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
Application for Approval as a Venue for Civil Ceremonies
Publication date: Friday, 7 August 2026
Notice is hereby given that Charlotte Preston has applied to Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council for a licence granted for civil ceremonies for the premises stated below:-
Rochdale Town Hall
The Esplanade
Rochdale OL16 1AZ
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
Application for Approval as a Venue for Civil Ceremonies
Publication date: Tuesday, 4 August 2026
Notice is hereby given that Laurence Jones has applied to Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council for a licence granted for civil ceremonies for the premises stated below:-
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.
Application for Approval as a Venue for Civil Ceremonies
Publication date: Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Notice is hereby given that David Nuttall has applied to Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council for a licence granted for civil ceremonies for the premises stated below:-
The Old School Rooms
Edgar Wood Centre
Long Street
Middleton M24 5UE
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: Notice of Confirmation of an Order – Upgrading Footpath HEYFP57 to Bridleway
Order confirmation date: Tuesday, 11 June 2026
Documents: Notice of Confirmation of an Order – Upgrading Footpath HEYFP57 to Bridleway
Name of order: The Borough of Rochdale (Addition of a Footpath Running from Heap Brow to Bury New Road, Heywood (Definitive Map and Modification Order 2026)
Order confirmation date: Thursday, 16 July 2026
Documents: The Borough of Rochdale (Addition of a Footpath Running from Heap Brow to Bury New Road, Heywood (Definitive Map and Modification Order 2026)
Pennines (Firgrove, Littleborough, Milnrow, Newhey, Smallbridge and Wardle) notices
These are the current legal notices for Pennines.
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
Name of order: Temporary Closure of Parts of Definitve Footpaths LitFp223, LitFp225, LitFp226, LitFp229, LitFp232, LitFp233 and LitFp234, Littleborough
Order start and end dates: 8am on Thursday, 13 August 2026–12midnight on Friday, 12 February 2027, or when the work is complete if sooner.
Documents: Temporary Closure of Parts of Definitve Footpaths LitFp223, LitFp225, LitFp226, LitFp229, LitFp232, LitFp233 and LitFp234, Littleborough 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