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3,138 approved · 590 refused · 180 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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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 Made25/01133/ANM

    Application for non-material amendment to planning permission 24/00795/FUL to relocate the approved amenity block and installation of an additional canopy on the southern level access door

    Unit 9 Heywood Distribution Park Rochdale OL10 2TL

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made25/01142/HOUS

    Part two storey, part single storey rear extension

    2 Rough Hey Walk Rochdale OL16 5SU

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made25/00615/HOUS

    First floor rear extension

    5 Thames Street Rochdale OL16 5NY

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made25/00664/WTTPO

    Works as follows to one Hornbeam Tree under TPO 198:- Sever ivy and remove. Raise crown to 4-5 metres over garden of 34 Percy Street and reduce remaining crown by 2-3 metres

    Moss Lodge Kings Road Rochdale OL16 5HW

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made25/00714/HOUS

    Single storey side and rear extensions and front porch.

    24 Taylor Street Rochdale OL12 0HX

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made25/00717/FUL

    Erection of 1 x 2 meter high vehicle access free standing alleygates to the rear of 16 - 34 Cartridge Street

    16 - 34 Cartridge Street Heywood OL10 3AF

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made25/00724/FUL

    Siting of a permanent tank for the storage of Liquefied Natural Gas

    Asda Distribution Centre Dig Gate Lane Rochdale OL16 4NR

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made25/00746/HOUS

    Single storey side and rear dormer extension

    17 Brook Terrace Milnrow Rochdale OL16 3QA

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made25/00754/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed hip to gable and dormer loft conversion

    857 Rochdale Road Middleton M24 2RA

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made25/01033/HOUS

    Front porch extension

    44 Acresfield Road Middleton Rochdale M24 2NR

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made25/01068/HOUS

    Erection of a single storey side extension and additional hardstanding

    Brearley Farm Rakewood Road Littleborough Rochdale OL15 0AG

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made25/01085/FUL

    Proposed flat roof and small rear dormer for tuition class use. Erection of a brick wall at the ground floor with a fire escape balcony area above. Additional fire exit stairwell on the first floor, relocation of previously approved fire escape stairwell. Erection of additional side window to the ground floor, and additional rear windows and door on the first and ground floors.

    134-136 Drake Street Rochdale Rochdale OL16 1PS

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Made25/01110/VRCON

    Application to vary condition 2 (Plans) of planning permission 25/00202/HOUS in order to redesign the extension to include a larger first floor dining room and enclosed glazed veranda

    24 Hillcrest Avenue Heywood Rochdale OL10 4RL

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made25/01137/DOC

    Discharge of condition 12 (boundary treatment) of planning permission 22/01223/FUL

    Land to the rear of Kenyon Lane, accessed from Rose Street, Kenyon Lane, Middleton M24 2DR

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made25/00780/ANM

    Application for non-material amendment to planning permission 22/01352/FUL to enlarge the outside cafe seating area

    Denehurst House Edenfield Road Rochdale OL11 5AU

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made25/00869/VRCON

    Continued use as a retail unit without compliance to condition 2 of planning permission number D22473 (restricting A1 use to Do-It-Yourself goods only) to allow full A1 use with the exception of food without comply with Condition 3 of planning permission 00/D37893 (to allow the unit to be used as a food store, Use Class E)

    Carpetright Plc Whitworth Road Rochdale Rochdale OL12 0TY

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Made25/01054/WTCA

    Application for works to seven trees (T1 Sycamore; T2 Holly; T3 Sycamore; T4 Holly; T6 Sycamore; T7 Wild Cherry and T8 Sycamore), removal of one tree (T5 Ash) and removal of three dead trees.

    Milnrow Evangelical Church 22 New Street Milnrow OL16 3PQ

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Made25/00834/HOUS

    First floor side extension with Juliette balcony to the rear elevation

    14 Bittern Close Rochdale OL11 5QX

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made25/00860/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 3 (stone sample panel), condition 4 (timber bi-fold doors detail and timber casement window details), condition 5 (fascia, soffit and gutter details), condition 6 (conservation roof window), condition 7 (glass link) and condition 8 (well retention) of planning permission 23/00894/LBC

    1 Moorgate East Farm Broad Lane Rochdale OL16 4QL

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made25/00861/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 3 (stone sample panel), condition 4 (timber bi-fold doors detail and timber casement window details), condition 5 (fascia, soffit and gutter details), condition 6 (conservation roof window), condition 7 (glass link) and condition 8 (well retention) of planning permission 23/00893/HOUS

    1 Moorgate East Farm Broad Lane Rochdale OL16 4QL

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made25/00887/ADV

    Erection of 2 no. internally illuminated aluminium signs measuring 1900mm(w) x 1490mm(h) x 90mm(d), on the north and east elevations of the civic centre for a period of 5 years from 24/08/2025 to 25/08/2030

    Heywood Civic Hall LCpl Stephen Shaw MC Way Heywood OL10 1LW

    Received Not published
  22. Decision Made25/01100/DOC

    Discharge of conditions 3 (materials), 4 (windows and doors), 8 (schedule of repairs), 11 (boundary treatment) and 12 (structural reports/schedule of repairs) on planning permission 22/00999/LBC

    Silver Hill Farm And Plot W Of Kingsway Business Park Broad Lane And Lower Lane Rochdale OL16 4PT

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made25/01104/FUL

    PROPOSED ERECTION OF AN AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT AND FEED STORAGE BUILDING WITH ASSOCIATED STABLES

    Land To The Side Of 19 Salley St Calederbrook Rochdale Littleborough OL15 9NG

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made25/00546/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with schedule 2 conditions 13 (Phasing Plan), 14 (FFL), 15 (Site Investigations), 16 (Coal Mining), 17 (Archaeology), 19 (Foul Drainage), 20 (Surface Water), 21 (CMS), 22 (CTMP), 23 (CEMP), 25 (LHCMP) and 28 (Water Main) on planning permission 16/01399/HYBR

    Land Bound By Manchester Road, Hareshill Road And Pilsworth Road, West Of Junction 19 Of The M62 Rochdale

    Received Not published

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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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