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3,187 approved · 605 refused · 182 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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.

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More application records

  1. Decision Made23/00733/HH42

    Prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 5.06m from the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 3.84m and height to eaves to 2.47m)

    17 Curlew Close Rochdale OL11 5PX

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made23/00734/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed porch to front elevation including alteration to fenestration on side elevation

    17 Curlew Close Rochdale Rochdale OL11 5PX

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made23/00937/HOUS

    Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension following removal of existing raised platform at rear.

    102 Curzon Road Rochdale OL11 2RX

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made23/00938/WTTPO

    Proposed felling of 1 Sycamore that is dead and covered in ivy subject to Tree Preservstion Order TPO 006

    Greenacres Court Braddocks Close Rochdale OL12 9UY

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made23/00953/HOUS

    Two-storey rear extension, first floor side infill extension, single-storey front extensions, alterations to existing roof, render to side and rear elevations, sawn stone to front and rear elevations and alterations to fenestration to front and rear

    2A Alkrington Hall Road North Middleton M24 1SZ

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made23/00955/HOUS

    Single-storey extension to rear elevation following demolition of existing conservatory

    30 Bealcroft Close Milnrow Rochdale OL16 3XD

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made23/00974/WTTPO

    Application to fell one Ash tree (suffering from Ash die back) subject to Tree Preservation Order No. 68 (Ashes Lane)

    Ashes Farm Ashes Lane Milnrow OL16 3TN

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made23/00985/FUL

    Erection of 2.no 2 bedroom self-contained apartments

    Land Adjacent To 34 Queen Street Heywood OL10 4JY

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made23/00996/FUL

    Change of use from a public house to retail premises on the ground floor with ancillary living accommodation above. New emergency staircase to the rear elevation together with new fire exit door on the rear first floor elevation. (Part Retrospective)

    34 Middleton Road Heywood Rochdale OL10 2HX

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made23/00559/HOUS

    Part single ground and first floor rear extension - Resubmission of 23/00009/HOUS

    221 Albert Royds Street Rochdale OL16 2TJ

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made23/00560/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed rear dormer and roof light to front roof slope

    221 Albert Royds Street Rochdale OL16 2TJ

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made23/00605/FUL

    Erection of two storey dwelling including dormers to rear, associated parking and garden boundary treatment (resubmission of 22/01548/FUL)

    Land North Of Hillcrest Road Rochdale OL11 2QE

    Received Not published
  13. Under Consultation23/00606/VRCON

    Section 73 Application to vary conditions 9 (Landscaping Scheme) and 14 (Boundary Treatment) of planning permission 19/00104/FUL

    Land Adjacent To Buckley Hill Lane, Milnrow Rochdale OL16 4BU

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made23/00655/CPL

    Certifice of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension and rear dormer

    8 Mercer Lane Rochdale Rochdale OL11 5RN

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made23/00669/HOUS

    Two storey side extension including front and rear dormer and rear balcony extension following demolition of existing detached garage, single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory, garage conversion including alteration to existing garage door, and addition of gable wall to first floor front elevation

    331 Shawclough Road Rochdale OL12 7HL

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made23/00891/HOUS

    Single storey side and rear extension including increase in height of existing side extension following demolition of existing single storey rear extension

    133 Kingsway Middleton Rochdale M24 1HP

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Made23/00892/WTTPO

    Application to works to trees within Tree Preservation Order TPO 071 T21 - Ash - Remove. replant three new trees, T2 - Sycamore - 5% crown thin, T3 - Lime - removal of epicormic growth and 10% crown thin and T4 - Lime - removal of epicormic growth and 15% crown thin

    1 Tenterhill Lane Rochdale Rochdale OL11 5TY

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Made23/00893/HOUS

    Erection of a single story rear extension/self-contained dwelling with glass link to existing house

    1 Moorgate East Farm Burnedge Rochdale OL16 4QL

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made23/00895/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension and first floor side extension including front and rear dormers

    64 Fairway Rochdale OL11 3BZ

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made23/00918/HOUS

    First floor rear extension

    319 Albert Royds Street Rochdale OL16 3AH

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made23/00928/HH42

    Prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 5.5m from the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 3.9m and height to eaves to 2.9m)

    34 Ashbrook Hey Lane Rochdale OL12 9AG

    Received Not published
  22. Decision Made23/00944/HOUS

    Single-storey side and rear extension - Retrospective

    7 Greenwich Close Rochdale OL11 5JN

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made23/00947/HOUS

    First floor rear extension

    1 The Brook Calderbrook Road Littleborough Rochdale OL15 9NW

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made23/00544/FUL

    Change of Use from a first floor wine bar (Sui Generis) to a shisha café (Sui Generis) - Resubmission of 21/01506/FUL

    7-11 Oldham Road Rochdale OL16 1UA

    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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