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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
232Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 3,928 approved or refused records
639Refused applications

3,289 approved · 639 refused · 189 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Under ConsultationPL/2026/0796

    Construction of two covered padel courts

    Littleborough Cricket Club, Hare Hill Road, Littleborough, OL15 9DL

    Received Not published
  2. Under ConsultationPL/2026/0798

    Single storey rear extension

    39 Hign Barn Close, Rochdale, OL11 3PW

    Received Not published
  3. Under ConsultationPL/2026/0800

    Single storey side extension, part two-storey, part single-storey rear extension with juliette balcony to first floor and front porch extension with pitched roof

    46 ROSEFIELD CRESCENT, ROCHDALE, OL16 5BD

    Received Not published
  4. Under ConsultationPL/2026/0801

    Single storey rear extension

    17 OSWALD STREET, ROCHDALE, OL16 2LA

    Received Not published
  5. Under ConsultationNOT/2026/0804

    Prior approval for the installation of a new 25m swann lattice tower on new 7m x 7m foundation pad, supporting 6 no. antennas, 15 no. RRUs, and 2 no. dishes, equipment housing and other ancillary development.

    Dunishbooth Stables, Land to the east of Knacks Lane, Rochdale, OL12 6BJ

    Received Not published
  6. Under ConsultationOTH/2026/0805

    Submission of details reserved by conditions 3 (glazing and sound testing) and 5 (Bike Store) of planning permission 24/00945/FUL and 25/00007/LBC

    NEWBOLD BUILDINGS, 35-37 OLDHAM ROAD, ROCHDALE, OL16 5QJ

    Received Not published
  7. Under ConsultationNOT/2026/0807

    Prior approval for a larger homes extension measuring 6.00m from the rear (with a maximum height of 3.65m and height to eaves 2.50m)

    234 HILL TOP DRIVE, ROCHDALE, OL11 2DY

    Received Not published
  8. Under ConsultationPL/2026/0813

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

    Land adjacent to 56 Bonscale Crescent, Middleton, M24 5LY

    Received Not published
  9. Under ConsultationPL/2026/0814

    Removal of original boundary treatments and original raised beds/retaining walls and erection of new garden retaining wall and 1.8m high timber fencing to boundary (retrospective)

    1 BATES CLOSE, ROCHDALE, OL11 2TU

    Received Not published
  10. Recommendation MadePL/2026/0815

    Single-storey rear extension following removal of existing conservatory and chimney, erection of side dormers to both roof slopes, installation of rooflight, construction of a pitched roof over the existing garage and associated external alterations and alterations to fenestration on side and rear elevations (part-retrospective)

    48 SOMERSET GROVE, ROCHDALE, OL11 5YS

    Received Not published
  11. Decision MadeOTH/2026/0816

    Application for works to one Sycamore tree (T1) subject to Tree Preservation Order No.21 to crown lift to achieve approximately 4.5 metres ground clearance, through the selective removal or reduction of appropriate lower branches and reduce the upper and lateral crown on the 6 Bilson Square side only by approximately 2–3 metres, pruning back to suitable secondary growth points whilst retaining a balanced and natural crown form.

    6 BILSON SQUARE, MILNROW, ROCHDALE, OL16 3NY

    Received Not published
  12. Under ConsultationOTH/2026/0818

    Submission of details to comply with condition 2 (Noise Impact Assessment) on planning permission 21/01628/REM

    Land Off Fielding Street, Middleton, M24 6BG

    Received Not published
  13. Under ConsultationPL/2026/0825

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed conversion of garage to to habitable room including alterations to front elevation

    40 ANDOVER AVENUE, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 1RN

    Received Not published
  14. Under ConsultationOTH/2026/0826

    Submission of details to comply with condition 16 (Verification Reports) planning permission 21/01146/FUL

    Former Akzo Nobel Site, Off Hollingworth Road, Littleborough

    Received Not published
  15. Under ConsultationOTH/2026/0846

    Application for non-material amendment to planning permission 23/00335/FUL for revisions to Curtain Wall Glazing; Artsone Surrounds and Artstone Bansds

    Land at Parkfield House, Manchester Old Road, Manchester

    Received Not published
  16. ValidOTH/2026/0848

    Submission of details to comply with condition 19 (Landscaping) 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
  17. Under ConsultationOTH/2026/0849

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 (risk assessment), 4 (demolition and construction method statement), 5 (highways), 6 (surface water drainage scheme), 7 (bat survey), 9 (materials) and 10 (specification of design) of planning permission 23/00876/FUL

    FORMER CLARKES PRINTERS, WHAM STREET, HEYWOOD, OL10 4QU

    Received Not published
  18. Under ConsultationOTH/2026/0850

    Submission of details to comply with condition 18 (Highways) 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
  19. Under ConsultationOTH/2026/0852

    Submission of details to comply with condition 24 (refuse strategy) on planning permission 22/01119/FUL

    Station Gardens, Former Central Retail Park, Rochdale

    Received Not published
  20. ValidOTH/2026/0866

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 4 (biodiversity enhancements), 5 (avoidance measures) and 6 (measures protection of Cheeseden Brook) on planning permission PL/2026/0188

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

    Received Not published
  21. Decision MadeOTH/2026/0876

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 3 (surface water drainage) and 4 (landscaping) of planning permission 23/00605/FUL

    13, Hillcrest Road, Rochdale, OL11 2QE

    Received Not published
  22. Under ConsultationPL/2026/0878

    Change of use from general industrial unit (Use Class B2) to a gymnasium (Use Class E(d))

    3a / 3b Stockton Street, Littleborough, Rochdale, OL15 8YJ

    Received Not published
  23. Under ConsultationPL/2026/0879

    Single-storey rear extension, alteration to fenestration to front and rear elevations, application of render to front and side elevations, removal of chimney stacks and demolition of existing single-storey rear extensions

    7 CHESTER AVENUE, ROCHDALE, OL11 5LY

    Received Not published
  24. ValidOTH/2026/0880

    Submission of details to comply with conditions 10 (contamination) and 19 (noise) on planning permission 20/01170/OUT

    Site formerly of Tack Lea Works and Shepperd Mill Greenbooth Road Norden Rochdale

    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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