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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3,288 approved · 639 refused · 189 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
11 Earnshaw Avenue, Rochdale, OL12 0TS
Received Not publishedRock Nook Mill, Lightowlers Lane, Littleborough, OL15 9EW
Received Not published52B KINGSWAY, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 1LG
Received Not published7 HIGHFIELD ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 5RZ
Received Not published7 LOISINE CLOSE, ROCHDALE, OL11 3PF
Received Not published37 BRIDGE NORTH DRIVE, LITTLEBOROUGH, OL15 0ES
Received Not published26 FERRAND ROAD, LITTLEBOROUGH, OL15 9ED
Received Not published158 ROOLEY MOOR ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL12 7DQ
Received Not published447 EDENFIELD ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 5YR
Received Not publishedHafley Court - Suites 1, 2, 3 and 4 (Ground Floor), Buckley Road, Rochdale, OL12 9DJ
Received Not publishedHOWARD STREET SW, HOWARD STREET, Rochdale, OL12 0NF
Received Not published30 FLETTON CLOSE, ROCHDALE, OL12 6BF
Received Not published256 Kingsway, Rochdale, OL16 4AW
Received Not publishedHopwood Hall College Rochdale Campus, St Marys Gate, Rochdale, OL12 6RY
Received Not published45 WOOD HEY GROVE, ROCHDALE, OL12 9UA
Received Not published9 PLOVER CLOSE, ROCHDALE, OL11 5PU
Received Not published25 PLOVER CLOSE, ROCHDALE, OL11 5PU
Received Not publishedMAWRODE FARM, MOOR ROAD, LITTLEBOROUGH, OL15 9QH
Received Not publishedM62 J19 Construction Compound, Heywood Interchange, Lane End, Heywood, OL10 2LG
Received Not publishedHEYWOOD COMMUNITY FIRE STATION, MIDDLETON ROAD, HEYWOOD, OL10 2LU
Received Not published21 RHOS AVENUE, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 1EG
Received Not published4 BOULTER CLOSE, HOLLINS, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 6XP
Received Not published2 ALKRINGTON HALL ROAD NORTH, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 1WG
Received Not published12 BLYTH AVENUE, LITTLEBOROUGH, OL15 8RB
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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