Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council decided more than 1,000 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 9% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 56 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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28 October 2026 · Approved
Land at 206-208 Drake Street, Rochdale, OL16 1PJ · PL/2026/0549
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25 August 2026 · Approved
Sparth House, 185 Manchester Road, Rochdale, OL11 3QY · 25/00621/FUL
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12 August 2026 · Approved
Land at Queens Drive, Rochdale, OL11 2NP · PL/2026/0141
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16 July 2026 · Approved
Trub Farm, Manchester Road, Rochdale, OL11 2XG · 24/01007/FUL
Figures for Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,000 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 9%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 56 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 10%of 290 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 83 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 31%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 40 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: a) The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area; and, b) Whether the development would have a positive effect on biodiversity.”
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“The main issue of the appeal is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and relevant development plan policies; • the effect of the proposed development on the…”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; and • if there is any harm, whether this is outweighed by the need to site the proposed development in the…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the surrounding area and the Greenspace Corridor.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.