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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3,185 approved · 605 refused · 182 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made23/00923/WTTPO

    Application to remove 3 hybrid black poplar trees subject to Tree Preservation Order No. 120 (St Wilfreds High School) including replacement planting of 6 trees.

    6 Thrum Fold Rochdale OL12 6DG

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made23/00924/FUL

    Change of use from Nursing home (Use class C2) to mixed use (sui generis) comprising mosque, including use for weddings and funerals, educational facilities, and overnight guest accommodation, with associated car parking and landscaping

    426-428 Briarmede Rochdale Road Middleton M24 2QW

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made23/00502/PRA56

    Prior approval for change of use from offices (Class E) to dwellinghouse (Class C)

    14 Oxford Place Rochdale OL16 5LU

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made23/00504/LBC

    Erection of detached garage

    Dearnley Old Hall Union Road Wardle Rochdale Rochdale OL12 9QA

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made23/00514/HOUS

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

    4 Coleridge Drive Littleborough Rochdale OL15 0RA

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made23/00523/HOUS

    Erection of boundary fence and sliding gate together with a dropped kerb

    42 Gainsborough Drive Rochdale OL11 2QT

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made25/00242/HOUS

    Single-storey rear extension including extension of decking area with steps, alteration to fenestration and partial demolition of existing single-storey rear extension

    3 Mossbank Grove Heywood OL10 4UA

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made24/00896/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 3 (material samples) on planning permission 24/00349/HOUS

    25 Hursted Road Milnrow Rochdale OL16 3JS

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made24/00897/WTTPO

    Works to trees subject to TPO152:- T3 Sycamore - Reduce lateral southwest crown by 2 metres T5 Silver Birch - Reduce crown by 1 metre T13 Copper Beech - Prune lowest southern lateral branch

    142 Manchester Road Heywood Rochdale OL10 2NL

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made24/00979/WTTPO

    Application to fell and remove one Ash tree (diseased) subject to Tree Preservation Order No. 129

    3 Banks Croft Heywood Rochdale OL10 2NG

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made24/01072/HOUS

    SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    85 Bagslate Moor Road Rochdale OL11 5YH

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made24/01194/HH42

    Prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 4m from the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 4m and height to eaves to 3m)

    849 Rochdale Road Middleton Rochdale M24 2RA

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Made24/01230/WTCA

    Works to trees within Middleton Town Conservation Area consisting of hedge reduction by 1 meter to the height of the fences along the boundary line to the rear of 3-11 Hillside Drive. Hedge consists of 11 Hawthorn Trees and 6 Elderberry. Crown reduction of 1 No. Sycamore Tree, removal of 2 No. Ash Saplings with ash dieback, 1 No. Hawthorn Tree and 1 No. Sycamore Tree with rot at main stem and 1 No. failed Willow Tree

    Street Record John Lee Fold Middleton Rochdale M24 2LR

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made24/01270/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension

    188 Milnrow Road Rochdale OL16 5BB

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made25/00176/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 12 (landscaping), 13 (biodiversity enhancements), 14 (external lighting), 15 (parking spaces), 17 (drainage scheme), 19 (coal mining declaration) and 20 (contamination) on planning permission 21/00282/FUL

    Land Off Chestnut Way, Littleborough

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made25/00177/REM

    Reserved matters application for access, appearance, landscaping and layout pursuant to application 24/00646/OUT for the erection of a two storey building comprising of a retail unit at ground floor and one, two bedroom apartment at first floor.

    Land Located To The Corner Of Clough Street And Boarshaw Road, Middleton

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Made25/00178/HH42

    Prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 6m from the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 3.52m and height to eaves to 2.55m)

    42 Newbold Hall Drive Rochdale Rochdale OL16 3AJ

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Made25/00179/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 (material samples), 4 (chimney repairs), 5 (mortar specification), 6 (methodology of works) and 7 (code 5 lead) on planning permission 24/01031/LBC

    190 Dewhirst Road Rochdale OL12 9TW

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made25/00180/HH42

    Prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 6m from the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 4m and height to eaves to 2.45m)

    Lower Leaches Farm Ashworth Road Heywood OL11 5UN

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made24/00982/FUL

    Erection of a single-storey portacabin within the church grounds for a temporary period of two years to be used as a children's room.

    Mills Hill Baptist Church Mills Hill Road Middleton Rochdale M24 2FD

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made24/00983/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 10 (samples), 11 (biodiversity enhancements) and 15 (access arrangements) on planning permission 23/00852/PSID

    Land to the west of North of West Starkey Street

    Received Not published
  22. Decision Made24/00991/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 3 (materials) on planning permission 24/00627/HOUS

    8 Sepia Grove Middleton M24 5DP

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made24/00992/HH42

    Prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 4m from the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 3.1m and height to eaves to 2.7m)

    5 St Anns Road Rochdale OL16 5AB

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made24/01121/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 20 (boundary treatments) and 21 (landscaping) on planning permission 22/00830/VRCON

    Birchenley Manor Equestrian Centre Wildhouse Lane Milnrow Rochdale OL16 3TW

    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.

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