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3,138 approved · 590 refused · 180 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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 Made24/00770/FUL

    The redevelopment of and alterations to the existing driving range facility comprising the provision of first floor bays, an indoor golf facility, a new adventure golf facility, a ball servant enclosure, an extension to the existing car park, widening of the main entrance and associated landscaping works.

    Bowlee Golf Driving Range Heywood Old Road Middleton Rochdale M24 4TH

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made24/00009/HOUS

    First floor rear extension

    2 Dover Street Rochdale OL16 2SZ

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made24/00052/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 5 (Levels), 6 (Boundary Treatment), 16 (Drainage) 17 (Coal Mining Legacy Features) and 19 (EV Charging Points) of planning permission 22/01177/FUL (Erection 29 dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated access, landscaping and infrastructure)

    Land Off Mossylea Close, Middleton

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made24/00078/WTCA

    Application to fell one Holly Ivy tree within Spotland Bridge Conservation Area

    133 Edmund Street Rochdale OL12 6QG

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made24/00141/HOUS

    Two storey side and single storey side/rear extensions

    8 Ashworth Street Heywood Rochdale OL10 2AZ

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made24/00378/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed side extension

    51 Compton Way Middleton Rochdale M24 2BU

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made24/00661/HOUS

    First floor side extension and the addition of a new window to the rear second floor elevation

    5 Woodbank Todmorden Road Littleborough Rochdale OL14 6UY

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made24/00709/CPL

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension, front dormer extension and alterations to front elevation as part of conversion of garage to living accommodation

    3 Stonehill Drive Rochdale OL12 7JN

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made24/00726/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension

    8 Rilldene Walk Rochdale Rochdale OL11 5WF

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made24/00727/HH42

    .Prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 6m from the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 2.8m and height to eaves to 2.5m)

    23 Maureen Street Rochdale Rochdale OL12 0ER

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made24/00729/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed dormer loft conversion to rear of dwelling, new Velux rooflights to front of roof and new obscured glazed windows to side gable elevations.

    11 Evesham Road Middleton Rochdale M24 1PS

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made24/00739/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey extension to the side elevation

    Dane House William Street Middleton Rochdale M24 2JT

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Made24/00741/HOUS

    Single storey side and rear wrap-around and front porch extensions following demolition of existing rear extension

    18 Summerfield Drive Middleton Rochdale M24 2WW

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made24/00747/HH42

    Prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 3.6m from the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 3.65m and height to eaves to 2.4m)

    38 Belmont Way Rochdale OL12 6HR

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made24/00166/FUL

    Demolition of existing building and erection of a residential apartment building of three/four storeys comprising 4no. 1 and 2 bedroom flats

    Avanti Colour Print 3 Clover Street Rochdale OL12 6TP

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made24/00342/HOUS

    Single storey side extension and two storey rear extension to form lower ground floor accommodation

    23 Alkrington Hall Road South Middleton Rochdale M24 1NJ

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Made24/00381/FUL

    Extension to front to form tracking bay to include a 6m high screen wall to boundary and cladding to the north elevation of existing building

    717 Stuart House Service Station, Tommys Tyres Manchester Old Road Middleton M24 4GF

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Made24/00394/VRCON

    Section 73 applicaton to delete condition 5 of planning permission 21/01796/FUL (Residential development of up to 72 dwellings including landscaping, boundary treatments, public open space and infrastructure following demolition of existing buildings and associated structures)

    Marina Ropes Ltd, Cartridge Ropery, Brunswick Street Heywood, OL10 1HA

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made24/00428/HOUS

    Erection of first floor side extension and detached garage

    218 Hollin Lane Middleton M24 5LE

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made24/00439/ADV

    Application to display various non illuminated advertisement signs

    Moorside Hareshill Road Heywood OL10 2TD

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made24/00486/HOUS

    Two storey rear extension

    15 Alice Street Rochdale OL12 9BZ

    Received Not published
  22. Decision Made24/00712/DOC

    Discharge of conditions 4 (Archaeological Works) and 5 (Colour of lighting columns) of planning permission 23/00363/FUL

    Knacks Farm Knacks Lane Rochdale OL12 6BJ

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made24/00732/HOUS

    Two storey front extension

    8 Wrigley Fold Middleton M24 5XA

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made24/00778/PRA56

    Prior approval application for change of use from agricultural building to dwellinghouse (Class C3) including alterations to fenestration on all elevations and formation of residential curtilage with driveway to the front and patio area to the rear (re-submission 23/01262/PRA56)

    Fordoe Farm Fordoe Lane Rochdale OL12 7TL

    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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