Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
3,138 approved · 590 refused · 180 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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.
R And B Switchgear Switchgear House, The Courtyard Green Lane, Heywood, OL10 2EX
Received Not published3 Green Clough Todmorden Road Littleborough Rochdale OL15 9PN
Received Not published30 Ashley Close Rochdale OL11 3EP
Received Not published123 Hardwicke Street Rochdale OL11 1QJ
Received Not published26 Mossway Middleton Rochdale M24 1NS
Received Not published6 Manesty Close Middleton M24 4SA
Received Not publishedRoyle Works Royle Road Rochdale OL11 3EH
Received Not published109 Crow Hill South Middleton M24 1LA
Received Not published515 Rochdale Road Middleton Rochdale M24 2GN
Received Not published134 Queensway Rochdale OL11 1TP
Received Not published194 Rochdale Road Middleton Rochdale M24 2QA
Received Not publishedLand At Hollands Farm, Rooley Moor Road Rochdale, OL12 6BN
Received Not published734 Halifax Road Wardle Rochdale OL16 2SQ
Received Not published80 Mitchell Street Rochdale OL12 6SH
Received Not published25 Marland Hill Road Rochdale OL11 4PQ
Received Not published59 Mountain Ash Rochdale OL12 7JD
Received Not published27-29 Lake Bank Littleborough Rochdale OL15 0DQ
Received Not publishedCrimble Bungalow Crimble Lane Heywood OL11 4AB
Received Not publishedAlice Ingham Court Lisbon Street Rochdale OL12 7AP
Received Not published31 William Street Rochdale OL11 1HW
Received Not published87, 91, 92, 95, 96, 98; 102, 103, 111, 112, 113 Buckley View; 2, 8, 13, 14, 17 Louise Close OL12 9RX; 21, 22, 24, 31, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39 And 41, 42, 43, 64, 66, 69, 70, 74 Louise Gardens OL12 9RZ
Received Not published13 Durnlaw Close Littleborough OL15 0BD
Received Not published3 Apple Way Middleton M24 1GX
Received Not publishedBrookside Community Centre Lincoln Road Middleton M24 1RH
Received Not publishedRecords are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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