Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
3,288 approved · 639 refused · 189 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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.
32 HEIGHTS AVENUE, ROCHDALE, OL12 6JH
Received Not published22 BIRCHFIELD DRIVE, ROCHDALE, OL11 4NY
Received Not published9 JOHN STREET, ROCHDALE, OL16 2HP
Received Not publishedASHFIELD VALLEY PRIMARY AND NURSERY SCHOOL, NEW BARN LANE, ROCHDALE, OL11 1TA
Received Not published39 Chamber House Drive, Rochdale, OL11 3LS
Received Not published45 Fisherfield, Rochdale, OL12 7QW
Received Not publishedPLUMPTON COTTAGE, 186 BURY AND ROCHDALE OLD ROAD, HEYWOOD, OL10 4AT
Received Not published12 HOLLAND STREET, WARDLE, ROCHDALE, OL16 2SD
Received Not published93 NEWARK SQUARE, ROCHDALE, OL12 0AX
Received Not publishedLand at Whitworth Road (Dunelm) Car Park, Whitworth Road, Rochdale, OL12 0TY
Received Not publishedTENTERHOUSE, EDENFIELD ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 5TT
Received Not published213 Halifax Road, Rochdale, OL12 9RF
Received Not publishedLand adj 8, Top Schwabe Street, Rhodes, Middleton, M24 4TQ
Received Not publishedCastleton Sidings Heywood Road Rochdale
Received Not publishedGable of 147 YORKSHIRE STREET, ROCHDALE, OL16 2LU
Received Not published6 WORDSWORTH WAY, ROCHDALE, OL11 5HZ
Received Not publishedLand At Parkfield House, Manchester Old Road Middleton, M24 4DY
Received Not published6 THRUM FOLD, ROCHDALE, OL12 6DG
Received Not published12 Lincoln Drive, Littleborough, OL15 0NE
Received Not published9A MILKSTONE ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 1ED
Received Not published2 Eafield Close, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 3JQ
Received Not publishedMANOR FARM, WOLSTENHOLME FOLD, ROCHDALE, OL11 5UD
Received Not publishedLand to South of Units G34 - G46, Middleton Shopping Centre, Rochdale, M24 4EL
Received Not published99 Bentley Street, Rochdale, OL12 6PA
Received Not publishedRecords are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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