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3,157 approved · 595 refused · 181 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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 Made25/00965/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed rear dormer extension, 2no. rooflights and alterations to existing soil and vent pipe.

    37 Morley Street Rochdale OL16 2LG

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made25/00966/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for two proposed rear dormers and velux rooflights to front elevation

    33 Dunster Avenue Rochdale OL11 3RD

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made25/00972/CPL

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

    58 Mossway Middleton Rochdale M24 1NS

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made25/00532/CPL

    Application for a certificate of lawfulnese for a proposed rear dormer including building up the gable wall

    135 Railway Street Heywood OL10 1NJ

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made25/00635/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 3 - Phasing Plan, condition 4 - AIA, condition 5 - CEMP, condition 6 - UU Safe Working Guide, condition 7 - Bat Report, condition 8 - Badger Report, condition 9 - GCN Report, condition 10 - Invasive Species Method Statement, condition 11 - Site Investigation Report, condition 12 - Drainage, condition 13 - Levels, condition 18 - Materials - Site Layout, condition 19 - House Type Drawings, condition 20 - Window Details condition 22 - Boundary Treatments - Site Layout, ,condition 23 - Biodiversity Enhancement Report and condition 24 - Landscaping Details of planning permission 21/01797/FUL

    Rhodes House North Manchester Golf Club Manchester Old Road Middleton Rochdale M24 4PE

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made25/00639/HOUS

    Single-storey rear extension following demolition to existing single-storey rear extension

    46 Dewhirst Road Rochdale OL12 0AR

    Received Not published
  7. Under Consultation25/00640/HOUS

    Part-single, part-two-storey rear extension with balcony and glass balustrade to the rear first-floor elevation, formation of garden steps, and alterations to fenestration on the ground and first-floor northeast elevation.

    3 Bear Hill Rakewood Road Littleborough Rochdale OL15 0AQ

    Received Not published
  8. Under Consultation25/00641/LBC

    Listed building consent for part-single, part-two-storey rear extension with balcony and glass balustrade to the rear first-floor elevation, formation of garden steps, and alterations to fenestration on the ground and first-floor northeast elevation.

    3 Bear Hill Rakewood Road Littleborough Rochdale OL15 0AQ

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made25/01161/WTCA

    Work to trees with a Conservation Area as follows:- 2 Horse Chestnut - reduce by 30%; 1 Sycamore - reduce by 30%; 1 Sycamore - remove completely

    3 Broomfield Park Middleton Rochdale M24 4DT

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made25/00476/HOUS

    Two storey side and single storey rear extension

    83 Croxton Avenue Rochdale Rochdale OL16 2YP

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made25/00541/FUL

    Demolition and site clearance of existing Teaching Block B and outbuildings and Erection of New Teaching Building (Use Class F1), repair and alterations to retained teaching buildings, revised means of access, car parking, cycle parking, drainage, infrastructure, landscaping and ancillary works

    Hopwood Hall College Rochdale Campus St Marys Gate Rochdale OL12 6RY

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made25/00542/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 (drainage), 6 (window door spec) and 7 (biodiversity enhancements) on planning permission 23/00153/FUL

    Coldwall Industrial Estate Spotland Road Rochdale OL12 7BD

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Made25/00543/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension including roof lights and other alteration to fenestration following demolition of existing conservatory

    204 Middleton Road Heywood Rochdale OL10 2LH

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made25/00595/FUL

    Change of use of former public house (sui generis) to 5 no. self-contained apartments (Use Class C3). Alterations to roof including increase in ridge height, first floor extension to rear, alteration to fenestration on all elevations with associated car parking, landscaping and bin store

    158 Rooley Moor Road Rochdale OL12 7DQ

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made25/00596/HOUS

    Single-storey side extension and alteration to fenestration to rear elevation

    79 Argyle Street Heywood OL10 3DQ

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made25/00716/FUL

    Siting of 3 no. storage containers for a temporary period of 5 years

    Mayfield Sports Centre Chadwick Lane Heywood Rochdale OL11 3BY

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Made25/00889/DOC

    Discharge of conditions 5 (sustainable drainage management), 13 (hard landscaping) and 23 (traffic calming scheme) on planning permission 22/00998/FUL

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

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Made25/00977/HOUS

    Two storey side extension

    1 Pilkington Street Middleton M24 2JH

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made25/00979/HH42

    Prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 7.2m from the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 2.9m and height to eaves to 2.9m)

    13 Twinegate Rochdale OL12 6DW

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made25/00986/VRCON

    Section 73 Application to vary Condition 1 (Approved Plans) of reserved matters application 25/00177/REM (access, appearance, landscaping and layout pursuant to application 24/00646/OUT for the erection of a two storey building comprising of a retail unit at ground floor and one, two bedroom apartment at first floor) to include the provision of a roller shutter to the shop front and the installation of Solar PV panels to the south and west facing roof slopes.

    Land At Boarshaw Road / Clough Street Middleton M24 2WQ

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made25/00991/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 4 (external lighting) and 5 (site layout plan) on planning permission 22/01193/FUL

    Unit 2 Stakehill Industrial Estate Stakehill Lane Middleton M24 2UG

    Received Not published
  22. Decision Made25/00993/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 15 (drainage) on planning permission 23/01033/FUL

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

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made25/00642/PRA56

    Prior approval for change of use first and second floor from offices (Class E) to 2 self contained apartments (C3)

    132 Yorkshire Street Rochdale OL16 1LD

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made25/00643/CPE

    Certificate of Lawfulness to confirm the existing lawful use as a 5-bed HMO (Use Class C4)

    37 Gale Street Rochdale OL12 0SQ

    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.

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