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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
4,811Searchable 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3,138 approved · 590 refused · 180 withdrawn.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: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records

  1. Decision Made25/00529/ANM

    Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission 24/01240/HOUS for a change the roof construction from the approved pitch roof to a flat roof design

    23 Alkrington Hall Road South Middleton Rochdale M24 1NJ

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made25/00706/FUL

    Change of use of land to rear to form extension to existing residential curtilage (retrospective)

    2 Sussex Avenue Heywood BL9 7JE

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made25/00758/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 5 (Trees) of planning permission 22/01190/FUL

    Land South Of Cowm Top Lane, Castleton, Rochdale

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made25/01046/HOUS

    First floor side extension and single-storey rear extension

    1 Birch Avenue Middleton M24 1DR

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made25/01062/FUL

    New shopfront and rooftop plant

    Units G39 40 And 41 Middleton Shopping Centre Middleton East Middleton Rochdale M24 4EL

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made25/01119/HOUS

    Single storey front infill extension

    3 Glenavon Drive Rochdale OL12 6DT

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made25/00526/FUL

    Conversion of detached garage to a studio to be used as a short-term holiday let

    190 Grimshaw Lane Middleton M24 2AJ

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made25/00534/FUL

    Change of use of upper floors to create self-contained flat with new entrance to rear elevation, first floor rear extension, bin and cycle storage areas and alterations to fenestration including new windows and roof lights to rear elevation.

    10 Middleton Gardens Middleton M24 4DF

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made25/00535/HOUS

    Two storey side extension with front and rear dormers

    40 Fairway Rochdale OL11 3BU

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made25/00626/TELE

    The proposed installation of a telecommunications base station comprising a 25m pine tree monopole supporting 6 no. antennas and 2 no. transmission dishes, together with 6 no. equipment cabinets and 1 no. meter cabinet within new fenced compound and ancillary development thereto.

    Land At Middleton Cricket Club Hollin Lane Middleton M24 5EE

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made25/01069/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension

    11 Princess Drive Middleton Rochdale M24 4FD

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made25/01073/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension

    22 Edmunds Fold Littleborough Rochdale OL15 9LS

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Made25/01093/HOUS

    First floor infill extension, single-storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear conservatory and insertion of rooflights to rear elevations

    Old Police Station 77 Mellor Street Rochdale OL11 5BT

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made25/01095/HOUS

    First floor rear extension

    42 Penistone Avenue Rochdale OL16 4AL

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made25/01118/FUL

    Change of use from Public House and Restaurant to Offices with associated demolition and extension works, alterations to roof height, parking provision, storage and staff garden area.

    Church Inn Castle Hill Road Heywood Rochdale BL9 6UH

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made25/01034/FUL

    ​​Demolition of existing building and construction of new 3 storey building, with commercial (Use Class E) at ground floor and 2 x 3 bed flats at first floor and second floor and creation of parking to rear​

    61 Church Street Heywood OL10 1LJ

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Made25/01059/HOUS

    Single storey side and rear extension and alterations to fenestration following demolition of existing garage and kitchen extensions.

    Five Trees Birtle Road Heywood Rochdale BL9 6UT

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Made25/01072/ANM

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 24/01113/FUL for alteratations to the colours of the cladding, introduction of a mezzanine floor with associated new windows, internal reconfiguration, open canopy and fence to the recess and roller shutter door on elevation 2 of the approved extension

    Trans Pennine Trading Estate, Hanson Springs Limited Gorrels Way, Rochdale, OL11 2PX

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made25/01117/HOUS

    Proposed single-storey rear extension

    18 Taylor Street Rochdale OL12 0HX

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made25/00482/FUL

    Installation of a playzone facility on existing MUGA pitch together with associated fencing, ball stop and flood lighting

    Land Opposite Back O Th Moss Community Centre Peel Lane, Heywood, OL10 4TU

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made25/00588/HOUS

    Two storey rear extension

    56 Fenton Street Rochdale OL11 3TH

    Received Not published
  22. Decision Made25/00708/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 3 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan HMMP) and Biodiversity Net Gain Plan on planning permission 25/00044/FUL

    Stoneyfield Park Boundary Street Rochdale OL11 1QU

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made25/00711/CPL

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed rear dormer and internal alterations

    37 Townley Road Milnrow Rochdale OL16 3EN

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made25/00882/HOUS

    Single-storey rear extension

    13 Oswald Street Rochdale OL16 2LA

    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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