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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
4,838Searchable applications
232Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 3,752 approved or refused records
595Refused applications

3,157 approved · 595 refused · 181 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made25/00478/HOUS

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

    Five Trees Birtle Road Heywood Rochdale BL9 6UT

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made25/00566/REM

    Approval of Reserved Matters (access, appearance, landscape, layout, and scale) on outline permission ref 24/00805/OUT for an employment unit with parking and service yard, open storage area, access, landscaping and associated infrastructure

    Plot H4 Heywood Distribution Park Pilsworth Rd Heywood OL10 2TT

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made25/00567/ADV

    Replacement of two freestanding advertising hoardings with 1 internally illuminated digital LED advertising display

    Land South Of No. 2 Bridge Street Halifax Road Rochdale OL12 9AA

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made25/00583/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 3 (Materials) of planning permission APP/P4225/W/23/3333169 (22/01559/FUL)

    887/887A Manchester Road, Rochdale, OL11 2ST

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made25/00669/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed rear dormer extension

    1 Turf House Close Littleborough Rochdale OL15 9LR

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made25/01050/ADV

    Internally illuminated fascia signs, projecting and hanging sign

    Unit G17, Middleton Shopping Centre Manchester Middleton M24 4EL

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made25/01051/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed rear dormer and hip-to-gable roof extension

    27 Heywood Road Rochdale OL11 3BA

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made25/01052/HOUS

    First floor side and two storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory

    57 Wordsworth Way Rochdale OL11 5JE

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made25/01053/HOUS

    Erection of dormer to the front elevation

    98 Shaw Road Rochdale OL16 4SQ

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made25/01060/HOUS

    Single-storey rear extension, conversion of integral garage into habitable room and alteration to existing garage door into a window

    5 Broadbent Street Castleton Rochdale OL11 3DD

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made25/00559/WTTPO

    Application to reduce overhanging branches of one protected Oak Tree under TPO297

    1A Arthur Street Rochdale OL12 6SJ

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made25/00574/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 (material samples), 5 (boundary treatments), 6 (hard landscaping) and 13 (invasive species) on planning permission 24/00959/FUL

    Land Adjacent to Rochdale Road at Hillbank Street and Church Avenue, Middleton M24 2RB

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Made25/00648/FUL

    Change of use and replacement of 3no. touring caravan pitches with 2no. static holiday caravans (part retrospective)

    Piethorne Valley Touring Caravan & Camping Site Huddersfield Road Newhey Rochdale OL16 3TA

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made25/00671/WTCA

    Works to trees under protection order TPO177 and within a Conservation Area:- One Conifer Tree - fell to ground level One Ash Tree (T3) - removal of elongated branch

    The Old Rectory Mellalieu Street Middleton Rochdale M24 5DN

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made25/00726/HH42

    Prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 5m from the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 3.10m and height to eaves to 2.70m)

    26 Crescent Road Rochdale OL11 3LF

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made25/00734/FUL

    Change of use at first floor from storage office space into one self-contains flat

    72 Spotland Road Rochdale OL12 6PQ

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Made25/00737/FUL

    Part retrospective application for the as built warehouse extension along with new office extension

    Valume Ltd Ainsworth Street Rochdale OL16 5QX

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Made25/00739/CPL

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed conversion of garage to ancillary living accommodation

    3 Abbotsford Drive Middleton M24 5NB

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made25/00745/CPL

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the conversion of garage to additional living accommodation including alterations to front elevation

    9 Whitfield Drive Milnrow Rochdale OL16 4BP

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made25/00934/FUL

    Demolition of an existing portacabin building and replacement of a pre-fabricated modular community building

    Heywood Cricket Club Woodfield Terrace Aspinall Street Heywood Rochdale OL10 4JE

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made25/00935/HOUS

    Two storey and single storey side extension

    1 Brandlehow Drive Middleton M24 4QY

    Received Not published
  22. Decision Made25/00939/DEM

    Application for prior approval for the partial demolition of buildings

    Unit 3 Bentley Avenue, Stakehill Industrial Estate. Middleton, M24 2GP

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made25/00955/HOUS

    First floor side and rear extensions including alteration to fenestration to side and rear elevations

    10 Mount Road Middleton M24 1DZ

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made25/00960/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 7 (construction environmental management plan) on planning permission 25/00369/FUL

    Plot J2 Kingsway Business Park James Kearns Avenue Rochdale OL16 4NR

    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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