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3,138 approved · 590 refused · 180 withdrawn.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: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Unit 9 Heywood Distribution Park Rochdale OL10 2TL
Received Not published2 Rough Hey Walk Rochdale OL16 5SU
Received Not published5 Thames Street Rochdale OL16 5NY
Received Not publishedMoss Lodge Kings Road Rochdale OL16 5HW
Received Not published24 Taylor Street Rochdale OL12 0HX
Received Not published16 - 34 Cartridge Street Heywood OL10 3AF
Received Not publishedAsda Distribution Centre Dig Gate Lane Rochdale OL16 4NR
Received Not published17 Brook Terrace Milnrow Rochdale OL16 3QA
Received Not published857 Rochdale Road Middleton M24 2RA
Received Not published44 Acresfield Road Middleton Rochdale M24 2NR
Received Not publishedBrearley Farm Rakewood Road Littleborough Rochdale OL15 0AG
Received Not published134-136 Drake Street Rochdale Rochdale OL16 1PS
Received Not published24 Hillcrest Avenue Heywood Rochdale OL10 4RL
Received Not publishedLand to the rear of Kenyon Lane, accessed from Rose Street, Kenyon Lane, Middleton M24 2DR
Received Not publishedDenehurst House Edenfield Road Rochdale OL11 5AU
Received Not publishedCarpetright Plc Whitworth Road Rochdale Rochdale OL12 0TY
Received Not publishedMilnrow Evangelical Church 22 New Street Milnrow OL16 3PQ
Received Not published14 Bittern Close Rochdale OL11 5QX
Received Not published1 Moorgate East Farm Broad Lane Rochdale OL16 4QL
Received Not published1 Moorgate East Farm Broad Lane Rochdale OL16 4QL
Received Not publishedHeywood Civic Hall LCpl Stephen Shaw MC Way Heywood OL10 1LW
Received Not publishedSilver Hill Farm And Plot W Of Kingsway Business Park Broad Lane And Lower Lane Rochdale OL16 4PT
Received Not publishedLand To The Side Of 19 Salley St Calederbrook Rochdale Littleborough OL15 9NG
Received Not publishedLand Bound By Manchester Road, Hareshill Road And Pilsworth Road, West Of Junction 19 Of The M62 Rochdale
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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