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3,138 approved · 590 refused · 180 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Syke Bank Farm Rooley Moor Road Rochdale OL12 6BN
Received Not published7 Collop Drive Heywood OL10 2LS
Received Not published8 Gort Way Heywood Rochdale
Received Not publishedPlot J2, Kingsway Business Park James Kearns Avenue Rochdale OL16 4NR
Received Not publishedSilver Hill Farm And Plot W Of Kingsway Business Park Broad Lane And Lower Lane Rochdale OL16 4PT
Received Not publishedSilver Hill Farm And Plot W Of Kingsway Business Park Broad Lane And Lower Lane Rochdale OL16 4PT
Received Not published5A To 5E Wood Street, Middleton, M24 4DH
Received Not publishedWhiston 13 Heys Lane Heywood Rochdale OL10 3RA
Received Not publishedLand To The South Of Water Street Water Street Rochdale OL16 1TL
Received Not publishedLand Fronting 546-548 Manchester Road Rochdale, OL11 3AE
Received Not published7 Pike Street Rochdale OL11 1PB
Received Not publishedHeywood Distribution Park, Broadlands Unit B6 Pilsworth Road Heywood Rochdale OL10 2TS
Received Not publishedSite Of Former Wellfield Surgery Off Oldham Road Rochdale OL16 5HX
Received Not published7 Raleigh Gardens Littleborough OL15 9PX
Received Not publishedFormer Oakenrod Primary School, Bury Road, Rochdale, OL11 4EE
Received Not publishedOld Falinge Falinge Fold Rochdale OL12 6LE
Received Not publishedWho D O Thowt It 142 Wood Street Middleton M24 4BB
Received Not published1 Langdale Avenue Rochdale OL16 4SA
Received Not publishedLand Of Former 806-810 Manchester Road, Castleton, Rochdale, OL11 3AW
Received Not publishedHardfield House Bowling Green Street Heywood Rochdale OL10 1DJ
Received Not published7 South Parade, 9-10 South Parade, 11 South Parade, 12 South Parade, 13 South Parade / 2 No Drake Street, 4 Drake Street, 6 Drake Street, 10 Drake Street, 12 Drake Street, 55 Drake Street, Rochdale
Received Not publishedLane Foot Farm, Ealees, Littleborough, OL5 0HJ
Received Not published98 Manchester Street Heywood OL10 1DW
Received Not published8 Harebell Close Rochdale OL12 6XW
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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