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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3,138 approved · 590 refused · 180 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made22/01285/HOUS

    Two Front Dormers

    22 Hillcrest Avenue Heywood OL10 4RL

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made22/01310/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension, replacement of rear window with french doors and the addition of skylights to existing roof.

    149A Wardle Road Wardle OL12 9JA

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made22/01394/HOUS

    Erection of front boundary wall and fencing including installation of gates for vehicle and pedestrian access - Retrospective (resubmission of 22/00358/HOUS)

    9 Brooklands Court Rochdale OL11 4EJ

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made23/00004/HOUS

    Two storey and part single storey rear extensions including juliette balcony and alterations to rear and side fenestration and dormer extension to the front elevation

    72 Elm Park Grove Rochdale OL12 7JT

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made23/00214/FUL

    Installation of temporary single-storey modular unit with associated hardstanding access pathway and erection of 1.8m high boundary fencing and gate, following removal of existing external store

    St Cuthberts Rc Business And Enterprise College Shaw Road Rochdale OL16 4RX

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made23/00246/CPE

    Certificate of lawfulness for the existing use of the property as 2 x 1 bedroom flats (re-submission 22/00068/CPE)

    21 Red Lane Rochdale OL12 9DB

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made23/00250/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 4 (construction method statement) on planning permission 20/00041/FUL

    Carr Wood Cottage School Lane Heywood Rochdale OL11 5UT

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made23/00202/FUL

    Single storey rear extension , installation of replacement flue, formation of new access steps and Gabion retaining wall, installation of driveway gates, boundary fencing and creation of two parking spaces to the rear, following removal of existing detached store to rear - Resubmission of 22/00826/FUL

    90 New Road Littleborough OL15 8NL

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made23/00269/VRCON

    Section 73 application for minor material amendments to Condition 2 of planing permission 22/00964/FUL (Replacement dwelling including replacement roof to existing garage) for revisions to windows and external doors

    12 Northdene Drive Rochdale OL11 5NH

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made23/00312/OUT

    Outline application (including access, layout, landscaping and scale) for the erection of 2 dwellings

    Land Adjacent To 4 Rudman Street, OL12 6LJ

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made23/00317/FUL

    Change of use and conversion of existing garage to form new detached bungalow, single storey side extension, alteration to fenestration and associated works including boundary treatment, parking and landscaping

    Land Adjacent To 8 Holme House Street, Littleborough OL15 9QU

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made23/00331/FUL

    Erection of 7 no. dwellings, associated access works, infrastructure and landscaping following demolition of the existing dwelling and buildings on site - resubmission of 22/01321/FUL

    Linkside Sunny Brow Road Middleton M24 4BG

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Made23/00332/FUL

    Change of use from car showroom (sui generis) to Use Class B8 (storage and distribution) for balloon/party events

    Riverside Motors, Unit 5 Todmorden Road Littleborough Rochdale OL15 9EG

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made23/00333/HOUS

    Single storey side and rear extension together with new front porch following demolition of existing porch and rear lean-to building

    9 Sunny Brow Road Middleton Rochdale M24 4AD

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made22/01352/FUL

    Change of use from offices (Use Class E) to five self-contained flats (Use Class C3) and ground floor café (Use Class E), alterations to fenestration on all elevations, construction of ramped access on side elevation and provision of car parking area and the use of part of the basement for mess facilities for the park rangers

    Denehurst House Edenfield Road Rochdale OL11 5AU

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made23/00129/HOUS

    Single storey front extension and two storey side and rear extension including alterations to fenestration on the side elevation. Re-submission of 22/00504/HOUS

    3 Newbold Moss Rochdale OL16 2YS

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Made23/00267/FUL

    Works to decommission bank. External works to remove signage, transaction points, and security cameras; corresponding repairs to elevations. Internal works to remove counters and partitions at ground floor

    2 L/CPL Stephen Shaw M.C. Way, Heywood OL10 LN

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Made23/00268/LBC

    Works to decommission bank. External works to remove signage, transaction points and security cameras; corresponding repairs to stone fabric. Internal works to remove bank counters and partition walls at ground floor

    2 L/CPL Stephen Shaw M.C. Way, Heywood OL10 LN

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made23/00271/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension, conversion of existing garage with ground floor link to existing dwelling and alterations to fenestration

    49 Apple Tree Way Rochdale OL16 4SW

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made23/00396/HOUS

    Single-storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory

    1 Broadstone Close Rochdale OL12 7PH

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made23/00401/FUL

    Change of use of land to manege for a recreational riding arena together with alterations to land levels and erection of perimeter fencing and gabion retaining wall

    The Stables Shawfield Lane Norden Rochdale OL12 6BP

    Received Not published
  22. Decision Made23/00430/HOUS

    Single storey side/rear extension, alterations to fenestration on front elevation and raising height of existing canopy roof.

    350 Manchester Old Road Middleton Rochdale M24 4EB

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made23/00445/ANM

    Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission 21/00511/FUL retention of 1no. existing door to the existing Annex building

    Hopwood Hall College Rochdale Road Middleton Rochdale M24 6XH

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made23/00448/HOUS

    Conversion of existing attached garage to self-contained accommodation with alterations to fenestration on the front elevation

    Kershaw Heys Cottage Whitelees Road Littleborough Rochdale OL15 8DU

    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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