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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
231Recorded 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3,138 approved · 590 refused · 180 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decision Made24/00344/HH42

    Prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 6m from the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 2.85m and height to eaves to 2.50m)

    18 Taylor Street Rochdale OL12 0HX

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made24/00345/HOUS

    Single-storey rear extension

    31 Elm Street Middleton M24 2EQ

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made24/00434/ANM

    Application for non-material amendment to planning permission 22/01191/PSID to update the list of approved plans under condition 2

    Newhouse Academy Newhouse Road Heywood Rochdale OL10 2NT

    Received Not published
  4. Not published24/00445/CONS

    Erection of cafe/shop (Use Class E), rebuilding of existing boathouse and associated access road, parking and landscaping

    Pilsworth Lake/Fisheries, Moss Hall Road, Bury, OL10 2RF

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made24/00460/HOUS

    Part two-storey, part single-storey side and rear extensions and application of render to front and side elevations following demolition of existing side and rear extensions.

    81 Warwick Road Middleton M24 1HU

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made24/00465/HOUS

    Part two-storey, part single-storey side extension, alterations to fenestration and conversion of existing garage to form habitable space including increase in height and single-storey link extension to main dwellinghouse.

    29 Arden Avenue Middleton Rochdale M24 1PN

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made24/00472/WTTPO

    Works to one Cherry Tree identified as 'T44' within Tree Preservation Order 146 - reduce stem to 6-7ft to prevent further decay

    8 Lower Beechwood Rochdale OL11 4LY

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made24/00108/HOUS

    Two storey side, part-two, part-single storey rear extension, addition of Juliet balcony to the first floor rear elevation and single storey front porch extension following demolition of existing detached garage

    28 Lonsdale Avenue Rochdale OL16 5HP

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made24/00171/FUL

    Change of use of existing outbuilding to form two bedroom annexe, insertion of windows to front and rear, double-doors and Juliet balcony on north-west elevation

    30 & 32 Rochdale Road Milnrow Rochdale OL16 3LN

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made24/00365/FUL

    Erection of 2 x 2 metre high free standing vehicle access alleygates to rear of 25 and 41 Queens Park Road

    Alleyway To Rear Of 25 - 41 Queens Park Road / Sides Of 2 - 4 Woodland St / 38 Holland Street Heywood OL10 4HA

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made24/00468/WTTPO

    Proposed felling of T13 (sycamore tree) subject to Tree Preservation Order TPO141 together with replanting of 2 new trees.

    13 Bealbank Close Milnrow Rochdale OL16 4LF

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made24/00588/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension

    60 Lowry Way Rochdale OL11 2BE

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Made24/00647/HOUS

    Proposed single storey front extension

    15 Bonscale Crescent Middleton M24 5LX

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made24/00600/WTTPO

    Proposed 4m crown lift and removal of ivy to T15 (London Plane) subject to Tree Preservation Order TPO040.

    18 Gloucester Road Middleton M24 1HH

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made24/00623/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed change of use of dwellinghouse (C3) to children's home for a maximum of 3 children with carers working on a rota basis (C2)

    65 Mossway Middleton Rochdale M24 1WS

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made24/00628/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 7 (RAMS - Preliminary Ecological Appraisal) of planning permission 24/00130/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))

    Hopwood Hall College Rochdale Road Middleton Rochdale M24 6XH

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Made24/00635/TELE

    Prior notification for a proposed 20m high Orion pole installation ground-based equipment to accommodate 6 no antennas, 3 no RRUs and 2 no 0.3 dishes along with 2 no equipment cabinets

    Grass Verge Adj To Access Road Well I'th Lane Lower Place Rochdale OL11 1BL

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Made24/00673/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 14 (Tree Planting), 15 (Railing Design) and 17 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) on planning permission 23/00623/FUL

    Touchstones Arts And Heritage Centre The Esplanade Rochdale OL16 1AQ

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made24/00698/CPE

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness (existing) in respect of the use of land as garden for domestic incidental purposes including parking of vehicles in connection with Burnedge House

    Burnedge House Broad Lane Rochdale OL16 4QL

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made24/00028/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension

    30 Emma Street Rochdale OL12 6QW

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made24/00037/HOUS

    Two storey side extension and two storey rear extension

    151 Bellshill Crescent Rochdale OL16 2TU

    Received Not published
  22. Decision Made24/00043/FUL

    Proposed development of a battery energy storage system with associated infrastructure and access.

    Land Off Dig Gate Lane Dig Gate Lane Kingsway Business Park Rochdale

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made24/00347/HOUS

    Retrospective dropped kerb to provide access to side of the property.

    142 New Road Littleborough Rochdale OL15 8NL

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made24/00348/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension and single storey side extension to link existing garage to main dwelling. New front porch extension, the addition of a front dormer to facilitate loft conversion together with alterations to fenestration on the side elevation, the insertion of a roof light on the rear elevation and the removal of existing chimney.

    63 Seven Acres Lane Rochdale OL12 7RW

    Received Not published

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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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