Rochdale Borough Council publishes legal notices to comply with the legal statutes when carrying out various functions.
Some notices are for information purposes only and other notices may invite objections.
To give you more information about the purpose of a notice, where relevant, we've included a description in the detail within each document.
Rochdale notices
These are the current legal notices for Rochdale.
Name of order: Rochdale Town Centre Public Spaces Protection Extension and Variation Order (PSPO) 2021
Start and end of order: Friday, 23 July 2021–July 2027
Documents: see Public Space Protection Order - Rochdale Town Centre.
Name of order: Permanent Diversion of Part of Definitive Footpath (HeyFp117) and Part of Definitive Footpath (RocAFp10) Public Path Diversion Order 2023
Order confirmation date: Thursday, 19 October 2023
Documents: Lower Naden Reservoir Footpath Sealed Order and Plan
Name of order: Notice of Confirmation of an Order – Upgrading Footpath RocEFP13A to Bridleway
Order confirmation date: 12noon, Tuesday, 10 June 2025
Documents: Notice of Confirmation of an Order – Upgrading Footpath RocEFP13A to Bridleway
Middleton notices
These are the current legal notices for Middleton.
Name of order: Tree Preservation Order 312. Land adjacent to the junction of Finlan Road and Stakehill Lane, Middleton
Start and end of Regulation 5 Notice period: Friday, 2 April 2026–Monday, 11 May 2026
Documents: Documents for Tree Preservation Order 312
Name of order: Tree Preservation Order 313. Land to the east of Finlan Road and to the west of Stakehill Lane, Middleton
Start and end of Regulation 5 Notice period: Friday, 2 April 2026–Monday, 11 May 2026
Documents: Documents for Tree Preservation Order 313
Name of order: Tree Preservation Order 314. Land to the east of Finlan Road and to the North of Stakehill Lane, Middleton
Start and end of Regulation 5 Notice period: Friday, 2 April 2026–Monday, 11 May 2026
Documents: Documents for Tree Preservation Order 314
Heywood notices
These are the current legal notices for Heywood.
Name of order: Notice of Making – Upgrading Footpath HEYFP57 to Bridleway from Mine Street to Bury and Rochdale Old Road
Deadline for objections: Friday, 5 June 2026
Documents: Notice of Making – Upgrading Footpath HEYFP57 to Bridleway from Mine Street to Bury and Rochdale Old Road
Pennines (Firgrove, Littleborough, Milnrow, Newhey, Smallbridge and Wardle) notices
These are the current legal notices for Pennines.
Name of order: Littleborough Definitive Footpaths LitFp223, LitFp225, LitFp226 Temporary Public Path Closure Order 2026
Order confirmation date: Thursday, 15 January 2026
Documents: Littleborough Definitive Footpaths LitFp223, LitFp225, LitFp226 documents
Name of order: Littleborough Definitive Footpath HeyFp74 Temporary Public Path Closure Order 2026
Start and end of order: 8am, Thursday, 15 January 2026–12midnight, Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Documents: Littleborough Definitive Footpath HeyFp74 documents
Name of order: Littleborough Definitive Footpaths LitFp426, LitFp427, LitFp436, LitFp437, LitFp438, LitFp439, LitFp444, LitFp424 and LitFp425, from Hollingworth Road to Lake Bank and Rochdale Canal – Temporary Public Path Closure Order 2026
Order start date: Thursday, 5 February 2026
Documents: Littleborough Definitive Footpaths LitFp426, LitFp427, LitFp436, LitFp437, LitFp438, LitFp439, LitFp444, LitFp424 and LitFp425 documents
Boroughwide notices
These are the current boroughwide legal notices.
Name of order: Boroughwide Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO)
Start and end of order: Monday, 16 September 2024–August 2027
Documents: see boroughwide PSPO