Development control
Probably the most familiar aspect of a planning service relates
to the submitting and processing of planning applications.
In Rochdale this work is handled by the Development Control
section.
We provide the following services:
- Advice on the need for permission
- Advice and pre-application discussions on development
proposals
- Process planning applications
- Preservation of important trees and sites of interest
- Declaration of conservation areas
- Support for and monitoring of listed buildings
- Control of advertisements
- Monitoring and control of minerals, extraction and waste
procedures
- Enforcement of breaches of development control
For further advice, or if you have any queries, you can contact
the Development Control section using the contact details
above. A duty Planning Officer is available between the hours
of 9am to 4.45pm. All other Planning Officers are available by
appointment only.
We deal with between 1200 and 1800 applications every year,
averaging 40 applications a week, covering all aspects of the Town
and Country Planning Act legislation, across Rochdale. We process
the applications given to us by members of the public, aiming to
give applicants a decision within eight weeks of
registration.