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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
4,961Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 3,852 approved or refused records
620Refused applications

3,232 approved · 620 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records

  1. Decision Made24/01191/HOUS

    Front dormer extension including alterations to front elevation

    34 Roundthorn Road Middleton M24 1FU

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made24/01272/CPL

    Certificate of lawfuless for a proposed rear dormer

    38 Clement Royds Street Rochdale OL12 6SG

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made25/00040/HOUS

    Application of white K-render to the front elevation together with the replacement of the front white UPVC windows with grey UPVC windows

    8 Upton Close Middleton M24 1PG

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made25/00101/PRA56

    Prior approval for change of use from first floor from storage space into one self-contained flat

    Thamins Indian Restaurant New Road Littleborough OL15 8PL

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made25/00205/HOUS

    First floor side extension and single storey front extension

    39 Broomfield Crescent Middleton M24 4EP

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made25/00206/HH42

    Prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 5m from the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 4m and height to eaves to 2.4m)

    31 Cheltenham Road Middleton M24 1HR

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made25/00212/HOUS

    First floor side extension

    3 Blair Street Rochdale OL12 7BU

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made25/00215/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension to existing garage following demolition of existing garage extension

    Coach House Falinge Road Rochdale OL12 6LD

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made25/00218/HOUS

    Raising eaves height to create first floor extension together with single storey rear extension, removal of existing chimney and erection of front entrance canopy

    61 King Street South Rochdale OL11 3TR

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made24/01102/HOUS

    Single storey side extension and outbuilding to change to bedroom including alteration to fenestration

    84 Heights Lane Rochdale OL12 0QS

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made24/01234/FUL

    Change of use of 1st and 2nd floors from office/storage area to one apartment (C3) including formation of an additional door openings on front and rear elevations

    62 Yorkshire Street Rochdale OL16 1JP

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made24/01236/ANM

    Application for non-material amendment to planning permission 23/00576/HOUS to change location of the ground floor sitting room window to the rear elevation and glazed door to the utility in place of approved utility window

    15 Canterbury Close Rochdale Rochdale OL11 5LZ

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Made24/01281/FUL

    Conversion of mixed use building to form 4 self-contained apartments including alterations to fenestration on side and rear elevations and demolition of part of existing flat roof extension to allow for the formation of one detached dwelling to rear of site

    9 Taylor Street Heywood OL10 1EF

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made24/01282/HOUS

    Single storey side and single storey front porch extension

    10 Ireby Close Middleton Rochdale M24 4LN

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made25/00275/HOUS

    Single storey side extension including roof lights and alteration to fenestration

    28 Kirkfell Drive Middleton M24 5AP

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made25/00279/ADV

    One externally illuminated fascia sign and 2no. design printed fascia board signs

    10 Cheetham Street Rochdale OL16 1DL

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Made25/00292/DEM

    Prior approval for the demolition of 6 blocks: 417-444 Vaynor, 401-416 Ullesthorp, 265-276 Ollerton, 233-264 Newstead, 349-360 Romsey and 321-348 Quinton

    Vaynor Lower Falinge Cronkeyshaw Rochdale OL12 6QZ

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Made25/00298/AGR

    Prior approval for agricultural building for machinery and hay storage

    Land Lying To The Sw Of Ashworth Road, Rochdale. Lancashire OL11 5UN

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made25/00312/FUL

    Development of a drive-thru restaurant (Use Class E / Sui Generis) with associated access, servicing, car parking, hard and soft landscaping, substation, engineering works and other associated works

    Land At Junction Of Water Street And Molesworth Street, Rochdale

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made25/00314/FUL

    Change of use of first and second floors from vacant commercial floorspace to 10no. residential apartments (use class C3) and external alterations including new window openings and associated ground floor cycle storage and external bin storage

    1 Drake Street Rochdale OL16 1RE

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made25/00315/LBC

    Listed Building consent for internal alterations to first and second floors to facilitate change of use from vacant commercial floorspace to 10no. residential apartments (use class C3) together with re-instatement of window openings and creation a new window opening

    1 Drake Street Rochdale OL16 1RE

    Received Not published
  22. Decision Made24/00893/WTCA

    Application to fell a group of 10 Willow Trees identified as G1 within Middleton Conservation Area

    Land Behind No's 8-14 Traynor Close Middleton Rochdale M24 5DU

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made24/01094/HOUS

    Part first floor, part two storey rear extension, rear dormer extension, alterations to existing porch, hip-to-gable roof conversion, formation of dual pitched roof over existing side extension and alterations to fenestration (resubmission of 24/00035/HOUS).

    10 Lake Drive Middleton M24 1WB

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made24/01226/HOUS

    2 storey pitched roof side extension with new rear facing pitched roof dormers.

    17 Brook Terrace Milnrow Rochdale OL16 3QA

    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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