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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3,138 approved · 590 refused · 180 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made24/00619/WTTPO

    Application to fell one Ash Tree (T7) subject to TPO184 due to ash dieback and replant one flowering cherry tree.

    16 Botesworth Green Milnrow Rochdale OL16 3PJ

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made24/00620/WTTPO

    Works to two Sycamore Trees (T9 and T11) subject to TPO184 consisting of crown/canopy thinning by no more than 10%

    18 Botesworth Green Milnrow Rochdale OL16 3PJ

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made24/00621/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 4 (noise impact assessment) on planning permission 22/01233/FUL

    194 Rochdale Road Middleton Rochdale M24 2QA

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made24/00622/FUL

    Erection of 27 affordable dwellinghouses with associated access, parking, landscaping and boundary treatments

    Land At Sutherland Road (North Of Our Lady And St Paul's Rc Primary School) And Land At Junction Of Lennox Walk And Argyle Street, Heywood

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made24/00641/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for a rear dormer extension

    16 Warwick Road Middleton Rochdale M24 1HX

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made24/00670/TELE

    Prior notification for a proposed 20m high monopole supporting 6 no. antennas, 2 no. transmission dishes, 2 no. equipment cabinets and ancillary development thereto including 3 no. Ericsson Radio Systems (ERS?s).

    Outside Of St Thomas More Church Footway Of Kirkway Middleton Manchester M24 1TR E:387257 N:404478

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made24/00672/HOUS

    Single storey side and rear extension and the formation of new steps following demolition of existing conservatory

    8 Aspen Gardens Rochdale OL12 7PG

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made24/00679/HOUS

    First floor rear extension and alterations to roof of existing single storey rear extension to 61 Roch Street; erection of front porch and shared entrance to passageway to 61 & 63 Roch Street

    61-63 Roch Street Rochdale OL16 2TG

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made24/00004/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension

    52 Moss Lane Middleton Rochdale M24 1NX

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made24/00080/ADV

    Erection of 2 no' externally illuminated fascia signs to front and side elevations, 4 no' externally illuminated framed signs, 1no' externally illuminated entrance sign and 1no' externally illuminated double sided totem sign

    Thornberries Kirkway Middleton Rochdale M24 1LW

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made24/00178/FUL

    Installation of Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP) and associated equipment/ boundary enclosure works

    Castleton Community Centre Manchester Road Rochdale OL11 3AF

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made24/00321/HOUS

    Single-storey side extension and alteration to roof of existing conservatory

    43 Chamber House Drive Rochdale OL11 3LS

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Made24/00363/HOUS

    Single storey side extension with first-floor balcony and glass balustrade and alterations to rear fenestration

    Paradise House Moor Hill Rochdale OL11 5YB

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made24/00400/HOUS

    Single storey extension over existing garage with two storey extensions to front and rear elevations

    27 Brooklands Court Rochdale OL11 4EJ

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made24/00401/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension and alteration to fenestration.

    69 Deeplish Road Rochdale OL11 1PQ

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made24/00402/HOUS

    Part single storey, part two storey rear extension

    84 Ramsay Street Rochdale OL16 2BX

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Made24/00640/WTTPO

    Proposed works to tree (Sycamore- T99) in rear garden of 1 Lower Beechwood subject to Tree Preservation Order TPO146

    1 Lower Beechwood Rochdale OL11 4LY

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Made24/00680/ANM

    Application for non-material amendment to planning permission (20/01524/REM) for amendments to the positioning of the plots 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 and 60

    Land At South Heywood Off Hareshill Road Wets Of Junction 19 Of The M62, Heywood

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made24/00681/FUL

    Change of use from a residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to a residential children's home (Use Class C2)

    11 Lodge Bank Road Littleborough Rochdale OL15 8QS

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made24/00682/FUL

    Change of use from a residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to a residential children's home (Use Class C2)

    20 Halliwell Street Milnrow Rochdale OL16 3LZ

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made24/00713/CPL

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed use of dwelling (C3) as supported living accommodation for a maximum of 6 adults with learning difficulties with two non residents carers (Class C3(b))

    131 Tweedale Street Rochdale OL11 3TZ

    Received Not published
  22. Decision Made24/00714/CPL

    Application for a certificate of lawfulnes for the proposed use of dwelling (Class C3a) as a children's home for a single child, with a manager and two who would sleep overnight, working on a rota basis(Class C2)

    24 Martin Lane Rochdale OL12 7NU

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made24/00715/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension

    25 Warwick Road Middleton Rochdale M24 1HU

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made24/00021/WTCA

    Application to remove one Beech (due to Ganoderma being present at the base of the tree, evidence of dieback within the crown and a large dead limb overhanging path), within Middleton Town Centre Conservation Area

    2 St Leonards Square Middleton Rochdale M24 6DJ

    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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