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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
4,991Searchable applications
235Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 3,879 approved or refused records
630Refused applications

3,249 approved · 630 refused · 186 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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 Made23/00570/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 (invasive species), 4 (tree retention plan), 8 (site investigation), 9 (coal mining), 11 (drainage scheme) and 13 (canal protection) on planning permission 20/01093/FUL

    1 Dobfield Road Rochdale OL16 3AW

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made23/00663/HOUS

    Part single / part two-storey rear extension including first floor terrace with glass partition walls, first floor gable extension, dormer extension to side elevations, canopy over existing garage and new primary entrance, insertion of 2no windows to side elevations and 1no rooflight and alteration to fenestation on front and side elevations.

    95 Marland Fold Rochdale OL11 4RF

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made23/00791/HOUS

    Single-storey extension with canopy to front elevation and erection of 900mm high side boundary wall following demolition of existing front porch

    91 Warwick Road Middleton M24 1HU

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made23/00844/CPL

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey side extension and alterations to ground floor rear fenestration

    25A Buckley Hill Lane Milnrow Rochdale OL16 4BT

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made23/00856/HOUS

    Single-storey rear extension and two-storey side and rear extension with single-storey front porch extension and alteration to first-floor rear elevation window

    26 Lonsdale Avenue Rochdale Rochdale OL16 5HP

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made23/00857/WTTPO

    Application for works to two trees subject to Tree Preservation Order no. 212 consisting of T1 (Ash) - Remove and replant 3 new trees; T2 (Lime) - Crown reduce from property by 1-2 metres and crown thin by 15%

    1 St Annes Mews Ryecroft Avenue Heywood Rochdale OL10 1HQ

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made23/00477/FUL

    Change of use of first and second floors from commercial to 6no' x 1 bedroom flats including extension to roof to create 1no' x 1 bedroom and 1no' x 2 bedroom flats together with new shopfront and alterations to fenestration (re-submission of 21/01522/FUL)

    84-86 Yorkshire Street Rochdale OL16 1JX

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made23/01289/FUL

    Erection of three storey building comprising 6 no. two bed apartments, installation of solar panel on flat roof and associated car parking, boundary treatments and landscaping

    Land At The North Side Of Joseph Street, Middleton M24 5SQ

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made23/01357/FUL

    Demolition and rebuilding of brick boundary retaining wall together with removal of trees

    Land At Former High Birch School Plots 18 And 19 Marland Old Road Rochdale OL11 4AF

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made23/00874/HOUS

    Two storey side extension

    137 Belfield Road Rochdale Rochdale OL16 2XL

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made23/00881/HOUS

    Two storey side extension, first floor side and rear extension, part two, part single-storey rear extension, alteration to fenestration to side and rear elevations

    1 Great Flatt Rochdale OL12 7AS

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made23/00886/HOUS

    First floor side and front extension including garage conversion and hip-to-gable roof extension, single storey rear extension including Juliet balcony following demolition of existing conservatory, and extension to front porch - Retrospective

    24 Juniper Drive Milnrow OL16 3BE

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Made23/01149/FUL

    Proposed change of use of first floor of club house to self-contained residential flat, replacement of first floor rear window with door and erection of external staircase to rear

    Whittaker Golf Club Whittaker Lane Littleborough OL15 0LH

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made23/01178/HOUS

    Front dormer extension together with part two storey/part single storey rear extension, insertion of new windows to first floor side and ground floor side elevation following demolition of existing rear porch

    61 Rouse Street Rochdale OL11 4PG

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made23/01179/HOUS

    Rear dormer extension with hip to gable roof including insertion of new window to gable end - Resubmission of 23/00794/HOUS

    28 South Street Rochdale OL16 2ER

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made23/01180/HOUS

    First floor side extension

    Cherry Tree House 4 Slaidburn Close Milnrow Rochdale OL16 4YE

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Made23/01225/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 19 (parking management plan) on planning permission 18/00896/FUL

    Abbeydale Lower Falinge Cronkeyshaw Rochdale Rochdale OL12 6QX

    Received Not published
  18. Decision Made23/01226/FUL

    Change of use from a Storage and Warehouse unit (Use Class B8) to General Industrial use (Use Class B2) and HGV MOT Station (Sui Generis) (Retrospective)

    Unit 13 Scotts Industrial Park Fishwick Street Rochdale OL16 5NA

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made23/01334/HOUS

    Part single storey, part two storey rear and side extension. First floor side extension, single storey front poch extension, alterations to fenestration on the west side elevation and insertion of 2no windows to eastern elevation

    9 Midgley Drive Rochdale OL16 4QG

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made23/00480/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 11 (materials) on planning permission 21/00265/FUL

    408 Land To Rear Of 408 Oldham Road Middleton M24 2FA

    Received Not published
  21. Decision Made23/00565/HH42

    Prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension meauring 4m from the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 3.50m and height to eaves to 2.70m)

    17 Kirklee Road Rochdale OL11 2PN

    Received Not published
  22. Decision Made23/00566/CPL

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed side dormer extension

    74 Birchfield Drive Rochdale OL11 4NY

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made23/00585/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with condition 21 (CCTV) on planning permission 22/00485/FUL

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

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made23/00701/WTTPO

    Application for works to one Beech Tree (subject to Tree Preservation Order No. 160) comprising of pruning and maintenance involving crown reduction by approximately 4.6m (15 feet) in diameter and crown thinning by 30-40%

    35 Fisherfield Rochdale OL12 7QW

    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.

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