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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
4,880Searchable applications
232Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 3,790 approved or refused records
605Refused applications

3,185 approved · 605 refused · 182 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made24/00945/FUL

    Proposed change of use of first and second floors from residential to a 9 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Sui Generis) with associated park spaces. Ground floor to be retained as retail.

    35-37 Newbold Buildings Oldham Road Rochdale OL16 5QJ

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made24/00966/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension

    13 Wood Top Avenue Rochdale OL11 4BD

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made24/01174/WTTPO

    Application for works to 3 tree subject to Tree Preservation Order No. 98 T13 - Horse chestnunt Tree Crown lift to 4 meters above the drive. Removal of the low drooping branches of less than 100 mm in diameter G5 - 2 Sycamores Trees - Prune back 1-2 meters

    Mayroyd Norden Road Rochdale OL11 5PT

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made24/01207/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 6 (bin store), 10 (NIA) and 11 (swift boxes) on planning permission 22/01578/FUL

    150 Yorkshire Street Rochdale Rochdale OL16 1LD

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made24/01220/PRA56

    Prior approval for change of use from offices (Class E) to 5 apartments (Class C3)

    58B Long Street Middleton M24 6UQ

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made24/01225/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed rear dormer extension

    3 Clarence Street Rochdale OL12 6NF

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made24/01248/ANM

    Non-material amendment of planning permission 22/00998/FUL for alterations to front and rear bay roof/pods on various house types

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

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made25/00238/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 (roof covering), 4 (stonework) and 5 (windows & doors) following planning permission 24/01146/FUL

    41-43 Newbold Street Rochdale OL16 5AH

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made25/00239/HOUS

    Part two storey and part first floor side extension, single storey front extension and formation of pitched roof above existing garage to the front

    5 Sycamore Close Littleborough OL15 8RN

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made24/00578/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension

    46 Cheltenham Road Middleton Rochdale M24 1HG

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made23/01046/HOUS

    Part-single, part-two storey side extension with balcony and glass balustrade to the rear first floor elevation following demolition of existing outbuilding, formation of garden steps, and alterations to fenestration on the ground floor rear elevation (resubmission of 23/00166/HOUS)

    24 Dean Head Todmorden Road Littleborough Rochdale OL15 9LZ

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made23/01063/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed rear dormer extension (re-submission 23/00161/CPL)

    87 Kingsway Rochdale Rochdale OL16 5HR

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Made23/00904/FUL

    Erection of 2.4m high Weldmesh fencing and 2.4m high timber boundary fence - Retrospective

    Plot M Kingsway Business Park OL16 4UG

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made23/00905/FUL

    Change of use of ground floor retail (Use Class E) and basement to 5 bedroom HMO (House of Multiple Occupancy) (sui generis) and insertion of windows and alteration to fenestration to front and side elevations

    47 Bridge Street Heywood OL10 1JF

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made23/01220/FUL

    Change of use of first and second floors from commercial (Class E) to 1 no. self-contained flat (Class C3), single storey rear extension, first floor extension including increase in ridge and eaves height, rear dormer, alteration to existing shopfront to create new entrances from Jubilee Road, installation of external staircase to rear, erection of bin store and alterations to fenestration (Part Retrospective)

    145 Jubilee Road Middleton Rochdale M24 2LY

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made23/01260/FUL

    Change of use and conversion of dwelling to retail unit (Use Class E) on ground floor and one self-contained flat (Use Class C3) at first and second floors, including installation of shop front and part single storey part two storey rear extension (Resubmission of 22/00901/FUL)

    296 Yorkshire Street Rochdale OL16 2DR

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Made23/01326/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 6 (piling) and 7 (floor levels) on planning permission 22/01441/PSID

    Rochdale Sixth Form College College Road Rochdale Rochdale OL12 6HY

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Made23/00493/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension

    48 Thornham New Road Rochdale Rochdale OL11 2XR

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made23/00552/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 4 (drainage) on planning permission 22/01464/HOUS

    13 Moss Hall Road Heywood Rochdale BL9 7JJ

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made23/00677/HOUS

    First floor side extension above existing garage

    29 Edmunds Fold Littleborough Rochdale OL15 9LS

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made23/01131/WTTPO

    Application to fell two Mountin Ash trees and for works to two Lime trees subject to Tree Preservation Order No 123

    Land At Stately Drive, Middleton

    Received Not published
  22. Decision Made23/01142/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 11 (energy statement) on planning permission 21/01146/FUL

    Former Akzo Nobel Site, Off Hollingworth Road, Littleborough.

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made23/01148/HH42

    Prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 5m from the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 3.05m and height to eaves to 2.9m)

    26 Newlands Avenue Rochdale OL12 0BN

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made23/01189/PRA56

    Prior approval for change of use from light industrial/offices to 3 flats on the first and second floors (1x1 bed and 2x2 bed)

    27-31 Market Place Middleton Rochdale M24 6AE

    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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