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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
4,847Searchable applications
232Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 3,759 approved or refused records
597Refused applications

3,162 approved · 597 refused · 181 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made23/00526/FUL

    Erection of no' 3 pairs of semi-detached dwellinghouses including erection of one detached garage - Resubmission of application 22/00676/FUL

    Site Of The Former West Street Baptist Church Buckley Street Rochdale OL16 2EL

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made23/00722/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension

    132 Featherstall Road Littleborough Rochdale OL15 8NY

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made23/00752/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 4 (ground contamination) on planning permission 18/00488/AM

    174 Bury Old Road Heywood Rochdale OL10 3LN

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made23/00795/FUL

    Conversion and subdivision of Warwick Mill to 135 no. apartments (Use Class C3) and flexible commercial space (Use Class E) including works of demolition and formation of interior atria, parking at lower ground-floor level and demolition of London House and erection of building to provide 146 no. apartments (Use Class C3) (281 total), and flexible commercial space (Use Class E) formation of external car parking, public realm, landscaping, alteration to existing vehicular access and creation of additional vehicular access to Oldham Road (A669) and associated internal and external additions and alterations

    Warwick Mill Oldham Road Middleton M24 1AZ

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made23/00796/LBC

    Conversion and subdivision of Warwick Mill to 135 no. apartments (Use Class C3) and flexible commercial space, upwards extension, internal and external alterations including works of repair and demolition and formation of interior atria, parking at lower ground-floor level, replacement windows and doors, new entrance canopy, new boundary treatments, removal of external staircase and other paraphernalia to all elevations

    Warwick Mill Oldham Road Middleton M24 1AZ

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made23/00571/HOUS

    Part two/part single storey side extension & single storey rear extensions to dwelling

    9 Seathwaite Close Middleton M24 5YB

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made23/00611/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed rear dormer and single storey rear extension

    14 Beadle Avenue Rochdale Rochdale OL12 9RN

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made23/01248/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for a single storey rear extension

    89 Wardle Road Wardle Rochdale Rochdale OL12 9EL

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made23/01252/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 7 (SI and remediation) and 15 (drainage) on planning permission 19/01297/VRCON

    Boothroyden Road Middleton M24 4RY

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made23/01255/PRA56

    Prior approval for change of use of first floor from vacant commercial premises (Class E) to one flat (Class C3)

    Unit 3 Ann Street Rochdale OL11 1ER

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made23/00575/HOUS

    Two storey side extension and extension to existing front/rear dormers

    68 Fairway Rochdale OL11 3BZ

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made23/00903/HOUS

    Two storey rear extension

    241 Bury And Rochdale Old Road Heywood Rochdale OL10 4BQ

    Received Not published
  13. Under Consultation23/00986/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 14 (piling assessment) on planning permission 21/01146/FUL

    Former Akzo Nobel Site, Off Hollingworth Road, Littleborough.

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made23/01070/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension and insertion of 2no windows to side elevation

    7 Julia Street Rochdale OL12 6TL

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made23/01151/FUL

    Erection of 2 x 2 metre high pedestrian access free standing alleygate to rear of 25 and side of 47 Cheltenham Street

    25-49 Cheltenham Street 30 Bosworth Street Rochdale OL11 4QJ

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made23/01192/VRCON

    Application to vary condition 4 of planning permission 22/00796/FUL (Change of use from dwelling (Use Class C3a) to Residential Care (Use Class C2) for up to two children) to increase the number of children being cared for from 2 to 4 at any one time

    Higher Ashworth Farm Meadow Head Lane Rochdale OL11 5UL

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Made23/01233/HOUS

    Two storey side and rear extension with rear conservatory; application of external render to all elevations together with the erection of a 1.28m high front and part side boundary wall - Resubmission of 23/00060/HOUS

    597 Whitworth Road Rochdale OL12 6DH

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Made23/00569/AGR

    Application for prior notification for the erection of an agricultural barn

    Agricultural Land north east of Cleggswood Farm, Higher Lakewood, Hollingworth Road, Littleborough. OL15 0AZ Land accessed from Rakewood Road, Littleborough.

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made23/01265/HOUS

    Part two-storey, part single-storey side extension, two-storey front extension, two-storey rear extension including Juliet balcony, alterations to existing roof, alterations to existing fenestration and the installation of 1100mm high vehicular access gates to front boundary.

    94 Mainway Middleton M24 1PP

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made23/00586/TELE

    Prior notification for the installation of a 15m high, Phase 8 monopole with assocated ancillary works

    Land Opposite To Church Of The Latter Day Saints Manchester Road, Castleton North, Rochdale OL11 4JG

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made23/00587/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 5 (archaeological survey) on planning permission 22/00485/FUL

    Various Locations Within Littleborough Between Grid References SD94591799 At Grove Lodge And SD93991632 At Ealees Brook.

    Received Not published
  22. Under Consultation23/00670/TPO

    Request for TPO on all trees within the grounds of Scott House and surrouding area

    Scott House Furbarn Road Rochdale

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made23/00697/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 3 (materials) on planning permission 22/00498/HOUS

    Hazelhurst Bury And Rochdale Old Road Heywood Rochdale OL10 4AT

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made23/00809/TELE

    Prior notification for the removal of existing 6 no. antennas to be replaced with 12 no. antennas mounted on new Delta headframe on new 7.5m lattice stub tower mounted on steel grillage, installation of 4 no. 300mm dishes, and ancillary development thereto, including 36 no. Ericsson Radio Systems (ERSs), 2 no. GPS.

    On Roof Of Moss Mill Industrial Estate, Woodbine Street East, Rochdale

    Received Not published

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