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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
4,877Searchable applications
232Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 3,786 approved or refused records
604Refused applications

3,182 approved · 604 refused · 182 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made25/00173/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension

    14 Lowerfold Drive Rochdale OL12 7JA

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made25/00188/FUL

    Change of use of part of ground floor from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to barbershop (Use Class E).

    87 Bridge Street Heywood Rochdale OL10 1JG

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made24/00941/HOUS

    Two storey side and single storey rear extensions following demolition of existing garage

    16 Norwich Avenue Rochdale OL11 5JZ

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made24/01012/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 (Drainage), 4 (PRA), 5 (Boundaries), 6 (Windows) and 7 (Materials) of planning permission 23/01153/FUL (Erection of a new block of three numbers of terraced dwellings -resubmission of 22/01531/FUL)

    17 Prospect Place Heywood Rochdale OL10 4JQ

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made24/01013/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for a rear dormer, roof lights to front elevation and alterations to fenestration to front and side elevations

    25 Warwick Road Middleton Rochdale M24 1HU

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made24/01050/WTTPO

    Application to fell a group of Elder and one Cherry Tree due to the vegetation impacting on the fence line and pavement

    22 Traynor Close Middleton Rochdale M24 5DU

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made24/01071/WTTPO

    Application for works to one Lime Tree within Group G2 of Tree Preservation Order 124; shorten and remove lateral branches for approximately 3m clearance of buildings/structures. Remove epicormic growth on stem and remove deadwood.Re-polllard one Willow Tree to previous points.

    71 Rectory Street Middleton Rochdale M24 5TY

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made24/01029/CPL

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for use of premises for a private hire business from home

    29 Waterman View Rochdale Rochdale OL16 2XB

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made24/01030/FUL

    Proposed replacement of roof tiles and repairs and reinstatement works to existing chimney stacks.

    190, 191 & 192 Dewhirst Road Rochdale OL12 9TW

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made25/00092/FUL

    Installation of metal roller shutters to the front and side elevations - Retrospective

    10 Cheetham Street Rochdale OL16 1DL

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made25/00093/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for hip to gable dormer extension and single storey rear extension

    23 Spenwood Road Littleborough Rochdale OL15 8PF

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made25/00102/FUL

    Change of use of second, third and attic floors of mill to a Pool/Snooker Hall with associated bar/cafe facilities together with erection of external stair to third floor and flue

    Waljan Mill Toad Lane Spotland Rochdale OL12 0NU

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Made25/00103/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 5 (contamination), 6 (metrolink footpath) and 9 (cycle store) on planning permission 24/00668/FUL

    Atom Valley Innovation Centre, Plot R Kingsway Business Park, Michael Faraday Avenue, Rochdale, OL16 4FW

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made25/00104/PRA56

    Prior approval for change of use of part of ground floor of 152 Drake Street from surgery (Class E) to 1 bed apartment (Class C3) and change of use of 154 Drake Street from offices (Class E) to 6 1 bed apartments (Class C3)

    152 And 154 Drake Street, Rochdale OL16 1PX

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made25/00107/ANM

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 23/00331/FUL (conditions 2 and 11) to revise the approved arboricultural plan to align with the approved Site Plan

    Linkside Sunny Brow Road Middleton Rochdale M24 4BG

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made24/00948/HOUS

    Two storey side extension with roof light following removal of existing outbuilding.

    3 Boarshaw Clough Way Middleton Rochdale M24 2LJ

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Made24/01049/CPL

    Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness Under Section 192 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for the proposed refurbishment of the existing unit comprising partial demolition of the unit, sub-division to 3 units, re-provision of the front elevation wall, creation of a canopy, introduction of new windows and doors, new cladding, repair of retained elevations, revisions to car parking and service yard and dismantling of existing water tank.

    Broadlands Unit B9 Heywood Distribution Park Pilsworth Road Heywood OL10 2TS

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Made24/01053/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 4 (Schedule for Asbestos Removal) and condition 5 (Asbestos Replacement Details) of plannning permission 24/00169/LBC (Listed Building Consent for works to Grade II Listed Building consisting; facilitate future repair and refurbishment, includes concrete testing to frame, external wall investigation works, ground slab investigation works, removal of damaged building fabric & asbestos and creation of path to perimeter of building for access)

    Hopwood Hall College, Middleton Campus Rochdale Road Middleton Rochdale M24 6XH

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made24/01054/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 (Materials), 4 (Boundary Treatment) and 5 (Surfacing Details) of planning permission 23/01330/FUL (Installation of a high net and lower ground activity course including, timber framed shelter, storage container and 2.4m high boundary fencing and gates (Resubmission of 22/00568/FUL))

    Hollingworth Lake, The Pavilion Rakewood Road Littleborough Rochdale OL15 0AT

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made24/01128/FUL

    Erection of ancillary garage including boundary wall following demolition of existing garage

    Land East Of Fairview Cottages 63 Broad Lane Rochdale OL16 4PL

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made24/01142/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension including roof lights following demolition of existing conservatory and extension to existing detached garage.

    4 Spenwood Road Littleborough Rochdale OL15 8PF

    Received Not published
  22. Decision Made25/00182/AGR

    Application for pror approval for the erection of a portal steel frame hay store building

    Carr Farm Carr Lane Milnrow Rochdale OL16 3TS

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made25/00183/LBC

    Listed building consent for replacement of high level roof covering

    2 Yorkshire Street Rochdale OL16 1EE

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made25/00186/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension

    8 Laburnum Terrace Rochdale OL11 2ND

    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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