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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 · 3,927 approved or refused records
639Refused applications

3,288 approved · 639 refused · 189 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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.

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More application records

  1. Decision MadePL/2026/0184

    Section 73 application to vary Condition 2 (Plans) of planning permission PL/2025/1301 in order to remove a parking space, reduce the size of the garage and introduce more soft landscaping at the front of Plot 1

    Land Adjacent To Rochdale Road At Hillbank Street And Church Avenue, Middleton, M24 2RB

    Received Not published
  2. Under ConsultationPL/2026/0186

    Erection of 3.0m high security fencing and access control

    Birch Hotel, Manchester Road, Heywood, OL10 2QD

    Received Not published
  3. Decision MadeOTH/2026/0187

    Submission of details to comply with condition 4 (surface water drainage scheme) on planning permission 25/00541/FUL

    Hopwood Hall College Rochdale Campus, St Marys Gate, Rochdale, OL12 6RY

    Received Not published
  4. Decision MadePL/2026/0188

    Installation of 4 no. six berth sleeping pods and roundhouse structure to provide communal space for cooking, eating and socialising

    ASHWORTH VALLEY SCOUT CAMPSITE, ASHWORTH ROAD, HEYWOOD, ROCHDALE, OL11 5UP

    Received Not published
  5. Decision MadeOTH/2026/0189

    Submission of details to comply with condition 20 (Travel Plan) of planning permission 23/00431/HYBR

    ROCHDALE

    Received Not published
  6. Decision MadePL/2026/0191

    Part two, part single-storey side and rear extensions, front porch extension following demolition to existing detached garage

    5 NEWFIELD CLOSE, ROCHDALE, OL16 2YJ

    Received Not published
  7. Under ConsultationPL/2026/0192

    Single-storey rear extension, extension to the existing external access staircase, insertion of a new door to existing rear extension and application of render

    The Sheaf, Hough Fold, Milnrow, Newhey, Rochdale, OL16 3RF

    Received Not published
  8. Under ConsultationPL/2026/0190

    Conversion of existing repair garage to 3 houses with rear dormer windows, alteration to existing roof and fenestration, new vehicular access with associated car parking, boundary treatments, bin store and landscaping following demolition of existing outbuilding at rear

    Former Car Repairs Garage adjacent to Oakwood Cottage, Bamford Road, Heywood, OL10 4AG

    Received Not published
  9. Decision MadePL/2026/0193

    Erection of 4no, 3 bedroom dwelling houses with associated boundary treatments, landscaping and car parking

    Land at the North Side of Joseph Street, Middleton M24 5SQ

    Received Not published
  10. Under ConsultationOTH/2026/0194

    Application for non-material amendment to condition 2 on approved planning permission 21/01797/FUL

    Land at North Manchester Golf Club, Manchester Old Road, Middleton, M24 4PE

    Received Not published
  11. Decision MadePL/2026/0196

    Erection of seven residential dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated access works including formation of a new dropped kerb, parking, bin storage, landscaping and private amenity space.

    Land at Egerton Street (Former New Jerusalem Church), Middleton, M24 4QD

    Received Not published
  12. Decision MadePL/2026/0197

    Change of use and conversion of barn to one dwelling including erection of single storey side extension, alteration to fenestration, and associated works including, landscaping, parking, installation of air source heat pump and solar panels, and siting of temporary caravan accommodation and storage container

    Stid Fold Barn, Barn Field Lane, Rochdale, OL12 9PN

    Received Not published
  13. Decision MadeOTH/2026/0198

    Submission of details to comply with condition 24 (travel plan) on planning permission 23/00852/PSID

    HEYWOOD SPORTS VILLAGE, WEST STARKEY STREET, HEYWOOD, OL10 4TW

    Received Not published
  14. Decision MadePL/2026/0199

    Conversion of barn to form a dwelling house, removal and replacement of existing rear dormer, insertion and alteration to fenestration, formation of a new road for vehicular access including car parking, siting of static caravan and boundary treatment (Part Retrospective)

    HEY BOTTOM FARM, CALDERBROOK ROAD, LITTLEBOROUGH, OL15 9NR

    Received Not published
  15. Decision MadePL/2026/0200

    Erection of a part-single storey, part two storey building ancillary to main dwellinghouse for residential use together with bin storage area, associated boundary treatments and landscaping following demolition of existing garage - Retrospective

    2 Schwabe Street, Middleton, Manchester, M24 4TG

    Received Not published
  16. Decision MadePL/2026/0201

    Change of use and conversion of barn to one dwelling including erection of single storey side extension, alteration to fenestration, and associated works including, landscaping, parking, installation of air source heat pump and solar panels, and siting of temporary caravan accommodation and storage container

    Stid Fold Barn, Barn Field Lane, Rochdale, OL12 9PN

    Received Not published
  17. Decision MadePL/2026/0203

    Two storey side extension with front and rear dormers and formation of new door opening on front elevation to replace existing window.

    20 CROSSGATES ROAD, MILNROW, ROCHDALE, OL16 3EW

    Received Not published
  18. Decision MadePL/2026/0202

    Erection of a single storey rear extension following demolition of existing detached garage

    52 Alpine Drive Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9NZ

    Received Not published
  19. Decision MadeNOT/2026/0204

    Prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 2.70m from the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 2.60m and height to eaves to 3.60m)

    327 MILNROW ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL16 5BU

    Received Not published
  20. Decision MadeOTH/2026/0205

    Submission of details to comply with condition 6 (surface water drainage) on planning permission 23/01213/FUL

    Rhodes Business Park, Silburn Way, Middleton, M24 4NE

    Received Not published
  21. Decision MadePL/2026/0206

    Change of use of first floor & second floor into 3 units (use class E(c) (iii), rear dormer extension, installation of external staircase and new door at first floor side elevation, insertion of rooflight on front roof elevation, alteration of existing flue and partial demolition of existing detached garage

    289A OLDHAM ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 2DW

    Received Not published
  22. Decision MadePL/2026/0207

    Alteration to existing entrance door and window on front elevation off Manchester Road

    Sudden Mill, Manchester Road, Rochdale, OL11 4QR

    Received Not published
  23. Decision MadePL/2026/0208

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for proposed alterations of main roof from hip to gable, formation of pitched roof over existing two storey side extension, rear dormer extension and installation of rooflights on front elevation

    103 Crow Hill South, Middleton, Manchester, M24 1LA

    Received Not published
  24. Decision MadePL/2026/0209

    Single storey rear extension with living roof and alterations to fenestration on the rear ground floor elevation

    156 FEATHERSTALL ROAD, LITTLEBOROUGH, OL15 8NY

    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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