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3,138 approved · 590 refused · 180 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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More application records

  1. Decision Made23/00259/HH42

    Prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension meauring 3.75m from the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 3.4m and height to eaves to 2.9m)

    2 Mere Street Rochdale OL11 1HJ

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made22/01525/HOUS

    Two-storey side and single storey rear extension, alteration to front and rear dormers including addition of pitch roof following demolition of existing rear conservatory

    71 Shelfield Lane Rochdale OL11 5XY

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made22/01610/FUL

    Formation of two SG rugby playing pitches with 2m high perimeter fencing, including 5m high ball stop fencing to southern and eastern boundaries. Siting of two storage containers together with the formation of car park and associated landscaping. 10.6m high goal posts located on the pitches.

    Balderstone Branch Library Platting Lane Rochdale OL11 2HD

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made23/00341/HOUS

    Proposed part-two storey, part-first floor side extension

    214 Whitworth Road Rochdale OL12 0SA

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made23/00342/HOUS

    Engineering works to facilitate the formation of new driveway including retaining wall/boundary treatments and dropped kerb

    86 Queensway Rochdale OL11 1TJ

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made22/01417/SCO

    Request for a scoping opinion in relation to a proposed hybrid planning application for the development of up to 1500 dwellings, with new local cenre, green infrastructure, ecological enhancements, SuDs, play areas, new pedestrian and cycle routes and assocated access

    Land At Stakehill Lane, Middleton

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made22/01442/HOUS

    Single storey front extension, two storey rear extension including side dormers, alterations to fenestration (re-submission of 22/01054/HOUS)

    22 Milbury Drive Littleborough Rochdale OL15 0BZ

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made22/01483/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension including alterations to roof of existing extension following the demolition of conservatory together with raised decking.

    749 Bury Road Rochdale OL11 4AY

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made22/01484/FUL

    Alterations to existing car park layout, including widening vehicle access,

    502 Oldham Road Rochdale OL11 2AT

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made23/00343/DOC

    Discharge of conditions 3 (Investigation and Risk Assessment), 4 (Construction Method Statement), 5 (Foul and Surface Water), 7 (External Materials), 8 (Biodiversity Enhancements), 9 (Bird Nesting Season) and 10 (Pre-commencement Badger and Fox Survey) of planning permission 20/00253/FUL

    43 Bamford Way Rochdale OL11 5NB

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made23/00344/HOUS

    One and a half storey side, two and single storey rear extensions to dwelling including demolition of existing conservatory

    156 Fairway Rochdale OL11 3BZ

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made23/00347/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension and application of render to rear and side elevations - part retrospective

    3 Palatine Avenue Rochdale OL11 5YP

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Made23/00255/FUL

    New treatment plant to south facing elevation and erection of additional 2.4m high security fencing

    Plot I, Kingsway Business Park, John Milne Avenue Rochdale, OL16 4NR

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made23/00273/HOUS

    Erection of a detached single-storey outbuilding to form additional living accommodation and other recreational spaces

    1 Ramsden Farm Roundthorn Road Middleton M24 1ZB

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made23/00274/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 (materials) and 4 (window detail) on planning permission 22/00964/FUL

    12 Northdene Drive Rochdale Rochdale OL11 5NH

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made23/00276/HOUS

    Two storey side extension following demolition of existing single storey side including alterations to front boundary treatments to allow the formation of additional parking spaces

    2 Rectory Street Middleton Rochdale M24 5TN

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Made23/00393/FUL

    Change of use of domestic garage to salon, and erection of single storey side extension for salon use including reinstatement of side gate.

    Quarry House Healey Lane Rochdale OL12 0SX

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Made23/00412/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 (obscure glazing), 4 (materials), 5 (materials windows and doors), 6 (materials roof), and 7 (material rain water goods) on planning permission 21/00516/HOUS

    2 Ealees Littleborough Rochdale OL15 0HJ

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made22/01354/CONS

    New external canopies and plant room to existing building. Improvement and extension to existing car park to include disabled spaces and pedestrian route

    Lancaster Farm And Animal Farm, Middleton Road, Chadderton, Oldham, OL1 2TG

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made22/01355/HH42

    Prior approval for a larger home extension measuring 4m from the rear of the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 3.7m and height to eaves 2.3m)

    46 Abbey Road Middleton M24 6HP

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made22/01401/FUL

    Change of use from C3 Dwellinghouse to Sui Generis (9-bedroom HMO) insertion of a window to first floor side elevation, alteration to existing garage door into a window including provision of parking areas at rear

    190 Milkstone Road Rochdale OL11 1NA

    Received Not published
  22. Decision Made22/01402/HOUS

    Part single, part two-storey rear extension with Juliet balcony and alterations to fenestration on front and side elevations following demolition of existing single storey rear extension

    4 Gipsy Lane Rochdale OL11 3HA

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made22/01403/HOUS

    Driveway for 2No. Parking Spaces with stepped boundary wall - Retrospective ( Resubmission of 22/00309/HOUS)

    77 Lake Bank Littleborough Rochdale OL15 0DN

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made22/01440/FUL

    Erection of three storey building comprising 12 no. one bed apartments with associated car parking, boundary treatments, bin store and landscaping

    Land adjacent to 137 Boarshaw Road, Middleton, Rochdale

    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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