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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
5,051Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 3,926 approved or refused records
639Refused applications

3,287 approved · 639 refused · 189 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 MadePL/2025/1310

    Proposed rear dormer extension, conversion of garage into habitable room, alterations to fenestration on side elevation including velux roof windows to front elevation

    45 CAMBERLEY DRIVE, ROCHDALE, OL11 4BA

    Received Not published
  2. Decision Made25/01146/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 6 (archaeological investigation) and 12 (landscaping and public open space details) on planning permission 22/01190/FUL

    Land South Of Cowm Top Lane Castleton, Rochdale

    Received Not published
  3. Decision MadeOTH/2025/1314

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 (Foundation details). 4 (Material samples), 5 (Windows and doors) 6 (Rainwater goods) and 8 (Schedule of repairs) of planning permission 25/00718/HOUS

    LOCKHOUSE, CANAL STREET, LITTLEBOROUGH, OL15 0HA

    Received Not published
  4. Decision MadeOTH/2025/1313

    Discharge of conditions 3 (Materials), 4 (CMP), 6 (Boundary Treatments), 9 (Drainage), 11 (Precautionary working method statement), 12 (Himalayan balsam), 13 (Hard and soft landscaping), 14 (Biodiversity enhancements), 15 ( Biodiversity Gain Plan), 16 (HMMP), 18 (Site Investigation and assessment) and the Statutory Biodiversity Gain Condition of planning permission 24/00924/FUL

    RAMSDEN FARM, ROUNDTHORN ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 1FT

    Received Not published
  5. Decision MadePL/2025/1315

    Part two, part single storey side extension, single storey rear extension, alterations to existing fenestration, formation of additional hardstanding and erection of 1.8m timber fence along part of rear boundary.

    11 DEAN COURT, ROCHDALE, OL11 1TX

    Received Not published
  6. Decision MadePL/2025/1317

    Construction of stone steps to pedestrian gated opening to Partnership House boundary wall to edge of Broadfield Park Slopes. Stone steps to overcome ground level difference between Broadfield Park Slopes side of the wall, and Partnership House side of the wall, following recent construction works which have involved construction of pathway to Broadfield Park Slopes resulting in lower level of land adjacent to gated opening.

    Partnership House, Sparrow Hill, Rochdale, OL16 1QT

    Received Not published
  7. Decision Made25/01180/DOC

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 (CMP), 4 (drainage), 5 (materials), 6 (windows, doors and rooflights), 7 (Landscaping), 9 (boundary treatments) and 13 (biodiversity enhancements) on planning permission 25/00195/FUL

    Land At Schofield St, Heywood, OL10 1DH

    Received Not published
  8. Decision MadeOTH/2025/1316

    Submission of details to comply with condition 3 (Photographic Recording) of planning permission 25/00224/LBC

    PARTNERSHIP HOUSE, SPARROW HILL, ROCHDALE, OL16 1QT

    Received Not published
  9. Decision MadePL/2025/1319

    Installation of 4 EV Repid Charging Dual-Post Signs and 4 Directional Dual-Post Signs

    Sandbrook Park, Sandbrook Way, Rochdale

    Received Not published
  10. Decision MadePL/2025/1320

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension

    32 BIRCHFIELD DRIVE, ROCHDALE, OL11 4NY

    Received Not published
  11. Decision MadeOTH/2025/1322

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 4 (site invesitgation), 8 (landscaping), 9 (boundary treatments), 10 (external lighting) and 15 (acoustic mitigation) on planning permission 20/00562/FUL

    Land at, Rochdale Road East and Roeacre Street, Heywood

    Received Not published
  12. Decision Made25/01167/FUL

    Change of use of ground floor retail unit (Class E) to a self-contained 1-bedroom flat and alterations to fenestration to front and rear elevations including removal of existing shop front

    1 MELLOR STREET, ROCHDALE, OL12 6XD

    Received Not published
  13. Decision MadeOTH/2025/1324

    Application for non-material amendment to planning permission 24/00125/FUL to obscurely glaze all rear/west facing first floor windows

    83 FIELDING STREET, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 6BG

    Received Not published
  14. Decision MadePL/2025/1325

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed detached outbuilding

    BENT HOUSE, HALIFAX ROAD, LITTLEBOROUGH, OL15 0JB

    Received Not published
  15. Decision Made25/01182/HOUS

    Alterations to existing bungalow including improvements to accessibility, alteration of fenestration and application of render and cladding following removal of chimney, proposed extension to garage, extension of rear raised terrace and balustrade, erection of 1.8m high gates and timber-appearance fencing

    31 BAMFORD WAY, ROCHDALE, OL11 5NA

    Received Not published
  16. Decision Made25/01176/PRA56

    Prior approval for change of use from first and second floor from offices to 2 x 1 bedroom flats

    132 YORKSHIRE STREET, ROCHDALE, OL16 1LD

    Received Not published
  17. Under ConsultationPL/2025/1328

    Change of use from mixed use comprising of Café (Use Class E) and flat (Use Class C3) to single use Café (Use Class E), single storey front and side extension, alteration to the fenestration on the front elevation

    80 QUEENSWAY, ROCHDALE, OL11 1TJ

    Received Not published
  18. Decision MadeOTH/2025/1333

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 (materials) and 4 (window and door details) on planning permission 25/00931/VRCON

    MOUNT GREEN FILLING STATION, HALIFAX ROAD, WARDLE, ROCHDALE, OL12 9QD

    Received Not published
  19. Decision Made25/01181/HOUS

    Two-storey rear extension, front porch extension, insertion of new windows to side elevation and the application of render to match existing

    15 Bonscale Crescent Middleton M24 5LX

    Received Not published
  20. Decision MadeOTH/2025/1330

    Application for non-material amendment to planning permission 25/00361/HOUS to alter the roof of the proposed bay window

    5 COPTROD HEAD CLOSE, ROCHDALE, OL12 9UG

    Received Not published
  21. Decision MadePL/2025/1331

    Two-storey side extension together with single storey front/side extension, part two-storey, part single-storey rear extension. Alterations to existing fenestrations. Erection of new 0.65m high front and side boundary walls/fencing and formation of new hardstanding and extension to existing dropped kerb.

    71 Latrigg Crescent, Middleton, Manchester, M24 4LP

    Received Not published
  22. Decision Made25/01183/HOUS

    Single-storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory

    7 Greengrove Bank Wardle Rochdale OL16 2QL

    Received Not published
  23. Decision MadePL/2025/1334

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed rear dormer

    565 OLDHAM ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 2DH

    Received Not published
  24. Decision MadeOTH/2025/1335

    Submission of details to comply with condition 23 (pond risk management) on planning permission 21/01146/FUL

    Former Akzo Nobel Site, Hollingworth Road, Littleborough

    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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