Planning
Planning involves the controlling of building and engineering
operations or changes to the use of land and buildings through the
Town and Country Planning Act.
Planning policy
Strategic planning provide an up-to-date planning
policy framework known as Local Development Framework to guide
certain types of development or guide developments in certain parts
of the borough. They include policies and guidance to help the
Council make decisions on planning applications and to promote
investment and regeneration, and integrate land uses and
transport. For more information on Local Development Framework
please see link below:
Over time the Local Development Framework will replace the
Borough's Unitary Development Plan (UDP) adopted in June 2006. This
is the statutory land use plan for the Borough of Rochdale. For
more information please see link below:
Unitary Development Plan
2006
Search for planning or building applications
You can search for planning and building applications or browse
the register of all past and current planning applications
including text and maps. You can also see what stage your
application has reached
Submit a planning application
Online on the planning portal
The Planning Portal offers guidance and information for anyone
wishing to find out more about the planning system in England and
Wales.
The planning portal
By post or in person
Further advice on applying for planning permission and links
to our application forms and guidance notes can be
found on the following page.
From 6 April 2008 all planning applications must be
accompained by the relevant application
checklist. The purpose of the checklist is to ensure
applicants/agents provide the correct information with their
planning application submissions. There are checklists
for all common application types, each consisting of national
compulsory requirements, and local requirements that may be
considered necessary by this Service. The guidance
document below explains the procedure the Council will use to
decide whether an applicaiton is valid
Validation of
planning applications guidance document (358kb pdf
file)
Planning committee meetings
When an application goes to one of the
Township Planning Committees for a decision, a written report is
produced which summarises the planning issues and makes a
recommendation. A list of planning officer reports is published
detailing the applications and the order in which they will be
handled. The meeting agendas (including
officer reports) are available for viewing a week
before the meeting date and will remain available for viewing for
12 months after. The minutes of meetings are available to
view five days after the meeting date. More detailed
information about the decision making process in
relation planning applications is also available.
Changes to the development control system
Don't forget the changes in recent years to the outline
planning process and the need for Design and Access
Statements need to accompany applications for certain types of
permission and consent. Further information on each can be
found below.
Guidance on
changes to the Development Control system
Planning news
Application at Crook Hill
Application D48920 - Erection of 12 wind turbines, ancillary
equipment and on-site infrastructure on land at Crook Hill, located
above Watergrove Reservoir, north of Rochdale has been
submitted by Coronation Power and is accompanied by an
Environmental Impact Assessment.
Seven of the turbines and the proposed means
of access to the site are located within the Rochdale Metropolitan
Borough Council administrative area, whilst the remaining five
turbines and associated infrastructure are located in the
Calderdale Borough Council administrative area. Planning
applications have therefore been submitted to both Councils.
The planning application, the environmental
impact assessment and all the other accompanying information is
available for public inspection either in the Council’s Planning
& Regulation services offices at Telegraph House or on the
Council’s website, through the
Search for Planning and Building Applications facility at the link
below
You can get in touch with the planning
officer handling the application by contacting the Development
Control Service using the contact details on this
page.