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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
4,901Searchable applications
232Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 3,805 approved or refused records
606Refused applications

3,199 approved · 606 refused · 183 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made25/00118/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 (tree protection), 4 (CEMP), 5 (Phase II habitat survey), 6 (archaeological WSI), 7 (invasive species), 8 (contamination), 9 (drainage), 10 (fixtures and fittings), 11 (materials samples), 12 (repairs methodology - fountain), 13 (repairs methodology - market cross), 14 (replacement obelisk), 15 (pond works), 16 (lighting scheme), 17 (planting plan) and 18 (bird nesting season) on planning permission 23/01393/FUL

    Rmbc Town Hall Square Car Park Town Hall Square Rochdale Rochdale OL16 1NJ

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made25/00126/HOUS

    Front porch extension, installation of solar panels at rear roof plane and alteration to fenestration

    9 York Avenue Rochdale OL11 5HL

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made25/00127/FUL

    Change of use to garden room to dwellinghouse including new residential curtilage, alteration to fenestration with associated car parking provision

    5 Higher Ogden, Oakdene Ogden Lane Newhey Milnrow OL16 3TD

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made25/00269/HOUS

    Two front dormer extensions

    34 Roundthorn Road Middleton Rochdale M24 1FU

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made25/00050/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 14 (safety netting), 15 (biodiversity gain) and 16 (HMMP) on planning permission 24/00770/FUL

    Bowlee Golf Driving Range Heywood Old Road Middleton Rochdale M24 4TH

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made25/00450/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 3 (CMP) of planning permission 22/00489/FUL

    Pavement Adjacent To Number One Riverside Smith Street, Rochdale, OL16 1XU

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made25/00451/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 3 (CMP) of planning permission 22/00445/FUL

    Pavement Opposite 4 Smith Street Rochdale, OL16 1TU

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made25/00452/ANM

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 22/00998/FUL to change brick type Ibstock Balmoral to Forterra Worcestershire red multi facing brick

    Silver Hill Farm And Plot W Of Kingsway Business Park Broad Lane And Lower Lane Rochdale OL16 4PT

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made25/00453/FUL

    Change of use from Public House (Sui Generis) to 7'no (5no' 1 bedroom and 2no' 2 bedroom) self-contained flats (Use Class C3) and associated works including boundary treatment, bin store, access and parking

    The Sheaf Haugh Fold Newhey Milnrow Rochdale OL16 3RF

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made25/00454/PRA56

    Prior approval for the installation of 212kWp Solar PV panels accross two roofs at Inktech site

    Inkech Crawford Street Rochdale OL16 5NU

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made25/00455/LBC

    Listed building consent for internal and external alterations including: re-roofing works, replacement windows, new front door, alteration of door to window and blocking up of opening, repointing, replacement staircase, removal of lobby, removal of stud walls and installation of new walls and creation of new bathroom.

    244 Harbour Lane Milnrow Rochdale OL16 4EL

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made25/00456/HOUS

    External alterations including; re-roofing works, replacement windows and front door, alteration of door to window and blocking up of opening and re-pointing

    244 Harbour Lane Milnrow Rochdale OL16 4EL

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Made25/00024/ADV

    Installation of externally illuminated fascia sign (retrospective)

    565 Bury Road Rochdale Rochdale OL11 4DQ

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made25/00053/WTCA

    Application to fell a silver birch within G3 protection of existing recreational open space Falinge Park

    Falinge Park Falinge Road Rochdale OL12 6LD

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made25/00068/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 9 (materials), 10 (windows doors, roof lights), 11 (pipework meter boxes and flues), 12 (landscaping), 13 (biodiversity enhancement), 14 (access), 15 (refuse/recycling store) and 16 (boundary treatments) on planning permission 22/00253/FUL

    Moss Lea 7 Starkey Street Heywood Rochdale OL10 4JS

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made25/00070/FUL

    Two storey rear extension including extension to existing roof terrace and erection of boundary wall to front elevation incorporating ramped and stepped access

    209-211 Bury Road Rochdale OL11 4EE

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Made25/00106/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory

    11 Silverton Grove Middleton Rochdale M24 5JH

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Made25/00108/HH42

    Prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 8m from the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 3.80m and height to eaves to 2.70m)

    22 Belmont Way Rochdale OL12 6HR

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made24/01007/FUL

    Erection of 158 affordable dwellings including 2no. three-storey apartment blocks, with associated access, car parking, private gardens, open space, play facilities, and landscaping, together with new pedestrian access to Rochdale Canal towpath

    Trub Farm Manchester Road Rochdale OL11 2XG

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made24/01100/WTTPO

    Proposed felling of two Lime Trees within Group G5 of TPO 023 and one Copper Beech Tree within Area A1 of TPO 023 due to their condition, damaged roots and safety concerns.

    663 Bury Road Rochdale OL11 4AU

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made24/01101/HOUS

    Part two storey/part single storey side and single storey rear extensions including roof lights, following demolition of existing outbuilding

    26 Home Drive Middleton Rochdale M24 1NB

    Received Not published
  22. Under Consultation25/00128/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 4 (site investigation) and 5 (drainage schemes) on planning permission 23/01374/FUL

    Riverside Motors Todmorden Road Littleborough Rochdale OL15 9EG

    Received Not published
  23. Under Consultation25/00134/FUL

    Application for replacement dwelling resubmission of 17/00221/FUL- retrospective

    2 Inchfield Close Rochdale OL11 5SB

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made25/00135/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 3 (Tree Planting Plan) of planning permission 23/01357/FUL

    Former High Birch School Bolton Road Rochdale OL11 4RA

    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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