Legal and public notices

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 the Rochdale township.

Name of order: Borough of Rochdale (35 Royle Barn Road, Rochdale OL11 3DT) Compulsory Purchase Order 2023
Order confirmation date: Thursday, 2 November 2023
Documents: Borough of Rochdale (35 Royle Barn Road, Rochdale OL11 3DT) Compulsory Purchase Order 2023
Township: Rochdale


Name of order: Borough of Rochdale (3 Croft Street, Rochdale OL12 9AD) Compulsory Purchase Order 2023
Order confirmation date: Thursday, 26 October 2023
Documents: Borough of Rochdale (3 Croft Street, Rochdale OL12 9AD) Compulsory Purchase Order 2023
Township: 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 2024
Documents: see Public Space Protection Order - Rochdale Town Centre.
Township: Rochdale


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
Township: Rochdale


Middleton notices

These are the current legal notices for the Middleton township.

Name of order: Middleton Footpath (MidFp49, MidRupp49a, MidRupp50, MidRupp51, MidFp52, MidFp53) Temporary Public Path Closure Order 2022 extension
Start and end of order: 12.01am, Friday, 6 October 2023–12 midnight, Friday, 5 April 2024
Documents: Middleton Footpath – Temporary Public Path Closure Order 2022 extension until 5 April 2024 – documents
Township: Middleton


Name of order: Application for approval as a venue for civil ceremonies
Deadline for objections: Wednesday, 27 July 2022
Details: Notice is hereby given that Middleton Masonic Club Limited has applied to Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council for a licence granted for civil ceremonies for the premises stated below.
Township: Middleton

Middleton Masonic Hall, Manchester Old Road, Middleton M24 4DY

The application together with a plan of the premises which shows the precise location of the rooms to be used for civil ceremonies will be available for inspection during normal office hours at Rochdale Register Office, Number One Riverside, Smith Street Rochdale OL16 1XU.

Any person wishing to object to grant of approval should write to the Superintendent Registrar at the above address. Any objection must be received in writing within 21 days of the publication of this notice.


Heywood notices

Name of order: Borough of Rochdale (20 Olive Street, Heywood OL10 4EQ) Compulsory Purchase Order 2023
Order confirmation date: Thursday, 26 October 2023
Documents: Borough of Rochdale (20 Olive Street, Heywood OL10 4EQ) Compulsory Purchase Order 2023
Township: Heywood


Pennines notices

These are the current legal notices for Pennines township.

Name of order: Extension of Littleborough Footpath LitFp198 and part of LitFp191 Temporary Public Path Diversion Order 2022
Start and end of order: 12.01am, Wednesday, 22 June 2022–12 midnight, Thursday, 26 January 2023
Documents: Extension of Littleborough Footpath LitFp198 and LitFp191 Order 2022 documents
Township: Pennines