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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
4,988Searchable applications
235Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 3,877 approved or refused records
629Refused applications

3,248 approved · 629 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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 Made23/00804/HOUS

    First floor rear extension to dwelling and addition of window to side elevation

    73 Trafalgar Street Rochdale OL16 2JL

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made23/00822/HOUS

    First floor side extension, single-storey rear extension, alteration to existing cladding and fenestration to rear elevation insertion of rooflights to front and rear elevations

    9 Nordale Park Rochdale OL12 7RS

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made23/00827/HOUS

    Erection of front porch, single storey rear extension, extension of existing rear dormer and insertion of a roof light to the front roof slope following the demolition of the existing front porch and rear conservatory

    14 Gloucester Road Middleton Rochdale M24 1HH

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made23/01275/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension following demolition of conservatory

    5 Wallwork Close Rochdale Rochdale OL11 5FB

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made23/01362/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 4 (materials), 5 (windows and doors) and 10 (contamination) on planning permission 22/00813/FUL

    Carrick 111A Rochdale Road Milnrow Rochdale OL16 4DU

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made23/01366/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 6 (Remediation and Completions Report) on planning permission 20/01401/AM

    Land at Royle Road, Rochdale

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made23/01386/LBC

    Repair works including re-roofing, repairs to dormers and cupolas and renewal of gutters and rainwater goods

    St Marys C Of E Primary School Oldham Road Rochdale OL11 2HB

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made23/01387/HOUS

    Two-storey side extension

    189 Whitehall Street Rochdale OL12 0RZ

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made23/01388/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 14 (travel plan) on planning permission 20/01429/FUL

    Land At Nixon Street Nixon Street Rochdale OL11 3JN

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made23/00497/HH42

    Prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension meauring 3.8m from the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 3.45m and height to eaves to 2.44m)

    49 Sandy Lane Middleton Rochdale M24 2EU

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made23/00550/HOUS

    Single-storey side extension and alteration of existing rear door into a window

    26 Fairfax Drive Littleborough Rochdale OL15 8RA

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made23/00648/WTCA

    Application to fell T1 and T2 - Sorbus Whitebeam within Rock Nook Conservation Area.

    7 Calderbrook Terrace Littleborough Rochdale OL15 9PP

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Made23/00649/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 (CMP), 6 (materials), 7 (windows), 8 (doors), 9 (rainwater goods), 10 (boundary treatments), 11 (hard and soft landscaping),13 (tree root protection), 15 (ev charging points) and 16 (bin store) on planning permission 22/00606/FUL

    112 Church Street Littleborough Rochdale OL15 8AS

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made23/00784/FUL

    Installation of external cladding/wall panels to front and side elevations including insertion of new windows on front and side elevations

    Geometric House Townley Street Middleton M24 1AT

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made23/00785/SO

    Improvement of existing golf facility

    Castle Hawk Golf Club Chadwick Lane Heywood OL11 3BY

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made23/00786/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditon 14 (Impermeable flood barriers) of planning permission 22/00485/FUL

    Various Locations Within Littleborough Between Grid References SD94591799 At Grove Lodge And SD93991632 At Ealees Brook.

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Made23/00818/HOUS

    Single storey side extension, front porch extension and insertion of window to front elevation

    87 Mizzy Road Rochdale OL12 6HL

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Made23/01169/ANM

    Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 21/01146/FUL to the layout to the scheme involving the repositioning of plots 1, 3, 10-13, 17-18, 24-34, inclusion of detached garage to plot 18, alterations to boundary treatment and to replace solar panels/photovoltaic panels with air source heat pumps on all units

    Former Akzo Nobel Site, Off Hollingworth Road, Littleborough.

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made23/01170/HOUS

    Part two, part single-storey rear extension following removal of existing porch to side elevation

    2 Bishop Street Rochdale OL16 2TE

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made23/01171/FUL

    Change of use of former nightclub to restaurant/takeaway at ground floor including installation of external flue and an access door to rear

    8 South Parade Rochdale OL16 1LR

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made23/01313/ADV

    No. 2: Externally illuminated fascia sign and logo, welcome sign and window vinyls. No. 2B: Non-illuminated building lettering, window vinyls and non-illuminated room sign.

    2 And 2B Smith Street, Rochdale, OL16 1TU

    Received Not published
  22. Decision Made23/01367/FUL

    Installation of electric vehicle charging hub/stations, alterations to car parking layout and other associated works.

    Village Hotel And Leisure Club Waterfold Business Park Heywood BL9 7BQ

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made23/00498/HH42

    Prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension meauring 4.52m from the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 2.95m and height to eaves to 2.8m)

    30 Bagslate Moor Road Rochdale OL11 5XT

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made23/00546/VRCON

    Application to vary conditions 3 (Preliminary Risk Assessment), 4 (Drainage), 5 (Materials), 6 (Window and Door Reveals) and 8 (Landscaping) of planning permission 21/01648/FUL (Erection of one dwelling with associated boundary treatments to front, side and rear boundaries) including revised elevation plans to reflect retrospective wording and alterations to rear elevation windows.

    Land Adjacent To 26 War Office Road, Rochdale OL11 5HR

    Received Not published

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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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