Rochdale Rochdale OL11 3HB

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made24/00015/FUL

    Erection of 2.5m high security boundary fence

    Brownhill Learning Community Sutherland Road Heywood Rochdale OL10 3PY

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made24/00022/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 6 (CEMP), 7 (badgers), 10 (site investigation) and 16 (pedestrian safety) on planning permission 20/01170/OUT

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

    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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