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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3,170 approved · 600 refused · 182 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decision Made25/00603/HOUS

    Two-storey side extension and extension to existing driveway following drop kerb

    6 Wood Bank Road Littleborough OL15 0DR

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made25/00660/HOUS

    First floor rear extension and relocation of existing first floor rear window

    93 Crawford Street Rochdale OL16 5NT

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made25/00702/HOUS

    Part two, part single-storey side extension

    26 Hawthorn Road Rochdale OL11 5JQ

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made25/00794/HOUS

    First floor front extension for the erection of two dormer extensions, proposed link extension between existing outbuilding and main house, extension to the outbuilding, engineering works to the front boundary

    Whitfield Bottoms, Hillcrest Shaw Road Milnrow Rochdale OL16 4LX

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made25/00795/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 13 (Historic Building Record) of planning permission 24/00548/LBC

    Hopwood Hall College Rochdale Road Middleton Rochdale M24 6XH

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made25/00831/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 5 (Contamination land verification report) on planning permission 24/01006/VRCON

    Land Off Damson Green / Baytree Lane Middleton M24 2UL

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made25/00847/HOUS

    Single storey side extension to dwelling

    43 Mount Pleasant Middleton M24 4PG

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made25/00894/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed side extension

    Egerton Hall Chapel Lane Heywood Rochdale OL11 5NU

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made25/00536/CPE

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for an existing use of the premises as a garage for the mechanical repair of motor vehicles including tyre changing

    Unit 3, 10 Maclure Road, Rochdale, OL11 1DN

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made25/00537/PRA56

    Conversion of existing ground and first floors to 4 self-contained apartments. Installation of new windows to all elevations, insertion of roof lights and construction of a gated entrance to the side elevation.

    68 Rochdale Road Middleton M24 2PU

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made25/00538/CPL

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness the proposed installation of 3no. 20ft storage container units to support the continued operation of Mayfield Rugby League Football Club.

    Mayfield Sports Chadwick Lane Heywood OL11 3BY

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made25/00539/HOUS

    Erection of a part two storey, part single storey rear extension and a two storey side extension including alterations to the existing fenestration.

    9 Lister Road Middleton Rochdale M24 4RB

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Made25/00735/FUL

    Erection of 1 x 2 meter high pedestrian access free standing alleygates to the rear of 115 Bury Street

    113 - 129 Bury Street Heywood OL10 3HR

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made25/00736/HAZ

    Hazardous Substances application for the Storage of Liquefied Natural Gas

    Asda Distribution Centre Dig Gate Lane Rochdale OL16 4NR

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made25/00773/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 4 (Landscaping details, materials and specifications) and 5 (Street Furniture, Boundary Treatments) of planning permission 24/01214/FUL

    Heywood Civic Square, Lcpl Stephen Shaw Mc Way, Heywood, OL10 1LW

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made25/01102/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 3 (materials) on planning permission 25/00579/HOUS

    3 Durham Walk Heywood Rochdale OL10 3HS

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Made25/00508/FUL

    Replacement of existing garage

    Rented Garage Plot from Rochdale Council, Plot 6 Barker Street, Heywood

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Made25/00683/DOC

    Submission of details to complt with conditions 14 (Highway Dilapidation) and 15 (Drainage) of planning permission 23/01033/FUL

    Mount Green Filling Station Halifax Road Wardle Rochdale OL16 2SQ

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made25/00800/CPL

    Application for a certificate of lawfuless for the proposed change of use dwelling house (C3) into a 5 bed HMO (C4) (5 occupants)

    20 Harry Street Rochdale OL11 3HS

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made25/00862/FUL

    Sub-division of existing building into 6 units (Use Class B2 - General Industrial), replacement roof including addition of rooflights, installation of 4 doors and 2 roller shutters, removal of flues, and associated works including alterations to parking layout and boundary treatment

    43A, Northern Accident Repair Oldham Road Rochdale OL16 5QL

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made25/00914/CONS

    Consultation from the Planning Inspectorate in relation to the proposed Calderdate Energy Park

    Calderdale Energy Park, Calderdale

    Received Not published
  22. Decision Made25/01002/HOUS

    Single storey side extension including alteration to fenestration and roof lights following demolition of existing side extension

    11 Rhos Avenue Middleton Rochdale M24 1EG

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made25/01003/HOUS

    Single storey side and rear extension

    100 Oakhurst Close Wardle OL12 9EJ

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made25/00781/VRCON

    Application to vary conditions 2 (Plans), 4 (Parking design and retention) 5 (Landscaping) and 6 (Boundary Treatments) of planning permission 21/00284/FUL to amended parking layout and increase height of stone boundary wall to the front of the subdivided property

    Mayroyd Norden Road Rochdale OL11 5PT

    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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