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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
4,930Searchable applications
232Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 3,829 approved or refused records
614Refused applications

3,215 approved · 614 refused · 184 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made23/01167/PRA56

    Prior approval for change of use from commercial premisess (Class E) to a 2 bedroom flat (Class C)

    248 Milnrow Road Rochdale OL16 5BQ

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made23/01239/HOUS

    Single storey side extension and alterations to fenestration

    4 Rookway Middleton M24 1EB

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made23/01263/HOUS

    Single storey side/rear extension

    44 Penistone Avenue Rochdale OL16 4AL

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made23/00533/HOUS

    Part two storey, part single storey side extension and alteration to fenestration at rear elevation

    29 Arden Avenue Middleton M24 1PN

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made23/00704/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness of proposed single storey rear extension (re-submission of 23/00437/CPL)

    167 Wardle Road Wardle Rochdale Rochdale OL12 9JA

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made23/00769/FUL

    Temporary change of use of vacant community centre (use class F2) to use class F1 for the period of 3 years

    Sparth Community Centre Norman Road Rochdale OL11 4HS

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made23/00770/FUL

    Erection of 3.0m high boundary fence

    Land Adjacent To Don And Soudan Mills Oldham Road Middleton M24 2DB

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made23/00794/HOUS

    Front and rear dormer extensions, hip to gable roof extension including insertion of window to gable end

    28 South Street Rochdale OL16 2ER

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made23/00840/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 10 (contamination) on planning permission 20/00724/FUL

    Land Between 3 & 5 Innings Way Rochdale OL11 3DE

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made23/00897/VRCON

    Section 73 application for minor material amendment to planning permission 18/00869/FUL relating to condition 2, 13 and 23 to accommodate Eccleston Homes house types and details

    Land South Of Langley Lane And West Of Silver Birch Stables Birch Middleton

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made23/00898/DEM

    Application for prior approval to demolish medical centre

    Queens Drive Medical Centre, Queens Drive Rochdale, OL11 2NP

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made23/00917/HOUS

    Single storey side extension following demolition of existing conservatory

    137 Rochdale Road East Heywood Rochdale OL10 1QU

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Made23/01124/WTTPO

    Application for works to 8 tree subject to Tree Preservation Order No. 34 as follows:- T1-T6 6x Sycamore Trees - Reduce branches back over neighboring car park area located in Pastures Close by 2 meters T7 Ash Tree - Reduce branches back over neighboring car park area located in Pastures Close by 2 meters T8 Poplar Tree - Reduce branches back over the driveway of number 16 Pastures Close by 2 meters

    Ashworth House Belfield Mill Lane Rochdale OL16 2UB

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made23/01216/HOUS

    Front canopy porch, insertion of 2no rooflights, addition of white render to front, side and rear elevations together with alteration to fenestration on side and rear elevations and insertion of 1no window to side elevation

    30 Spencer Lane Rochdale OL11 5PE

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made23/01251/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 5 (Acoustic verification report) on planning permission 22/00331/PRA56

    82 - 84 Drake Street Rochdale OL16 1PH

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made23/01276/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
  17. Decision Made23/01277/FUL

    New electricity substation and associated boundary treatments

    Birchenley Manor Equestrian Centre Wildhouse Lane Milnrow Rochdale OL16 3TW

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Made23/01278/FUL

    Formation of dropped kerb to site entrance and installation of new gates

    8 Buckley Road Rochdale OL12 9DJ

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made23/01280/FUL

    Erection of replacement dwelling

    Longley Hey Farm Halifax Road Littleborough Rochdale OL15 0LB

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made23/01285/HOUS

    First Floor Side Extension

    1 The Brook Calderbrook Road Littleborough Rochdale OL15 9NW

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made23/00588/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing utility area

    110 Church Street Littleborough Rochdale OL15 8AS

    Received Not published
  22. Decision Made23/00963/TPO

    Request for a Tree Preservation Order to protect two trees on land to the rear of 2-6 Dewhirst Way

    Land On Highcroft Way, Rochdale

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made23/00968/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 6 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) of planning permission 22/01200/FUL (Erection of two industrial units/warehouses (Classes E(g)(iii), B2 and B8) with ancillary office space, new access, car parking, servicing, boundary treatments, hard and soft landscaping and other associated works)

    Plot J2, Kingsway Business Park James Kearns Avenue Rochdale OL16 4NR

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made23/00969/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 15 (Biodiversity Enhancements) of planning permission 22/0571/PSID (Demolition of existing teaching building, erection of three-storey teaching building and canopy structure including installation of solar panels, erection of sub-station, refurbishment of retained buildings including two new stair cores, siting of temporary classroom, relocation of MUGA pitch, landscaping and other associated works)

    Kingsway Park High School Turf Hill Road Rochdale OL16 4XA

    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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