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3,138 approved · 590 refused · 180 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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 Made22/01088/FUL

    Extension to industrial unit including internal mezzanine, alteration to fenestration on southwest facing elevation and alterations to vehicle circulation and parking layout

    R And B Switchgear Switchgear House, The Courtyard Green Lane, Heywood, OL10 2EX

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made23/00349/WTCA

    Application to remove 2 Norway Spruce Trees (T1 and T2) and for works to 1 Crack Willow (T3) to be pruned back to old pollard cuts to stimulate growth, within Rock Nook Conservation Area

    3 Green Clough Todmorden Road Littleborough Rochdale OL15 9PN

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made22/01412/HOUS

    Single storey side and rear extension following demolition of existing detached garage (re-submission of 22/00152/HOUS)

    30 Ashley Close Rochdale OL11 3EP

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made22/01465/HOUS

    Two storey side and rear extension following demoltion of the existing store

    123 Hardwicke Street Rochdale OL11 1QJ

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made23/00038/HOUS

    First floor side extension and alterations to front and rear fenestration

    26 Mossway Middleton Rochdale M24 1NS

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made23/00155/HOUS

    Single storey side and rear extension - Retrospective (Resubmission of 22/01408/HOUS)

    6 Manesty Close Middleton M24 4SA

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made23/00402/DOC

    Submission of details to partially comply with condition 6 (plot validation) on planning permission 18/01399/FUL

    Royle Works Royle Road Rochdale OL11 3EH

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made23/00413/HOUS

    Erection of detached double garage following demolition of existing garage

    109 Crow Hill South Middleton M24 1LA

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made23/00415/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension

    515 Rochdale Road Middleton Rochdale M24 2GN

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made23/00416/HOUS

    Application for dropped kerb together with boundary treatments to front garden area to extend existing hardstanding

    134 Queensway Rochdale OL11 1TP

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made23/00323/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 (bin storage) and 4 (noise impact assessment) on planning permission 22/01233/FUL

    194 Rochdale Road Middleton Rochdale M24 2QA

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made23/00336/TELE

    The removal of an existing 12m monopole mast and associated compound and the installation of a replacement base station which includes a 25m monopole sharable mast, a new perimeter fence and the addition of 7no. new cabinets. A single headframe will be mounted to the top of the mast which host 6no. antenna and 2no. 600mm dishes mounted to it with ancillary development thereto.

    Land At Hollands Farm, Rooley Moor Road Rochdale, OL12 6BN

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Made23/00337/HOUS

    First floor side extension over existing extension.

    734 Halifax Road Wardle Rochdale OL16 2SQ

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made23/00112/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension

    80 Mitchell Street Rochdale OL12 6SH

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made23/00116/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension

    25 Marland Hill Road Rochdale OL11 4PQ

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made23/00249/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed rear dormer

    59 Mountain Ash Rochdale OL12 7JD

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Made23/00315/HOUS

    Front and rear dormers extension, single storey rear extension, increase in ridge height, insertion of new window to north-east side elevation and alteration to rear fenestration following demolition of existing single storey rear extension

    27-29 Lake Bank Littleborough Rochdale OL15 0DQ

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Made23/00367/HOUS

    Single storey side and rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory and alteration to fenestration on front elevation

    Crimble Bungalow Crimble Lane Heywood OL11 4AB

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made23/00389/WTTPO

    Application for works to trees subject to Tree Preservation Order No 39 comprising of the following:- T1- Sycamore- Crown to 3M and reduce canopy over hang back by 1.5-2M prune to growing points T2- Hawthorn Reduce tips back by 05-1M and lift to 3M T3 - Elm - fell as tree is dead T4 - Cherry Tree reduce over hang of branch back by 3-4 M T5 - Sycamore remove lowest branch T6 - Lime - remove deadwood in the canopy and reduce back from building by approxiamtely 2-3m

    Alice Ingham Court Lisbon Street Rochdale OL12 7AP

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made22/01265/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension - Resubmission of 22/00223/HOUS

    31 William Street Rochdale OL11 1HW

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made22/01500/FUL

    Retrofit of 33No. existing 2 storey dwellings, external wall insulation to existing dwellings and associated works including replacement windows and doors, fencing and gates.

    87, 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 published
  22. Decision Made23/00048/HH42

    Prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension meauring 4m from the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 3.10m and height to eaves to 2.35m)

    13 Durnlaw Close Littleborough OL15 0BD

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made23/00049/HH42

    Prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension meauring 5m from the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 3.5m and height to eaves to 2.45m)

    3 Apple Way Middleton M24 1GX

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made23/00089/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 5 (drainage) and 10 (replacement access) of planning permission 22/00354/FUL

    Brookside Community Centre Lincoln Road Middleton M24 1RH

    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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