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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3,138 approved · 590 refused · 180 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made22/01537/CAA

    Prior approval for an upwards extension through the addition of one additional storey, increasing maximum height by 1.3m to 8.16m

    50 Leander Drive Rochdale OL11 2XD

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made22/01604/HOUS

    Part two, part single storey front and side extensions and a two storey rear together with alterations to fenestration to all elevations including alteration to existing window to additional patio door to rear

    406 Bury Road Rochdale OL11 5EU

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made22/01605/HOUS

    First floor extension to form two storey dwelling including balconies on front and rear elevations.

    78 Greenvale Rochdale OL11 5QJ

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made23/00003/CPL

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed conversion of a garage to additional living accommodation and alteration to fenestration on front and rear elevations

    37 Craiglands, Rochdale, OL16 4RD

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made23/00519/CPL

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey side extension and alteration to rear elevation fenestration

    226A Broad Lane Rochdale OL16 4PR

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made22/01343/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed chnage of use from shop to cafe at ground floor

    36 Tweedale Street Rochdale OL11 1HH

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made22/01360/FUL

    Construction of a gas powered reserve energy plant (4.4MW) with associated infrastructure, access, landscaping and perimeter fencing, following excavation of land

    Land At Dig Gate Lane Milnrow Rochdale OL16 4NR

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made22/01361/HOUS

    Two storey side and single storey rear extension

    26 Glamis Avenue Heywood Rochdale OL10 2LX

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made22/01362/WTTPO

    Application to fell four Ash Trees (T1, T2, T4 and T5 on submitted plan) subject to Tree Preservation Order No 157 (Palatine Road/Palatine Avenue, Norden)

    Pargate Chase, Norden, Rochdale, OL11 5DZ

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made23/00207/HOUS

    Front dormer and alteration to front fenestration

    105 Mount Road Middleton M24 1EZ

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made23/01193/VRCON

    Application to vary condition 4 of planning permission 22/00795/FUL (Change of use from dwelling (Use Class C3a) to Residential Care (Use Class C2) for up to two children) to increase the number of children being cared for from 2 to 4 at any one time

    Black Dad Farm Ashworth Road Heywood Rochdale OL11 5UW

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made23/01194/HOUS

    Erection of garage

    Lightowlers Mews Lightowlers Lane Littleborough Rochdale OL15 0LN

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Made23/00499/FUL

    Demolition of two-storey building and removal of chimney, insulation of cladding and alteration to fenestration on all elevation, erection of 2.4m boundary fence east elevation

    Former Solvay/Cytec, Grimshaw Lane, Middleton M24 2AE

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made23/00535/ADV

    Application for various externally illuminated wall mounted fascia signs and 1 no projecting sign

    The Edgar Wood 34 Middleton Gardens Middleton M24 4DF

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made23/00541/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 10 (invasive species) on planning permission 21/01146/FUL

    Former Akzo Nobel Site, Off Hollingworth Road, Littleborough.

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made23/00542/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 15 (materials) on planning permission 21/01146/FUL

    Former Akzo Nobel Site, Off Hollingworth Road, Littleborough.

    Received Not published
  17. Under Consultation23/00583/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 9 (landscaping scheme) and 14 (boundary treatment) on planning permission 19/00104/FUL

    Land At Buckley Hill Lane, Milnrow Buckley Hill Lane Milnrow Rochdale OL16 4BU

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Made23/00584/FUL

    Erection of one detached dwelling together with associated works including, access, landscaping and renewable energy scheme, following excavation of land - Resubmission of 22/01250/FUL

    Site Adjacent To 51 Blackstone Edge Old Road Blackstone Edge Old Road Littleborough Rochdale OL15 0JJ

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made22/01363/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed outbuilding within curtilage

    35 Seven Acres Lane Rochdale Rochdale OL12 7RL

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made22/01531/FUL

    Erection of 3no' two storey terraced dwellings and associated landscaping following demolition of existing garage

    Land Adj To 17 Prospect Place Heywood Rochdale OL10 4JQ

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made22/01544/HOUS

    Two storey side extension following demolition of existing garage

    2 Benmore Close Heywood Rochdale OL10 3RG

    Received Not published
  22. Decision Made23/00107/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension including demolition of existing rear extension and installation of first floor side window.

    1 Arundel Avenue Rochdale OL11 1QL

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made23/00108/FUL

    Alterations to existing dwelling/structure at ground floor level, first floor extension to form additional living accommodation and alterations to rear garden area including raising lower level.

    47 Bamford Way Rochdale OL11 5NB

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made23/00109/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 1 (time frame), 2 (plans), 3 (specification), 4 (rafters), 5 (slate samples), 6 (brickwork samples), 7 (chimneys), 8 (metal samples), 9 (removal of pointing), 10 (lime spec), 11 (new windows), 12 (wall rebuilding methodology), 13 (bats) and 14 (NE licence) on planning permission 21/01779/LBC

    Hopwood Hall College, Middleton Campus Rochdale Road Middleton Rochdale M24 6XH

    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.

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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