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3,288 approved · 639 refused · 189 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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/2026/0394

    First floor rear extension with Juliet balcony, installation of solar panels and alteration to fenestration to side and rear elevations

    42 CLOVELLY STREET, ROCHDALE, OL11 3HL

    Received Not published
  2. Decision MadePL/2026/0392

    Demolition of existing single storey extension and service yard canopy, erection of extension and alterations to existing building, change of use to allow a flexible use within Classes B2, B8 and / or E(g)(iii) and a series of physical works to reconfigure the site including an extension to the service yard, new hard and soft landscaping and associated infrastructure

    Unit A, Finlan Road, Stakehill Industrial Estate, Middleton, M24 2SJ

    Received Not published
  3. Decision MadePL/2026/0393

    Application for certificate of lawfulness for proposed side and rear extensions

    65 BOARDMAN FOLD ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 1QD

    Received Not published
  4. Decision MadeOTH/2026/0397

    Works to trees subject to TPO 146 as follows:- 1 Oak Tree (T1) - prune to give a 3m clearance from roof of property. 1 Beech Tree (T2) - crown lift to raise canopy approximately 6m above ground level. 1 Oak Tree (T3) - remove epicormic growth

    7 LOWER BEECHWOOD, ROCHDALE, OL11 4LY

    Received Not published
  5. Decision MadePL/2026/0398

    Change of Use of residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to HMO (Use Class C4) including alterations to fenestrations

    12A REGENT STREET, HEYWOOD, OL10 3BX

    Received Not published
  6. Decision MadePL/2026/0399

    Installation of various non-illuminated signs

    Land to the North of James Kearns Avenue, PLOT J2 at Kingsway Business Park, James Kearns Avenue, Rochdale, OL16 4NR

    Received Not published
  7. Decision MadeOTH/2026/0400

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 9 (method statement), 10 (method statement - vent louvres), 11 (cross section), 12 (railings/gates), 13 (boundary wall details), 14 (soft and hard landscaping) and 15 (external lighting) on planning permission 23/00624/LBC

    TOUCHSTONES ARTS AND HERITAGE CENTRE, THE ESPLANADE, ROCHDALE, OL16 1AQ

    Received Not published
  8. Decision MadeNOT/2026/0401

    Prior notification for a proposed 23m high telecommunications CU Phosco Phase 6 monopole supporting 6 no. VMO2 antennas, 6 no. VodafoneThree antennas, 30 no. remote radio units, together with equipment housing and associated ancillary development within a palisade fence compound

    Edmund Street Car Park, Edmund Street Car Park, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 4HR

    Received Not published
  9. Decision MadePL/2026/0402

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (use class C3a) to a residential care home for up two children (use class C2)

    62 ARMITAGE CLOSE, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 4PA

    Received Not published
  10. Decision MadePL/2026/0403

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed replacement concrete base on an existing working farm

    TOP O TH HILL FARM, HAUGH FOLD, NEWHEY, MILNROW, NEWHEY, OL16 3SZ

    Received Not published
  11. Under ConsultationPL/2026/0404

    ​​Change of use from nursery (Class E) to a 12 bedroom HMO (Class C4) including first floor rear extension, alteration to existing flat roof to create a pitched roof and 2 front dormer windows​

    28 CHURCH STILE, ROCHDALE, OL16 1QE

    Received Not published
  12. Decision MadePL/2026/0405

    ​​Listed Building Consent for partial application of lime render to existing perimeter wall​

    CRESCENT HALL, EDMUND STREET, ROCHDALE, OL12 6QG

    Received Not published
  13. Decision MadePL/2026/0406

    Installation of Air Source Heat Pump and associated works

    ROCHDALE COMMUNITY FIRE STATION, HALIFAX ROAD OL12 9BD

    Received Not published
  14. Decision MadeOTH/2026/0408

    Application for non-material amendment to planning permission PL/2025/1350 to amend drawing reference 25.3710.SC2.1A to 25.3710.SC2.1B

    465 Prettywood, Heywood, Bury BL9 7HZ

    Received Not published
  15. Decision MadeOTH/2026/0410

    Application to amend condition 2 (Plans) of planning permission 22/00485/FUL in relation to the additional removal of trees

    Grove Lodge, Various Locations Within Littleborough

    Received Not published
  16. Recommendation MadePL/2026/0412

    Application to vary condition 2 (Plans) and remove condition 4 (Existing Original Timber Features) of Listed Building Consent 23/00719/LBC

    HOLY TRINITY PARKFIELD, SUNNY BROW ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 4AX

    Received Not published
  17. Recommendation MadePL/2026/0411

    Application to remove condition 14 (Tree Protection) and vary condition 15(Planting details)

    HOLY TRINITY PARKFIELD, SUNNY BROW ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 4AX

    Received Not published
  18. Decision MadeOTH/2026/0413

    Application for non-material amendment to planning permission 22/01068/FUL to amend the proposed description to Residential development of up to 52no. dwellings with associated access and infrastructure

    Former Oakenrod Primary School , Bury Road , Rochdale , OL11 4EE

    Received Not published
  19. Decision MadePL/2026/0414

    Installation of four electric vehicle charging stations and associated equipment

    Land between 473 - 475, Oldham Road, Rochdale, OL16 4TD

    Received Not published
  20. Decision MadePL/2026/0416

    Installation of a gas governor and kiosk with access and associated fencing

    Land adjacent to 54 Bonscale Crescent, Middleton

    Received Not published
  21. Decision MadePL/2026/0415

    Four storey side extension and associated alterations to existing boundary wall, bin storage and car parking arrangements.

    GOLDEN MOSQUE, LOWER SHERIFF STREET, ROCHDALE, OL12 6TG

    Received Not published
  22. Under ConsultationPL/2026/0417

    Change of use of land to form residential curtilage, demolition of existing outbuilding and erection of a new detached outbuilding to form garage and study room

    LEACHES FARM, ASHWORTH ROAD, HEYWOOD, ROCHDALE, OL11 5UN

    Received Not published
  23. Decision MadePL/2026/0419

    Part two storey, part single storey rear extension and front porch

    32 Firgrove Gardens, Rochdale, OL16 3AF

    Received Not published
  24. Decision MadePL/2026/0418

    Change of use from C3 dwelling to C2 Children's Care Facility for up to 2 Children

    171 EDENFIELD ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 5AF

    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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