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
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