Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
3,187 approved · 605 refused · 182 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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.
The Entwistle Group Bentley Avenue Middleton M24 2RW
Received Not publishedSpotland Stadium Sandy Lane Rochdale OL11 5DR
Received Not published445 Edenfield Road Rochdale Rochdale OL11 5YR
Received Not publishedLand Off Arcon Close At Rear Of Willows Lane, Milnrow, Rochdale.
Received Not published92 Featherstall Road Littleborough Rochdale OL15 8NY
Received Not published27 Waingap Rise Rochdale OL12 9TZ
Received Not publishedHoly Trinity Parkfield Sunny Brow Road Middleton Rochdale M24 4AX
Received Not publishedShepherd Hey Ashworth Road Heywood Rochdale OL11 5UN
Received Not publishedTapios Heywood Old Road Middleton Rochdale M24 4QG
Received Not publishedPack Horse Inn Birtle Road Heywood BL9 6UR
Received Not publishedSpringhill Hospice Broad Lane Rochdale Rochdale OL16 4PZ
Received Not publishedThe Bungalow Hillcrest Road Rochdale OL11 2QB
Received Not publishedLand Opposite 11-15 New Street, Littleborough OL15 8LX
Received Not publishedRhodes Business Park Silburn Way Middleton Rochdale M24 4NE
Received Not publishedDexine Rubber Co Ltd Spotland Road Rochdale OL12 0AU
Received Not published2-36, 38-72, 1-7, 13-23, 37-39 And 41-55 Cedar Avenue Heywood OL10 4TN
Received Not publishedSt Chads House 32 Church Stile Rochdale OL16 1QE
Received Not publishedMoto Birch Westbound Services M62 Junction 18-19 Heywood OL10 2QH
Received Not publishedSonoco Industrial Products Station Road Milnrow Rochdale OL16 4HQ
Received Not published102 Falinge Road Rochdale OL12 6LB
Received Not published102 Falinge Road Rochdale Rochdale OL12 6LB
Received Not published44-46 Yorkshire Street Rochdale OL16 1JW
Received Not published28 Dingle Road Middleton Rochdale M24 1NH
Received Not publishedJ D Dance Club 180 Whitehall Street Rochdale OL12 0RZ
Received Not publishedRecords are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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