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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3,185 approved · 605 refused · 182 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made23/01125/HOUS

    Single-storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory and detached garage

    10 Datchet Terrace Rochdale OL11 2LQ

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made23/00999/HOUS

    Single storey side/rear extension with pitched roof following demolition of existing garage and outbuilding

    5 Home Drive Middleton M24 1NB

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made23/01000/HH42

    Prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 3.6m from the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 3.9m and height to eaves to 2.95m)

    1 Tenby Grove Rochdale OL12 7EN

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made23/01001/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing outbuilding

    2 Tenby Grove Rochdale OL12 7EN

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made23/01002/HOUS

    Part single storey/part two storey side and rear extensions with alterations to ground floor rear fenestration. Resubmission of 23/00668/HOUS

    4 Whittaker Lane Rochdale OL11 5PL

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made23/01003/WTTPO

    Application to fell Sycamore tree (T7) subject to Tree Preservation Order No. 194

    26 Heys Lane Heywood Rochdale OL10 3RA

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made23/01083/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 5 (bin screen materials) on planning permission 23/00879/HOUS

    68 Fairway Rochdale OL11 3BZ

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made23/01097/FUL

    Erection of a replacement dwelling following demolition of existing bungalow and removal of existing conservatory

    Whittle Bungalow Whittle Lane OL10 2RD

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made23/01128/HOUS

    Single storey side extension to existing bungalow annexe

    Dane House William Street Middleton M24 2JT

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made23/00507/FUL

    Change of use and conversion of barn to 1 dwelling and 1 holiday home. Alteration to existing outbuilding including single-storey extension and alterations to the roof to create another holiday home. Alterations to fenestration at all elevations including associated car parking, landscaping and boundary treatment

    Syke Farm Syke Road Littleborough OL15 0AH

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made23/00508/LBC

    Change of use and conversion of barn to 1 dwelling and 1 holiday home. Alteration to existing outbuilding including single-storey extension and alterations to the roof to create another holiday home. Alterations to fenestration at all elevations including associated car parking, landscaping and boundary treatment

    Syke Farm Syke Road Littleborough OL15 0AH

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made23/00671/HOUS

    Two storey rear extension

    Higher Eafield Farm Cottage Eafield Road Littleborough Rochdale OL15 8HR

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Made23/00741/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 (materials), 4 (marterials for hard standing), 8 (archaeology report) and 9 (site investigation) on planning permission 18/00971/FUL

    Land West Of George Street Heywood OL10 4PW

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made23/00744/PRA56

    Prior approval application (under Part 18) for the reconstruction of bridge 48A, M62 motorway bridge in Castleton

    M62 Motorway Bridge In Castleton, Rochdale

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made23/00745/HOUS

    Proposed front boundary wall with railings and electric gate to vehicular access

    36 Norford Way Rochdale OL11 5QS

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made23/00882/HH42

    Prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 6.00m from the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 3.45m and height to eaves to 2.50m)

    137 Belfield Road Rochdale Rochdale OL16 2XL

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Made23/00883/FUL

    Change of use of land to form extension to existing curtilage including a single storey attached garage, together with alterations to boundary treatments and creation of partial hardstanding for vehicular access for parking area - Resubmission of 23/00131/FUL

    1 Gainsborough Drive Rochdale OL11 2QT

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Made23/01021/WTTPO

    Application for works to 3 Sycamore trees T1, T2 and T3 for crown lift (including epicormic growth) and crown thinning of 20% and to fell Sycamore tree T4 and removal of stump subject to Tree Preservation Order TPO149.

    6 Farlands Rise Rochdale OL16 4QZ

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made23/01168/VRCON

    Section 73 application to vary condition 2 of planning permission 21/00282/FUL (Erection of 9 no. detached dwellings with associated landscaping and access from Chestnut Way) to allow the increase garage size attach to the dwelling on plot 1 and to increase the size of garages on plots 5 and 9 from 1.5 to 2 car size

    Land Off Chestnut Way, Littleborough

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made23/01176/HOUS

    Erection of part two, part single storey rear extension

    68 Bellshill Crescent Rochdale OL16 2TU

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made23/01177/CPL

    Application for a certification of lawfulness for a proposed rear dormer extension and installation of soil and vent pipe including alteration of roof from hip to gable and addition of two roof lights to front roof slope

    68 Bellshill Crescent Rochdale OL16 2TU

    Received Not published
  22. Decision Made23/01190/HOUS

    Single storey front extension following demolition of existing conservatory, with first floor balcony and balustrade together with alterations to fenestration.

    Lockhouse Canal Street Littleborough Rochdale OL15 0HJ

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made23/00582/HOUS

    First Floor extension with the addition of front and rear dormers

    48 Rose Avenue Littleborough Rochdale OL15 8QJ

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made23/00998/FUL

    Alterations to the existing access arrangement to enhance safety and enable more efficient vehicular movement into and out of the site

    Golden West Foods Ltd Hareshill Road Heywood Rochdale OL10 2TN

    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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