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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
5,003Searchable applications
235Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 3,887 approved or refused records
633Refused applications

3,254 approved · 633 refused · 187 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made24/00495/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 5 (Validation Reports) and 21 (Noise Impact Survey, and Ventilation Noise Survey) of planning permission 23/00637/VRCON (Section 73 application for minor material amendments to planning permission 21/01715/VRCON (Residential Development comprising the erection of 16 dwellings together with access, associated infrastructure and landscaping (Affordable Housing)) relating to design changes to the external appearance)

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

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made24/00497/FUL

    Installation of external cladding to front elevation and changes to fenestration including the insertion of new windows

    Geometric House Townley Street Middleton M24 1AT

    Received Not published
  3. Decision Made24/00172/OUT

    Outline Application (all matters reserved) for the erection of 2 no. 2 bedroom semi-detached dwellings following demolition of existing outbuilding

    Land Adjacent To 13 Kershaw Street Heywood OL10 3HA

    Received Not published
  4. Decision Made24/00173/DOC

    Submission of detail to comply with condition 3 (pre-commencement drainage) on planning permission 20/00716/FUL

    Shepherd Hey Ashworth Road Heywood Rochdale OL11 5UN

    Received Not published
  5. Decision Made24/00174/HOUS

    Part single / part two storey side and rear extension including raised terrace, and alterations to fenestration

    107 Marland Fold Rochdale OL11 4RF

    Received Not published
  6. Decision Made24/00264/HOUS

    Installation of an Air Source Heat Pump to the rear elevation

    53 Balmoral Drive Heywood OL10 3RE

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made24/00360/HOUS

    Part two storey, part single storey side extension and alteration to fenestration at rear elevation - (Resubmission of 23/00533/HOUS)

    29 Arden Avenue Middleton M24 1PN

    Received Not published
  8. Decision Made24/00504/HOUS

    Alterations to roof and extension to existing front dormer together with a single storey rear extension and blocking up of a small first floor side window

    2 Bramley Road Rochdale OL11 5QN

    Received Not published
  9. Decision Made24/00505/CPL

    Lawful development certificate for a proposed rear dormer extension

    2 Bramley Road Rochdale OL11 5QN

    Received Not published
  10. Decision Made24/00528/CPL

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed rear dormer

    24 Townley Road Milnrow Rochdale OL16 3EN

    Received Not published
  11. Decision Made24/00529/HOUS

    Front dormer and alterations to fenestration

    24 Townley Road Milnrow Rochdale OL16 3EN

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made24/01018/VRCON

    Section 73 application to vary conditions 2 (Approved Plans) and 3 (Change of Use Plans) of planning permission 22/00907/FUL (Proposed change of use of buildings and grounds to sui generis, to include: events; hospitality; tours; education; café; and, shop, with associated ancillary facilities) as follows: replace approved proposed ground floor plan (Ref: HOH-SEV-XX-XX-DR-A-02100) with proposed ground floor plan (Ref: 243438-PUR-ZZ-XX-DR-A-0001) and additional proposed first floor plan (Ref: 243438-PUR-ZZ-XX-DR-A-0002) to show the complete building

    Hopwood Hall, Hopwood Hall College, Middleton Campus, Rochdale Road, Middleton, M24 6XH

    Received Not published
  13. Decision Made24/01048/WTTPO

    Works to trees subject to Tree Preservation Order 054 as follows:- One Sycamore Tree identified as T1 - proposed removal of epicormic growth from the stem and scaffold branches for general maintenance and clearance of the footpath. Trees within Group G1 of TPO054 - Proposed selective shortening and removal of lateral branches to best pruning point available, to achieve approximately 3m clearance of the properties to the south. This will abate nuisance to the properties and promote future growth.

    Street Record West Hill Rochdale OL11 4LP

    Received Not published
  14. Decision Made24/01027/HOUS

    Two storey side extension

    61 Argyle Street Heywood Rochdale OL10 3DQ

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made24/01213/FUL

    Erection of industrial unit for use class B2 including office space with associated access road, parking spaces and cycle/bin store

    Land To The Rear Of 159 - 171 Windermere Road Middleton M24 5NQ

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made25/00078/FUL

    Erection of an Agricultural Building

    Long Clough Farm Clough Road Littleborough OL15 9PA

    Received Not published
  17. Decision Made25/00417/HOUS

    Single storey front and side extension

    2 Grundy Street Heywood Rochdale OL10 2BA

    Received Not published
  18. Under Consultation25/00418/OUT

    Application for outline planning permission (all matters reserved) for a national-scale employment development, comprising Storage & Distribution (Use Class B8) and Industrial (Use Classes B2, E(g)(ii) and E (g)(iii)) uses (including, but not limited to, Logistics, Manufacturing Processes and Data Centres), with supporting ancillary uses including Hotel (Use Class C1), Commercial, Business & Service (Uses Class E (a-g)), Education (Use Class F1(a)), Local Community (Use Class F2(a-c) uses, Sui Generis uses (in accordance with the Uses Schedule), and associated demolition works, landscaping, drainage, ecological enhancements, highway works, cycleway and footpath linkages and other ancillary infrastructure.

    Land Bound To The North By Brightley Brook, Pilsworth Fisheries, Pilsworth Road & Heywood Distribution Park; The West By Whittle Brook; The East By Birch Industrial Park & Agricultural Fields; And The South By The M62 Corridor

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made25/00419/HOUS

    Formation of dropped kerb to front driveway and alterations to front boundary wall

    130 Queensway Rochdale OL11 1TP

    Received Not published
  20. Decision Made25/00422/ADV

    Erection of 4 no. flag poles with associated flag designs together with branded illuminated signage to front elevation of warehouse building

    GXO/Greene King Former Tesco Stores Ltd Stakehill Industrial Estate Touchet Hall Road Middleton M24 2RW

    Received Not published
  21. Under Consultation24/01170/HOUS

    Part retrospective application for proposed dropped kerb installation and new driveway at the front of the property

    Howarth Knowl House Howarth Knowl Wardle Rochdale OL12 9JD

    Received Not published
  22. Decision Made24/01195/HOUS

    First floor rear extension

    82 Bellshill Crescent Rochdale OL16 2TU

    Received Not published
  23. Decision Made24/01198/HOUS

    Side dormer extension to facilitate loft conversion and the insertion of two velux windows to existing roof on the rear elevation

    859 Rochdale Road Middleton Rochdale M24 2RA

    Received Not published
  24. Decision Made24/01199/DOC

    Discharge of conditions 3 (contamination), 4 (tree survey and protection), 5 (materials), 6 (boundary treatment), 11 (landscaping) and 13 (biodiversity enhancements) of planning permission 24/00398/FUL

    Ken Mills Engineering Co New Street Rochdale Rochdale OL12 6NS

    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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