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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3,138 approved · 590 refused · 180 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made22/01443/HOUS

    Two storey rear and first floor side extension and alteration to existing front and side fenestration - part retrospective

    7 Shaftesbury Drive Heywood Rochdale OL10 2PH

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made22/01548/FUL

    Erection of two storey dwelling including dormers to rear, associated parking and garden boundary treatment

    Land On The North Side Of Hillcrest Road Rochdale OL11 2QE

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made22/01549/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 45 (Energy Calculation Methodology) of planning permission 18/00943/VRCON

    Plot I Kingsway Business Park Sir Isaac Newton Way Rochdale OL16 4NG

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made23/00007/HOUS

    Side dormer extensions including insertion of 3 no. windows to front and rear elevations

    109 Boundary Street Rochdale OL11 1AT

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made23/00008/HOUS

    Part two, part single-storey rear and single-storey side extension following demolition of existing conservatory

    13 Chevron Close Rochdale OL11 3LZ

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made23/00009/HOUS

    Part single ground and first floor rear extension with rear dormer and 1no window to front elevation and alteration to rear fenestration

    221 Albert Royds Street Rochdale OL16 2TJ

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made23/00277/ADV

    Two externally illuminated fascia signs to the east and north elevations

    Stakehill Industrial Park Touchet Hall Road Middleton M24 2RW

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made23/00081/HOUS

    Two storey side extension, repositioning of dropped kerb and installation of electric gate access. Resubmission of 22/00824/HOUS

    7 Davyhulme Street Rochdale OL12 9BW

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made23/00316/CPL

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey detached building incidental to the existing dwelling house

    18 Bowness Avenue Rochdale OL12 7DN

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made23/00379/HOUS

    External alterations to the front to facilitate a garage conversion, alterations to side and rear fenestration together with engineering works to create raised paved terrace to rear including erection of 1.1m high gabion retaining wall, and construction of front driveway (part retrospective)

    1 Heights Close Rochdale OL12 6JJ

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made22/01254/HOUS

    Part two, part single storey rear extension

    32 Carnforth Square Rochdale OL11 2YE

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made22/01532/FUL

    Change of use of first floor from office space to 3No self-contained apartments. Single storey rear extension to ground floor offices.

    134-136 Drake Street Rochdale OL16 1PS

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Made23/00288/LBC

    Installation of protective netting underneath decorative plaster ceiling panels

    Rochdale Town Hall The Esplanade Rochdale OL16 1AZ

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made23/00358/HH42

    Prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 6.00m from the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 3.60m and height to eaves to 2.40m)

    26 Belton Avenue Rochdale OL16 2TY

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made23/00359/HOUS

    Two storey side extension

    2 Mavis Grove Milnrow Rochdale OL16 3EE

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made23/00360/HOUS

    Dormer extensions to the front and rear elevations

    60 Oswald Street Rochdale OL16 2LA

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Made23/00361/OUT

    Outline application (including access, appearance, layout and scale) for the erection of one dwelling

    Land Adjacent To 287 Oldham Road, Middleton M24 2DW

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Made23/00363/FUL

    Removal of existing manège and erection of a new manège measuring 60m x 20m, 1.5m high perimeter fencing and external lighting

    Knacks Farm Knacks Lane Rochdale OL12 6BJ

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made22/01357/HOUS

    Two-storey rear extension

    70 Marland Hill Road Rochdale OL11 4PQ

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made22/01529/HOUS

    Application of render to all elevations, alteration to existing canopy roof to front elevation and alteration to fenestration to front and side elevations on existing front extension (Part retrospective)

    33 Highfield Road Rochdale OL11 5RZ

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made22/01530/HOUS

    First floor extension, alteration to roof pitch to front elevation, alteration to existing garage door into a window including alteration to front canopy roof and render to front and side elevations following removal of existing front dormer

    105 Heights Avenue Rochdale OL12 6JH

    Received Not published
  22. Decision Made23/00022/FUL

    Erection of a B2/B8 industrial building comprising of 3 units, including regrading works and retaining wall, associated landscaping, alterations to existing access, formation of parking and service areas.

    Land Off Cowm Top Lane

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made23/00023/HOUS

    Part two storey side and rear extension and part single storey rear extension with rear dormer and 2no. roof lights to front elevation and hip to gable roof

    2 Newbold Hall Gardens Rochdale Rochdale OL16 3AL

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made23/00242/HOUS

    Part single and two storey side extension with alteration to fenestration on the rear and front elevation with 1no external door to front elevation and conversion of garage to living space

    59 Newhouse Road Heywood Rochdale OL10 2NU

    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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