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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
232Recorded 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3,138 approved · 590 refused · 180 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made24/00449/HOUS

    Front porch extension.

    2 Field View Lane Rochdale OL12 7TS

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made24/00589/TELE

    Prior notification for a proposed 20m high telecommunications monopole installatio and ground-based equipment cabinets within a secure, fenced compound; and ancillary development thereto.

    Land North Of Gypsy Lane And Between Tetrosyl Site, Castleton, OL11 3DT

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made24/00594/DOC

    Discharge of condition 8 (materials) of planning permission 22/00466/FUL

    Land at Whitworth Road and Grassmere Street, Rochdale

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made24/00595/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 (bird nesting season), 5 (CMP), 6 (site investigation), 7 (drainage), 8 (FFL), 9 (materials), 10 (pipework and meter boxes), 11 (windows and doors), 12 (biodiversity enhancements), 13 (landscaping), and 14 (materials) on planning permission 23/01347/VRCON

    2 War Office Road Rochdale Rochdale OL11 5HR

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made24/00060/HOUS

    Single storey first floor side extension above existing garage together with new canopy over existing garage door

    75 Oakshaw Drive Rochdale OL12 7PF

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made24/00076/FUL

    Installation of new 1.8m high v mesh security fencing and 1 x single gate following removal of 1.2m high fencing to north of site

    Jumbo Community Centre Grimshaw Lane Middleton M24 2BR

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made24/00079/TELE

    Prior notification for a proposed 20m high telecommunications monopole and associated works

    Land Off Syke Road, Rochdale, OL12 9TQ

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made24/00102/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 4 (Pre-Commencement - Building Record Survey), 5 (Pre-Commencement - Method Statement) and 6 (Pre-Commencement - WSI) on planning permission 21/01796/FUL

    Cartridge Ropery, Marina Ropes Ltd Brunswick Street Heywood Rochdale OL10 1HA

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made24/00325/HOUS

    Single-storey rear extension including formation of landing with new steps/balustrade and front porch extension

    4 Newhey Road Milnrow Rochdale OL16 4JD

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made24/00493/HOUS

    Two storey side extension

    32 Tarnside Close Rochdale OL16 2QD

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made24/00524/FUL

    Installation of external rollers shutters to the front elevation and alterations to shop front - Retrospective

    226 Rochdale Road Milnrow Rochdale OL16 3BN

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made24/00373/HOUS

    Part single storey, part two storey rear extensions, first floor/two storey side extensions and alterations to fenestration on the rear first floor elevation

    4 Heald Close Rochdale OL12 7HJ

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Made24/00399/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 15 (External Lighting) of planning permission 22/01191/PSID (Two storey school building, with lobby and toilet facilities, together with associated refurbishment of existing plant, water tank and substation block, and associated landscape works, following demolition of existing main school building_

    Newhouse Academy Newhouse Road Heywood OL10 2NT

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made24/00593/HOUS

    Canopy extension to side elevation of dwelling, erection of shed/outbuilding and standalone pizza oven

    1A Links View Bamford Rochdale OL11 4DD

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made24/00602/CPL

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed rear dormer with Juliet balcony

    9 Cairn Drive Rochdale OL11 5PG

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made24/00606/FUL

    First floor extension, part two, part single-storey rear extension to form one self-contained flat and to extend ground floor shop, alteration to existing shopfront to create new entrances and insertion of new window to ground floor side elevation

    112 Oswald Street Rochdale OL16 2JZ

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Made24/00293/HOUS

    Single storey side extension and installation of an additional window on the existing rear elevation at ground floor

    52 Jutland Avenue Rochdale OL11 5DP

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Made24/00338/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 (Materials), 4 (Window and Door Specification), 6 (Drainage), 9 (Bird Nesting). 10 (Tree Protection), 11 (Landscaping) and 12 (Phase 1 PRA Report) of planning permission 22/00742/FUL (Erection of one pair of semi-detached dwellings including formation of new vehicular access from Woodheys Road) Proposals drawing H479-01-A JCA - Arboricultural Method Statement JCA - 21922 Nesting bird survey T.J.Booth - Site investigation phase 1,2 and 3. T.J.Booth - Drainage Proposals. T.J.Booth Drainage calculations, 1,2 and 3 Proposed materials - 27-4-23

    Land Rear Of 2-4 Merlin Close Littleborough Rochdale OL15 0BX

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made24/00450/HOUS

    Single-storey rear extension following partial demolition of existing rear extension

    61 Exeter Street Rochdale OL11 1JY

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made24/00451/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension

    63 Exeter Street Rochdale OL11 1JY

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made24/00616/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 (materials), 4 (windows/doors), 5 (openings) and 6 (CMP) on planning permission 23/01043/FUL

    St Thomas's C Of E School Huddersfield Road Milnrow Rochdale OL16 3QZ

    Received Not published
  22. Decision Made24/00605/HOUS

    Single-storey side and rear link extension to existing detached garage

    20 Phyllis Street Rochdale OL12 7NA

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made24/00629/CPL

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed rear dormer extension with gable wall and single storey rear extension

    2 Castle Avenue Rochdale OL11 4JJ

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made24/00663/FUL

    Sub-division of one dwelling into two dwellings including alterations to fenestration and removal of front porch

    161 Norden Road Rochdale OL11 5PT

    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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