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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
4,978Searchable applications
235Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 3,867 approved or refused records
626Refused applications

3,241 approved · 626 refused · 185 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made25/00347/HOUS

    Two-storey rear extension, construction of raised decking to form balcony area with glass balustrade, access steps and associated boundary treatments

    28 Home Drive Middleton M24 1NB

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made25/00348/HOUS

    Two-storey rear, part two storey part first floor side extension, front and rear dormers, single-storey front extension, pitched roof to existing single storey side extension, alterations to fenestration, application of render to front and side elevations, raised platform including glass balustrade to rear following excavation of land

    1 Eton Close Rochdale OL11 4DT

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made25/00352/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 13 (Biodiversity) and 26 (External Lighting) of planning permission 23/00431/HYBR

    Castleton Sidings Heywood Road Rochdale

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made24/01026/HOUS

    Two storey side extension following demolition of existing garage

    3 Pattison Close Rochdale OL12 7UZ

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made24/01173/HOUS

    Single storey rear/side extension including roof lights and extension of front porch.

    31 Bernard Street Rochdale OL12 0SJ

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made24/01196/HH42

    Prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 4m from the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 3m and height to eaves to 2.6m)

    85 Hill Top Drive Rochdale OL11 2RL

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made25/00051/ADV

    Erection of internally illuminated double-sided paper advertisement unit

    Bus Shelter Outside, Marland Grange Manchester Road Rochdale OL11 3NW

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made25/00055/WTTPO

    Works to trees subject to TPO146 as follows:- 1 No. Cherry Tree identified as T44 located in the rear garden. Crown lift by 8m to remove 1 lateral limb over the neighbours property. 1 No. Beech Tree within Group W1 located in woodlands beyond rear boundary. Request to fell due to main stem failure. Tree has failed in the winds and now precariously resting against other trees within the woods. This would require removing as the whole tree is now compromised.

    8 Lower Beechwood Rochdale OL11 4LY

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made25/00076/WTTPO

    Work to trees subject to TPO 146. Lateral reduction and crown lift to one Sycamore Tree, one Ash Tree and one Oak tree at the rear of No. 5 Lower Beechwood and one Beech Tree and Lime Tree at the rear of No. 7 Lower Beechwood

    5 Lower Beechwood Rochdale OL11 4LY

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made25/00236/HOUS

    Two storey side and rear extension with front porch

    6 Eclipse Close Rochdale OL16 2YU

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made25/00237/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 1 (time limit), 2 (approved plans), 3 (materials to garage) and 4 (max 4 children) on planning permission 24/00557/FUL

    7 Wordsworth Way Rochdale Rochdale OL11 5HZ

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made25/00344/HH42

    Prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 4m from the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 2.90m and height to eaves to 2.90m)

    8 Moorcroft Rochdale OL11 2HS

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Made25/00360/VRCON

    Section 73 Application to vary conditions 2 (Approved Drawings), 7 (levels), 8 (Boundary Treatements), 9 (Retaining Wall Details adj to 2 Bridgenorth Drive), 10 (Landscaping and External Materials), 11 (Parking and Cycle Store) and 12 (Bin Store) of planning permission 21/01083/FUL

    The Smithybridge Smithy Bridge Road Littleborough Rochdale OL15 0DY

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made25/00361/HOUS

    Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory and single storey front extension together with the application of white render to front and rear elevations

    5 Coptrod Head Close Rochdale OL12 9UG

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made25/00378/VRCON

    Application to vary condition 2 and remove condition 3 of planning permission 24/00765/HOUS (Two storey rear/single storey side and rear extension together with levelling of front garden and rear raised platform and steps following partial demolition of existing garage) with material alterations from brick to white render.

    7 Heald Close Rochdale OL12 7HJ

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made25/00408/AGR

    Prior approval for the formation of 5 (up to 0.5 metre depth with gradually sloping sides) ponds

    Bone Heys Farm Haugh Fold Newhey Milnrow Rochdale OL16 3SZ

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Made24/00909/HOUS

    Single storey side and rear extension

    14 Woodlands Avenue Rochdale OL11 5HJ

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Made24/00910/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 ( Foundation depth details) and 4 (Surface water disposal details) of planning permission 24/00438/HOUS

    48 Mentmore Road Rochdale OL16 3AE

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made24/01069/HOUS

    Two storey rear extension and alterations to fenestration on the side elevation

    47 The Heath Middleton Rochdale M24 1TE

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made24/01132/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 3a, b, c, d (landscaping), 4a, b, c, d (materials) and 5a, b, c, d (interior fabric) on planning permission 23/00591/LBC

    Rochdale Town Hall The Esplanade Rochdale Rochdale OL16 1AZ

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made24/01158/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed rear dormer and 3 roof lights to front roof slope

    85 Green Lane Heywood Rochdale OL10 1NE

    Received Not published
  22. Decision Made24/01176/ADV

    Erection of 1 no. illuminated digital advertisement display unit

    744 Halifax Road Rochdale OL16 2SQ

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made24/01177/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness from public house class E(b) to a proposed children's day care centre Class E(f)

    Bamford Arms 520 Bury Road Rochdale OL11 4DQ

    Received Not published
  24. Under Consultation25/00381/OUT

    Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except the means access) for the development of up to 314 residential dwellings (Use Class C3) and employment uses (Use Class B2/B8 including ancillary office space (Use Class E)) comprising up to 13,047sqm Gross External Area together with associated parking, highway infrastructure, works to public rights of way, areas of public open space, landscaping, drainage, ecological enhancements and other works ancillary thereto

    Land North And East Of Stakehill Industrial Estate, Middleton

    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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