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,
Documents: Notice of Confirmation of an Order – Upgrading Footpath RocEFP13A to Bridleway
Application for approval as a venue for civil ceremonies
Date of publication: Monday, 9 February 2026
Notice is hereby given that Rama Arimilly has applied to Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council for a licence granted for civil ceremonies for the premises stated below:
Mercure Norton Grange Hotel & Spa
Manchester Road
Castleton
Rochdale
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.
Middleton notices
There are currently no legal notices for Middleton.
Heywood notices
There are currently no legal notices for Heywood.
Pennines (Firgrove, Littleborough, Milnrow, Newhey, Smallbridge and Wardle) notices
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
Name of order: Boroughwide Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO)
Start and end of order: Monday, 16 September 2024–August 2027
Documents: see boroughwide PSPO