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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3,138 approved · 590 refused · 180 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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 Made24/00349/HOUS

    Proposed single storey side extension, erection of front canopy and formation of front hardstanding

    25 Hurstead Road Milnrow Rochdale OL16 3JS

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made24/00350/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed change of use from agricultural barn to dwelling (C3)

    Exiting Barn To The South Side Of Fordoe Lane At The Junction With Lower Knowl Lane, 365M Meters From East Knowl Farm

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made24/00481/CPL

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a rear dormer extension including alteration of roof from hip to gable and insertion of roof lights to front

    46 Woodhouse Lane Rochdale Rochdale OL12 7SD

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made24/00488/ANM

    Application for non-material amendment to planning permission 23/01043/FUL (Single storey extensions to the front and side elevations to form new entrances, new door, replacement of windows, relocation of existing gate and railing and demolition of existing extension) comprising of changes to scale of extensions, elevations and openings

    St Thomas's C Of E School Huddersfield Road Milnrow Rochdale OL16 3QZ

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made24/00491/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension

    6 Lower Roch Road Rochdale OL16 2AZ

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made24/00492/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 (Preliminary Risk Assessment), 4 (Surface Water Drainage), 5 (Construction Management Plan), 6 (Materials), 7 (Windows, Doors and Rooflights), 8 (Boundary Treatments) and 9 (Retention of Existing Boundary Treatments) of planning permission 23/01051/FUL

    Land Adjacent To 418 Bury Road Rochdale OL11 5EU

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made24/00496/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 (Materials), 4 (Windows and Doors), 5 (Rainwater Goods) and 6 (Rooflights) of planning permission 22/01328/HOUS (Single storey side extension including Juliet balcony on side elevation)

    Burnedge House Broad Lane Rochdale OL16 4QL

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made24/00502/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension, first floor rear extension and insertion of 3 no. new windows to the existing side elevation

    5 Buttercup Drive Rochdale OL11 3PA

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made24/00646/OUT

    Outline application (including scale) for the erection of a two storey building comprising of a retail unit at ground floor and one, two bedroom apartment at first floor

    Land Located To The Corner Of Clough Street And Boarshaw Road, Middleton

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made24/00876/HOUS

    Erection of one detached garage - Retrospective

    35 Hillside Drive Middleton Rochdale M24 2LS

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made24/00877/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 (materials) and 4 (landscaping scene) on planning permission 23/01256/FUL

    Land Adjacent To 962 Edenfield Road Norden Rochdale OL12 7TN

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made24/00242/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed rear dormer, demolition of existing conservatory and alterations to fenestration to the rear and new obscured window to gable end

    32 Warwick Road Middleton Rochdale M24 1HX

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Made24/00333/CPL

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey side extension and internal alterations

    99 Curzon Close Rochdale OL11 2SH

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made24/00767/WTTPO

    Application to prune a Sycamore (T19) within Tree Preservation Order 250

    12 Durness Place Heywood Rochdale OL10 3ST

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made24/00067/HOUS

    Two storey side and single storey rear extensions together with single storey front extension to facilitate new porch

    80 Ruthin Avenue Middleton Rochdale M24 1FG

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made24/00074/FUL

    Change of use from Florist E(a) to Café/Restaurant E(b) together with alteration to front elevation/entrance and creation of outdoor enclosed seating area and bin store

    215 Manchester New Road Middleton M24 1JT

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Made24/00075/HOUS

    Erection of rear dormer extension including alterations to existing roof and fenestration.

    108 Mount Road Middleton Rochdale M24 1FS

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Made24/00382/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for replacement of 4 no. windows, 2 no. new external doors and partial removal of an existing external canopy

    Moorhouse Primary School Crossley Street Milnrow OL16 4DR

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made24/00408/HOUS

    Alterations to existing roof including increase in ridge height and hip-to-gable roof conversion, erection of 2no pitched roof rear dormers and single-storey rear extension.

    163 Leander Drive Rochdale OL11 2XE

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made24/00658/ADV

    Erection of one internally illuminated fascia sign

    Rochdale Sixth Form College College Road Rochdale OL12 6HY

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made24/00659/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with Condition 3 (Environment Agency Buffer Zone), Condition 11 (Window refurbishment), Condition 12(Vent Louvres), Condition 13(Window details), Condition 16 (Boundary Wall), Condition 18 (External Lighting), on planning permission 23/00623/FUL.

    Touchstones Arts And Heritage Centre The Esplanade Rochdale OL16 1AQ

    Received Not published
  22. Decision Made24/00771/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 13 (approval of security measures), 14 (approval of pumping station details), 15 (approval of ev charging points), 16 (SUDS management maintenance), 17 (approval of external lighting), 19 (WSI completion), 21 (approval of parking areas) and 22 (approval of 22mph zone) on planning permission 23/01345/VRCON

    Land South Of Langley Lane And West Of Silver Birch Stables Birch Middleton

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made24/00648/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension

    65 Glamis Avenue Heywood Rochdale OL10 2LY

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made24/00650/HOUS

    Construction of a rear dormer extension. Extension of existing front dormer and alterations to fenestration on the rear ground floor and side elevations

    6 Turf House Close Littleborough Rochdale OL15 9LR

    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.

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