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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3,138 approved · 590 refused · 180 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made23/00958/LBC

    Amendments to Listed Building Consent 20/00601/LBC to include amendments to internal layout comprising removal of proposed WC adjacent to Apartment 4, relocation of electrical cupboard, relocation of cycle store and removal of proposed light well to lower ground floor apartment.

    Waterside House Water Street Rochdale OL16 1TL

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made23/00970/FUL

    Erection of two dwellings with associated parking and landscaping and boundary treatment

    71 Kenyon Lane Middleton M24 2QS

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made23/00971/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 3 (Materials) of planning permission 23/00500/HOUS (Single storey side extension following demolition of existing detached garage with the application of render to new elevations. Alterations to existing front porch, extension/resurfacing to existing driveway, boundary treatments including new timber fencing and bin store)

    46 Hillside Walk Rochdale OL12 6ED

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made23/00976/FUL

    Erection of 1 no. dwelling to land/garden area including new vehicular access/hardstanding, disabled ramp access and boundary treatments following demolition of a single storey extension and 2 no. outbuildings

    100 Lewis Drive Heywood Rochdale OL10 3NB

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made23/00977/DOC

    Discharge of condition 14 (Notification of First Export) of planning permission 20/00687/FUL

    Chamber House Farm, Rochdale Road East, Heywood

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made23/00621/FUL

    Erection of extensions on front and side elevations, alterations to entrances and fenestration and extension to raised terrace, formation of new internal access road and overspill car park and other associated works following demolition of existing extensions to front and side elevations (Resubmission of 22/00597/FUL)

    Wolstenholme Hall Edenfield Road Rochdale OL12 7TT

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made23/01104/HOUS

    Single-storey side and rear extension, extension to front dormer, alteration to fenestration to side elevation, rear dormer extension and erection of single-storey detached ancillary outbuilding to form gym

    2 Lowhouse Close Milnrow Rochdale OL16 3EP

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made23/01219/HOUS

    Single storey side/rear extension and installation of a new door and window on the side elevation - Resubmission of 23/00887/HOUS

    4 New Field Close Rochdale OL16 2YJ

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made23/01222/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for hip to gable loft conversion with roof lights to the existing front and rear elevations

    129 Kirkway Middleton Rochdale M24 1LP

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made23/01223/WTCA

    Application for works to 3 trees (T1 Laburnum, T2 Holly and T3 Hawthorn) within Middleton Town Centre Conservation Area

    13 Towncroft Avenue Middleton Rochdale M24 5DA

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made23/01227/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory.

    78 Kingsway Middleton M24 1HN

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made23/01228/HOUS

    Part single storey/part two storey rear/side extension including gable roof to existing two storey side outrigger, alterations to fenestration on all elevations, removal of one existing chimney, reduction/alteration of second chimney and formation of vehicle access including dropped kerb following demolition of existing conservatory and rear bay window

    246 Rochdale Road Middleton Rochdale M24 2GH

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Made23/00572/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 13 (bicycle store), 14 (landscaping) and 16 (no external lighting) on planning permission 22/00571/PSID

    Kingsway Park High School Turf Hill Road Rochdale Rochdale OL16 4XA

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made23/00687/FUL

    Change of use application from the manufacture of rubber products (approved under application 15/00272/VRCON ) to the manufacture of kitchen and bedroom units - Retrospective

    Jape Two Business Park Dell Road Rochdale OL12 6BZ

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made23/00807/HOUS

    Two storey and single storey rear extension including alterations to fenestration on existing site and rear elevations

    11 Stopford Avenue Littleborough Rochdale OL15 8QH

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made23/00640/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 5 (Whittle Brook Buffer), 17 (Archaeology Report - Written Scheme of Investigation), 18 (CEMP) and 24 (Phase II Geo-environmental Assessment) of planning permission 18/00869/FUL

    Land South Of Langley Lane And West Of Silver Birch Stables, Birch, Middleton

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Made23/00641/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 6 (Badger Survey), 9 (Invasive Species Management Plan) and 11 (LEMP) of planning permission 18/00869/FUL

    Land South Of Langley Lane And West Of Silver Birch Stables, Birch, Middleton

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Made23/01082/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension (Retrospective)

    7 West Street Rochdale OL16 2EN

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made23/01259/LBC

    Refurbishment of building to provide new office accommodation for Rochdale Housing Solutions. The internal works include removal of existing walls, fixtures and finishes, alterations to the position of existing doors, making good of surfaces and tanking to walls. Externally the works include the repair and cleaning of masonry and the installation of new signage.

    2 And 2B Smith Street, Rochdale, OL16 1TU

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made23/01274/FUL

    Alterations to existing beer garden to front elevation and installation of two bi-folding doors to front elevation alongside creation of mono-pitched roof to existing single storey structure, the relocation of ramped access and external alterations. Erection of bin store and single storey walk-in fridge freezer/store room to rear and alterations to layout of existing outdoor seating with part enclosed pergola and external lighting

    179A Thornberries Kirkway Middleton M24 1LW

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made23/01308/CPL

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a rear dormer extension including alteration of roof from hip to gable

    7 Kelvin Avenue Middleton Rochdale M24 4RA

    Received Not published
  22. Decision Made23/01344/WTTPO

    Application for works to one Ash (T3) - reduce sail area 30% east and one Horse Chestnut (T4) crown thin 15 east and to remove one Ash (T1) due to ash dieback and one Sycamore (T2) due to onset of decay and overall decline, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.29

    Oulder Hill House Oulder Hill Drive Rochdale OL11 5LB

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made23/00609/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed outbuilding in rear garden

    43 Birchwood Road Middleton Rochdale M24 2EX

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made23/00678/AGR

    Prior approval for the erection of an agricultural building

    Harefield Hall Farm Chadwick Lane Heywood Rochdale OL10 1QL

    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.

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