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3,288 approved · 639 refused · 189 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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. Under ConsultationPL/2026/0671

    Change of use of from Solicitors Offices (Use Class B) to a Child Care Centre (Use Class F1) with new bin storage area to the rear and removal of existing chimney

    146 YORKSHIRE STREET, ROCHDALE, OL16 1LD

    Received Not published
  2. Decision MadeOTH/2026/0675

    Submission of details to comply with condition 7 (Materials) of Planning Permission 21/00950/REM

    Sladen Mill Halifax Road Littleborough OL15 0LB

    Received Not published
  3. Decision MadePL/2026/0673

    Two storey side extension with rear dormer. Alterations to fenestration on the front elevation including new entrance doorway and 2 no. roof lights

    20 CROSSGATES ROAD, MILNROW, ROCHDALE, OL16 3EW

    Received Not published
  4. Under ConsultationPL/2026/0674

    Change of use from a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3(a)) to a residential care home for up to three children/young person(s) (Use Class C2)

    4 HONITON CLOSE, HEYWOOD, OL10 2PF

    Received Not published
  5. Decision MadePL/2026/0676

    Shopfront alterations comprising a roller shutter, external cladding and parcel locker (retrospective)

    565 BURY ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 4DQ

    Received Not published
  6. Decision MadePL/2026/0677

    Two storey side extension

    16 MOOR PARK AVENUE, ROCHDALE, OL11 3JG

    Received Not published
  7. Under ConsultationPL/2026/0678

    Change of use of the existing Class C3 dwellinghouse to an eight-bedroom residential care home within use Class C2 providing 24-hour care for up to eight adults, together with associated internal alterations and alterations to fenestration to the side elevation

    9 THORNHAM NEW ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 2XR

    Received Not published
  8. Under ConsultationPL/2026/0679

    Construction of an SEN school, with associated access, parking, landscaping, drainage, land regrading and associated works.

    Land Off Heywood Old Road, Middleton, Rochdale , OL10 2QN

    Received Not published
  9. Decision MadeOTH/2026/0680

    Application to fell T1 (Sycamore) subject to Tree Preservation Order TPO 161

    18 MARGROY CLOSE, ROCHDALE, OL12 0ES

    Received Not published
  10. Decision MadeNOT/2026/0681

    Prior approval for a larger homes extension measuring 5.10m from the rear (with a maximum height of 4.00m and height to eaves 2.40m)

    759 BURY ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 4BB

    Received Not published
  11. Under ConsultationOTH/2026/0685

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 (External Materials), 7 (Landscaping), 8 (CMP), 9 (Drainage), 10 (Method Statement - Invasive Species), 11 (Tree Protection) and 12 (Ecology Survey) of planning permission 24/00835/FUL

    Land Adjacent To No. 1, Wildhouse Court, Wildhouse Lane, OL16 3UU

    Received Not published
  12. Decision MadePL/2026/0683

    Change of use from residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) including erection of flue to the rear elevation and alterations to front elevation to form new shop front

    51 Tweedale Street, Rochdale, OL11 1HH

    Received Not published
  13. Under ConsultationPL/2026/0684

    Residential development- 44 affordable dwellings including access, car parking, open space and other associated works

    DICKEN GREEN MILL, GREENFIELD LANE, ROCHDALE

    Received Not published
  14. Under ConsultationOTH/2026/0687

    One fagus sylvatica (beech tree) at the rear of property. Proposal is to: - 4 to 5 metre crown lift, 10% crown thin (only through the lower canopy) and 2 metre crown reduction to reduce sail affect

    THORNTON HOUSE, TROWS LANE, ROCHDALE, OL11 2UE

    Received Not published
  15. Decision MadePL/2026/0688

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey pitched roof side extension, alterations to side and rear elevations of existing dwelling

    227 MANCHESTER NEW ROAD, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 1JT

    Received Not published
  16. Under ConsultationPL/2026/0689

    Refurbishment and conversion of the existing vacant two-storey building, including the construction of two additional floors to provide four one-bedroom apartments.

    2-4 BETHEL STREET, HEYWOOD, OL10 1HU

    Received Not published
  17. Under ConsultationPL/2026/0690

    Proposed Change of Use from a Dwellinghouse, Use Class C3, to a Residential Children’s Home, Use Class C2

    35 TORRINGTON STREET, HEYWOOD, OL10 2EZ

    Received Not published
  18. Under ConsultationPL/2026/0692

    Erection of a mixed-use building comprising of a self-storage facility (Use Class B8) and ground floor commercial units (Use Class E) together with associated access, car parking, servicing infrastructure and landscaping.

    Old Hall Street, Middleton, M24 1AG

    Received Not published
  19. Decision MadePL/2026/0696

    Front and rear dormers, single storey rear extension, render to existing elevations, new parking area, new front boundary wall and alterations to fenestration.

    12 MARSDEN CLOSE, ROCHDALE, OL16 4SD

    Received Not published
  20. Decision MadeOTH/2026/0695

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 23/01382/FUL for the installation of ramps between the rear entrances of the dwellings/yards and the associated refuse and cycle stores

    Land Opposite Harwood Primary School Hornby Street, Heywood

    Received Not published
  21. Under ConsultationOTH/2026/0697

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 5 (Contamination), 7 (Drainage), 8 (Materials), 9 (Windows, Doors and Rooflights), 11 (Biodiversity Enhancements), 12 (Dilapidation Photographic Survey) and 14 (Japanese Knotweed) of planning permission 23/01090/FUL

    Land Adjacent 4 Rudman Street Rochdale OL12 6LJ

    Received Not published
  22. Under ConsultationOTH/2026/0698

    Application for non-material amendment to planning permission 22/01190/FUL for substitution of house types YH50 and YH52 with house types 224 Marwick and Y382 Alder

    Land South Of Cowm Top Lane Castleton Rochdale

    Received Not published
  23. Under ConsultationPL/2026/0699

    Demolition of the existing petrol filling station forecourt, canopy, kiosk and retail building and redevelopment of the site to provide a replacement petrol filling station comprising a sales building with convenience store, ancillary food-to-go counter, office, customer WC and ATM, fuel pump islands and canopy, 3 EV charging stations (serving 6 charging bays), parking and servicing areas to serve the petrol filling station and existing coffee shop, landscaping, engineering works and re-routing of the existing pedestrian link

    SUDDEN SERVICE STATION, MANCHESTER ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL11 3PT

    Received Not published
  24. Decision MadePL/2026/0700

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed rear dormer extension including proposed hip to gable extension.

    43 Greave Avenue, Rochdale, OL11 5EN

    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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