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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3,288 approved · 639 refused · 189 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2026/0474

    Internally illuminated fascia signs and various non illuminated advertisement signs

    WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS PLC, DAWSON STREET, HEYWOOD, OL10 4PU

    Received Not published
  2. Decision MadeOTH/2026/0476

    Submission of details to comply with condition 22 (materials) on planning permssion 22/00485/FUL

    Shottwood Fold, Various Locations Within Littleborough

    Received Not published
  3. Decision MadeOTH/2026/0477

    Submission of details to comply with condition 4 (phase 1 geo-environmental assessment) on planning permission 25/00369/FUL

    Plot J2, Kingsway Business Park, James Kearns Avenue, Rochdale, OL16 4NR

    Received Not published
  4. Decision MadePL/2026/0478

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for partial use of dwelling as office space

    19 OAKWAY, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 6TD

    Received Not published
  5. Decision MadeOTH/2026/0482

    Submission of details to comply with condition 3 (materials) on planning permission 25/00070/FUL

    Redbrook House, Sunderland & Wild, Bury Road, Rochdale, OL11 4EE

    Received Not published
  6. Decision MadeNOT/2026/0480

    Prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 7.50m from the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 3.10m and height to eaves to 3m)

    10 MOUNT ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 1DZ

    Received Not published
  7. Decision MadeOTH/2026/0481

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 5 (external materials), 6 (boundary treatments), 7 (hard landscaping) and 8 (retaining wall) on planning permission PL/2026/1293

    LAND AT SUTHERLAND ROAD (NORTH OF OUR LADY AND ST PAUL'S RC PRIMARY SCHOOL), , AND LAND AT JUNCTION OF LENNOX WALK AND ARGYLE STREET, , HEYWOOD, , OL10 3PD

    Received Not published
  8. Decision MadePL/2026/0484

    Application for various signs including 2no. internally illuminated fascia signs, 2no. non-illuminated fascia signs, 1no. internally illuminated projecting sign and n2o. non-illuminated advertisement signs

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

    Received Not published
  9. Decision MadePL/2026/0485

    First floor side extension and front porch extension

    68 CROFT HEAD DRIVE, MILNROW, ROCHDALE, OL16 3UZ

    Received Not published
  10. Decision MadePL/2026/0486

    Single storey rear extension

    5 BROADBENT STREET, CASTLETON NORTH, ROCHDALE, OL11 3DD

    Received Not published
  11. Under ConsultationOTH/2026/0487

    Submission of details to comply with condition 10 (drainage) on planning permission 23/01061/FUL

    BANK TOP FARM, HOLLINGWORTH ROAD, LITTLEBOROUGH, OL15 0AU

    Received Not published
  12. Decision MadeOTH/2026/0488

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 9 (WSI), 10 (surface water drainage), 11 (method statement control of invasive plants), 12 (CMS) and 13 (CTMP) on planning permission 22/01039/FUL

    Land West of New Street, Littleborough , OL15 8HW

    Received Not published
  13. Decision MadeNOT/2026/0489

    Prior approval for conversion of ground floor commercial/business use to form 3no. apartments

    SUDDEN MILL, MANCHESTER ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 4QR

    Received Not published
  14. Decision MadeOTH/2026/0490

    Submission of details to comply with condition 3 (materials) on planning permission PL/2026/0212

    THE OLD DUKE, 10 EALEES, LITTLEBOROUGH, OL15 0HJ

    Received Not published
  15. Decision MadePL/2026/0491

    Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory

    7 WOOD HEY GROVE, ROCHDALE, OL12 9TY

    Received Not published
  16. Decision MadePL/2026/0492

    Two storey side extension and part two storey, part single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory

    61 BRIMROD LANE, ROCHDALE, OL11 4QF

    Received Not published
  17. Under ConsultationOTH/2026/0494

    Submission of details to comply with condition 12 (Solar Panel Roof Details) and condition 22 (Travel Plan) of planning permission 22/01119/FUL

    Land At Former Central Retail Park, Land Bounded By Oldham Road, Milnrow Road And Richard Street, Rochdale

    Received Not published
  18. Under ConsultationPL/2026/0495

    Erection of employment building (Classes E(g)(iii), B2 and B8) with ancillary office space, new access, car parking, servicing, boundary treatments, hard and soft landscaping and other associated works.

    Plot Q Kingsway Business Park, Michael Faraday Way, Rochdale

    Received Not published
  19. Decision MadePL/2026/0496

    Internal refurbishment of the Reception classroom, including replacement floor, enhancement of underfloor ventilation, new French drain. Removal of existing plasterboard partitions and replacement with new plasterboard partitions to form corridor and adjacent classroom wall. Removal of existing lay in grid suspended ceiling in reception classroom and replacement with new plasterboard suspended ceiling with new LED lighting, acoustic baffles and radiant panels

    ST MARYS C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL, OLDHAM ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 2HB

    Received Not published
  20. Decision MadeNOT/2026/0497

    Prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 4m from the original dwelling (with a maximum height of 3.80m and height to eaves to 2.20m)

    16 LINCOLN ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 1RH

    Received Not published
  21. Decision MadePL/2026/0498

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed side dormer extension, installation of roof lights, and 1No. window to front elevation

    1 CLAY LANE, ROCHDALE, OL11 5SJ

    Received Not published
  22. Decision MadePL/2026/0499

    Change of use from vehicle servicing and repairs garage (Use Class B2) to a beauty and aesthetics clinic (Use Class E)

    UNIT 2, PRIMROSE STREET, ROCHDALE, OL12 6AW

    Received Not published
  23. Decision MadePL/2026/0501

    Part two storey, part single storey rear extension

    13 HEYWOOD HALL ROAD, HEYWOOD, OL10 4UU

    Received Not published
  24. Decision MadeOTH/2026/0502

    Submission of details to comply with Condition 18 (Site Investigation and Risk Assessment) of planning permission 22/01223/FUL

    Land To Rear Of 19-47 Kenyon Lane, Middleton

    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.

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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