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.
3,287 approved · 639 refused · 189 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
3 Saxwood Close, Rochdale, OL12 7QX
Received Not published55 Elm Park Gate, Rochdale, OL12 7JS
Received Not published6 ROSEBERY CLOSE, KIRKHOLT, ROCHDALE, OL11 2WG
Received Not published34 WOODLAND ROAD, HEYWOOD, OL10 4DB
Received Not published22 HAWTHORN ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 5JQ
Received Not published679-681 MANCHESTER OLD ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 4GF
Received Not publishedLand rear of 1 and 2 Chamber House Farm, Rochdale Road East, Heywood, OL10 1SD
Received Not published4 Ivy Drive, Middleton, Manchester, M24 1WA
Received Not published25 CANON STREET, ROCHDALE, OL16 2TA
Received Not published3 Dell Side Way, Rochdale, OL12 6XX
Received Not published163 LEANDER DRIVE, ROCHDALE, OL11 2XE
Received Not publishedLand Adjacent to, 28 School Lane, Rochdale, OL16 1QP
Received Not published23 PARKSIDE, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 1NL
Received Not published168 YORKSHIRE STREET, ROCHDALE, OL16 2DL
Received Not published6 HARRIDGE STREET, ROCHDALE, OL12 7HW
Received Not published3 Jones Way, Rochdale, OL16 4FX
Received Not published10 MILL FOLD GARDENS, LITTLEBOROUGH, OL15 8SA
Received Not published6 Sherwin Way, Rochdale, OL11 2UZ
Received Not published20 TROUGHBECK WAY, ROCHDALE, OL12 7AZ
Received Not publishedKEN MILLS ENGINEERING CO, NEW STREET, ROCHDALE, OL12 6NS
Received Not published69A, Church Street, Littleborough, OL15 8AE
Received Not publishedKEN MILLS ENGINEERING CO, NEW STREET, ROCHDALE, OL12 6NS
Received Not publishedLand off Harrow Avenue and to rear of 611-613 Bury Road Rochdale
Received Not published19-21 Boarshaw Road, Middleton, M24 6BR
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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