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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
4,859Searchable applications
232Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 3,770 approved or refused records
600Refused applications

3,170 approved · 600 refused · 182 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Under Consultation25/01078/TPO

    Request to create a tree preservation order for one Pine tree, estimated age 100 years

    Grounds Of Corcoran Close Heywood OL10 4XD

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made25/01094/VRCON

    Application to vary condition 2 (Plans) of planning permission 23/00584/FUL to increase in overall width of block, which includes the living/family/kitchen at ground floor level and the entertainment suite at the lower ground level.

    The Edge House, Site Adjacent To 51 Blackstone Edge Old Road, Littleborough, OL15 0JJ

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made25/01096/PRA56

    Prior approval for change of use from commercial, business and service (Class E) to 12 residential flats (Class C)

    Ken Mills Engineering Co New Street Rochdale OL12 6NS

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made25/01098/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 (materials), 4 (drainage), 7 (construction management plan), 11 (boundary treatment) and 13 (retraining structures) on planning permission 22/01360/FUL

    Land At Dig Gate Lane Milnrow Rochdale OL16 4NR

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made25/00468/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension

    21 Chelmer Grove Heywood Rochdale OL10 4RX

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made25/00495/FUL

    Erection of single-storey dwelling house with raised patio area and associated landscaping works

    Langley Lane Farm Langley Lane Middleton M24 5LJ

    Received Not published
  7. Under Consultation25/00496/FUL

    Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of part two-storey, part three-storey building comprising 8no. residential units with associated car parking and landscaping

    1 Castle Hill Crescent Rochdale OL11 4HZ

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made25/00582/LBC

    Listed Building Consent for alterations and repairs to Grade II Listed Building consisting of; re-slating of roof, renewal of lead flashings and soakers and upgrade of roof insulation. New lead abutment gutter, replacement of hoppers and downpipes with cast iron fittings, renewal of rainwater goods together with repairs to the associated fleches, masonry and repairs/replacement of rooflights

    Touchstones Arts And Heritage Centre The Esplanade Rochdale OL16 1AQ

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made25/00674/PRA56

    Prior approval for change of use of existing barn to residential dwelling including associated external works

    Greengate Hill Farm Ashworth Road Heywood OL11 5UN

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made25/00812/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension

    6 Farmway Middleton Rochdale M24 1DH

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made25/00823/HOUS

    Proposed single storey porch extension and replacement boundary treatments including 1.4m high boundary wall and gates

    2 Boardman Fold Close Middleton M24 1PX

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made25/00859/HOUS

    Proposed single / double storey extension including a porch and a balcony.

    Little Nook Barn Heywood Old Road Middleton Rochdale M24 4GS

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Made25/00483/VRCON

    Section 73 application to remove condition 5 (Replacement Trees) of planning permission 24/00328/FUL (Change of use from commercial, storage and distribution [Use Classes E(g) and B8] to vehicle/car body repair shop (Use Class B2), with associated works including installation of flues and erection of 2.4m high perimeter paladin fence)

    Smallbridge Business Park, Unit 7 Riverside Drive Rochdale Rochdale OL16 2SH

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made25/00484/FUL

    Construction of a row of 4 no. 3 storey, 3 bed terraced dwellings

    Land Between 22 And 34 Durham Street Rochdale, OL11 1JJ

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made25/00540/HOUS

    Proposed single storey side extension.

    1195 Manchester Road Rochdale OL11 2XZ

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made25/00634/HOUS

    Single-storey rear extension following excavation work, installation of retaining wall and staircase leading to the rear garden

    93 Charlotte Street Rochdale OL16 4TN

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Made25/00707/ANM

    Application for a non-material amendment to planning application 21/01797/FUL in relation to the substitution of house type on plots 9, 10, 20-23, 55 & 56 (replacing Thornbury House Type with Windsor House Type)

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

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Made25/00769/ADV

    One internally illuminated fascia sign and one internally illuminated projecting sign

    Unit 20 Riverside Walk Rochdale OL16 1BE

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made25/00771/HOUS

    Single storey side extension

    6 Stansfield Hall Littleborough Rochdale OL15 9RH

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made25/01057/FUL

    Change of use of first and second floors to a 6 bedroomed HMO with alterations to fenestration on the rear elevation

    22-24 St Marys Gate Rochdale OL16 1DZ

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made25/01123/ANM

    Application for non-material amendment to planning permission 25/00776/VRCON to vary Condition 2 (Approved Plans) comprising the removal of the proposed basements from plots 1-3

    Land Adjacent To Rochdale Road At Hillbank Street And Church Avenue, Middleton, M24 2RB

    Received Not published
  22. Decision Made25/01132/HOUS

    Refurbishment of Existing dormer, Proposed Rear Dormer with an increase to the Ridge height of the Main Dwelling by 225mm, Replacement of all existing Windows plus the construction of a Portico at the front of the property

    181 Bolton Road Rochdale OL11 3LR

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made25/01135/DOC

    Discharge of conditions 3 (materials), 7 (site investigation and risk assessment), 8 (badger), 10 (habitat management and monitoring), 11 (habitat enhancement scheme), 13 (surface water drainage scheme), 14 (sustainable drainage management plan), 15 (details of sewer protection) and 16 (drainage details) of planning permission 24/01113/FUL

    Trans Pennine Trading Estate, Hanson Springs Limited Gorrels Way Rochdale Rochdale OL11 2PX

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made25/00501/HOUS

    Two-storey rear extension, hip to gable roof extension, insertion of window to second floor side elevation and 2no. rooflights to front and rear roof plane

    25 Rossall Road Rochdale OL12 0EG

    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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