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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
4,885Searchable applications
232Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 3,792 approved or refused records
605Refused applications

3,187 approved · 605 refused · 182 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made25/00075/HOUS

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

    3 Boardman Fold Road Middleton Rochdale M24 1QD

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made25/00090/HOUS

    Two storey side and single storey rear extensions including roof lights following removal of existing coservatory

    71 Park Road Rochdale OL12 9BP

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made25/00091/CPL

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed rear dormer extension and hip-to-gable roof extension

    71 Park Road Rochdale OL12 9BP

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made25/00111/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed rear dormer, porch extension to front elevation including two roof lights to front roof slope

    45 York Road East Middleton Rochdale M24 1RJ

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made25/00112/HOUS

    Hip-to-gable roof extension to facilitate loft conversion and single storey side and rear extensions

    19 Malvern Road Middleton Rochdale M24 1QA

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made25/00113/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 8 (site remediation) on planning permission 23/01213/FUL

    Rhodes Business Park Silburn Way Middleton Rochdale M24 4NE

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made25/00114/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 18 (piling) on planning permission 23/01213/FUL

    Rhodes Business Park Silburn Way Middleton Rochdale M24 4NE

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made25/00277/FUL

    Partial demolition of existing building followed by formation of hardstanding to create yard

    Land To The Rear Of 7 To 15 Lodge Street Middleton M24 6AA

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made24/00908/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension and the insertion of a new window and door to the existing rear ground floor elevation

    8 Oxford Avenue Rochdale OL11 4DP

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made24/00951/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed rear dormer and two roof lights to the front slope, including alterations to roof from hip to gable including insertion of window to gable

    4 Moss Avenue Rochdale OL16 4AA

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made24/01004/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 5 (bin collection) and 6 (gate design) on planning permission 24/00180/FUL

    29 Spotland Road Rochdale OL12 6PE

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made24/01005/HOUS

    Proposed dropped kerb to front of dwelling

    57 Bolton Road Rochdale OL11 3NG

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Made24/01257/ANM

    Non-material amendment to application 22/01410/FUL to allow for minor amendments to the approved layout plan to enable the retention of additional trees within the site

    Department Of Work And Pensions Dcs Distribution Centre, Manchester Road, Heywood, OL10 2PZ

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made24/01258/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 8 Parts B,C and D (Archaeology), 13 (Materials), 14 (Widow/Door Specification), 15 (PV Panels and Pipework) and 18 (Bridge Works and Emergency Access) of planning permission 20/01170/OUT

    Site Formerly Of Tack Lea Works And Shepperd Mill, Greenbooth Road, Norden, Rochdale

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made25/00016/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 3 (External schedule of works) on planning permission 24/00276/FUL

    Castle Inn Manchester Road Rochdale Rochdale OL11 4HY

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made25/00020/HOUS

    One and a half storey side extension including rear dormer and alterations to fenestration.

    21 Wickentree Holt Rochdale OL12 7PQ

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Made25/00329/FUL

    External alterations including removal of ATM machines, night safe. and signage followed by repair works

    National Westminster Bank Packer Street Rochdale OL16 1LL

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Made25/00330/FUL

    Change of use from commercial premises (Use Class E) to a self-contained flat (Use Class C3) at first floor and an office space (Use Class E) at ground floor ground floor. Together with alterations to the shopfront and 2 no. new bin stores and cycle store to the rear

    121 Drake Street Rochdale OL16 1PZ

    Received Not published
  19. Under Consultation25/00331/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 (External Materials), 5 (External Doors and Windows), 6 (Proposed Partitions), 7 (Hard and Soft Landscaping), 9 (Repointing), 10 (Vents), 11 (Archaeological Works), 12 (Boundary Treatments), 13 (Rainwater Goods), 14 (Flues and Service Runs), 15 (External Lighting) and 19 (Biodiversity Enhancements) of listed building consent 23/00508/LBC

    Syke Farm Syke Road Littleborough Rochdale OL15 0AH

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made25/00341/HOUS

    Single storey rear, two storey front and two storey side extensions including application of white render following demolition of existing detached garage.

    50 Grasmere Avenue Heywood Rochdale OL10 2DW

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made25/00356/FUL

    Change of use from one hot food takeaway to mixed use of a hot food takeaway at ground floor (Sui Generis), a retail unit (E) and self-contained flat (C3) at first floor and a self-contained flat (C3) at second floor including a rear dormer, roof lights, the repositioning of the extraction flue and the installation of external staircase to provide access to proposed retail unit and flats

    289A Oldham Road Middleton Rochdale M24 2DW

    Received Not published
  22. Decision Made25/00366/HOUS

    Re-modelling of the rear garden area including excavation and re-profiling of sections and the erection of a retaining wall(s)

    163 Leander Drive Rochdale OL11 2XE

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made24/01035/TELE

    Prior notifiation of the Installation of new 25m high lattice mast on new root foundation to accommodate 6 no. antennas and ancillary radio equipment and 2 no 0.3m dishes along with 6 no. equipment cabinets in a new fenced compound along with ancillary development thereto.

    Middleton Cricket Club Towncroft Avenue Middleton M24 5DA

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made25/00280/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 15 (site investigation), 16 (site investigations-coal), 17 (archaeology), 19 (connections to foul sewer), 20 (surface water drainage), 21 (construction method statement), 22 (construction traffic management plan), 23 (construction environmental management plan), 25 (Landscape and Habitat creation and management plan) and conditions 28 (water main protection) on planning permission 16/01399/HYBR

    Land Bound by Manchester Road, Hareshill Road & Pilsworth Road West of Junction 19 of the M62 (Land South of Queen Elizabeth II Way)

    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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