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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
4,830Searchable applications
232Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 3,746 approved or refused records
594Refused applications

3,152 approved · 594 refused · 180 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
Planning information Planning, building & conservationContact planning Contact the Planning TeamLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Pre-application planning advice and chargesConservation areas Heritage and conservation

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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.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. Decision Made25/00858/DOC

    Application to fully discharge Condition 15 (Access Arrangements) of planning permission 23/00852/PSID

    Heywood Sports Village West Starkey Street Heywood Rochdale OL10 4TW

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made25/00510/FUL

    Demolition of existing buildings and the erection of 9 no. dwellings, including associated landscaping and access.

    Ginnell Farm Broad Lane Rochdale OL16 4PU

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made25/00579/HOUS

    Single storey rear extensions, front dormer and a front porch extension

    3 Durham Walk Heywood OL10 3HS

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made25/00719/FUL

    Installation of new plant equipment and bases to replace existing together with new acoustic lining to external walls

    249-251 Rooley Moor Road Rochdale OL12 7EA

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made25/00895/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 (planting and landscaping) and 8 (BNG) on planning permission 24/01238/FUL

    1 Gainsborough Drive Rochdale OL11 2QT

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made25/00958/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 6 (boundary treatment) and 13 (eco enhancements) on planning permission 23/01033/FUL

    Mount Green Filling Station Halifax Road Wardle Rochdale Rochdale OL16 2SQ

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made25/01124/VRCON

    Change of use from dwelling to form extension to existing dental practice together with external alterations to include changes to fenestration, installation of access ramp to front elevation, new front entrance, formation of new roof above existing single storey, erection of boundary fencing, creation of car parking and associated landscaping without complying with Conditions 2 (approved plans) 3 (hard landscaping) and 4 (soft landscaping) of planning permission 18/01287/FUL

    Langley Dental Practice 215A Wood Street Middleton Rochdale M24 5RU

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made25/00806/WTTPO

    Works to 1 x Sycamore, 1 x Lime and 2 x Hybrid Poplars protected under TPO003, Group A2. Work to consist of crown lift of canopy to gain a further 1.5 meter clearance.

    9 Burwell Close Rochdale OL12 6DQ

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made25/00810/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 20 (statutory BNG) on planning permission 24/00668/FUL

    Atom Valley Innovation Centre, Plot R Kingsway Business Park, Michael Faraday Avenue, Rochdale, OL16 4FW

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made25/00827/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 (Badgers) and 4 (CEMP) on planning permission 24/00668/FUL

    Atom Valley Innovation Centre, Plot R Kingsway Business Park, Michael Faraday Avenue, Rochdale, OL16 4FW

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made25/00624/HOUS

    Two storey side extension

    61 Argyle Street Heywood Rochdale OL10 3DQ

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made25/00633/FUL

    First floor side extension, formation of gable roof to existing side extension, formation of a pitched roof to the existing front porch, alteration to fenestration on all elevations and render to front and side elevations, following removal of existing chimney to side

    10 Mount Road Middleton M24 1DZ

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Made25/00644/HOUS

    Two storey side extension

    106 Manchester Road Heywood Rochdale OL10 2PN

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made25/00701/LBC

    Repair and re-painting of existing windows, replacement of 3 no. fixed timber windows to gable elevation with 2 no. timber fixed windows and 1 no. timber casement window and replacement of existing timber front door with new timber door

    8 Middle Newgate Calderbrook Road Littleborough OL15 9NU

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made25/00918/HOUS

    Single storey front extension including canopy and addition of 1no. rooflight to existing dwellinghouse

    Jack's Dugout Blackstone Edge Old Road Littleborough OL15 0LL

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made25/00990/FUL

    Change of use from a Public House (Sui Generis) to 2 no. retail units (Class E) on ground floor and 2 no. self-contained flats (Class C3) on first floor with alterations to fenestration and insertion of new windows and doors to the rear and side elevations

    122-124 Hark To Towler Bury New Road Heywood Rochdale OL10 4RG

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Made25/01025/HOUS

    Two storey rear extension and installation of dormer and additional rooflight to rear.

    13 Norford Way Rochdale OL11 5QS

    Received Not published
  18. Under Consultation25/00892/FUL

    Change of use from residential dwelling to 10 bed HMO (Sui Generis) and erection of a part single part two storey side extension

    6 Deeplish Cottages Clifford Street Rochdale OL11 1NJ

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made25/00920/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 8 (drainage) on planning permission 22/01551/FUL

    Rochdale Station Square Rochdale OL11 1DR

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made25/00926/FUL

    Conversion of existing convent with associated chapel and offices to 10 apartments, including first floor extension and changes to windows.

    Cross And Passion Convent 299 Boarshaw Road Middleton M24 2PF

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made25/00947/FUL

    Conversion of loft into additional office and storage space including roof lights to front and rear elevations

    Valley Vet Care 48 Whitworth Road Rochdale OL12 0EZ

    Received Not published
  22. Decision Made25/00962/FUL

    Change of Use from a dwellinghouse (Class C3) (part ground floor) to office accommodation (Class E) together with conversion of loft space, the addition of two velux roof windows, internal alterations, insertion of new window to side elevation and alterations to fenestration on the front elevation - Part retrospective

    99 Church Street Littleborough Rochdale OL15 8AA

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made25/00968/CONS

    Discharge of condition 8 (pre-commencement photographic condition survey) pursuant to planning approval 2025/0061

    Land To The West Of Rooley Moor Road Rooley Moor

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made24/00580/HOUS

    Single-storey rear extension, extension to existing dormers, single-storey side extension to link with existing garage, conversion of existing garage to form additional living space, render to all elevations cladding to front and rear, alteration to fenestration, construction of raise decking at side and rear and extension to existing paving to the front

    30 Harridge Avenue Rochdale OL12 7HN

    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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