Find planning applications
All our planning applications are listed on our website.
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Check if you need planning permission
Not all work requires planning permission. You can check online if your planned work does.
More on homeowner planning permission
Book a building inspection
You need to notify us at certain stages of the building work so we can inspect the work to check it complies before you continue building.
More on booking a building inspection
Planning account
All planning applications within the borough are on our Planning Portal. You can view an application without registering for an account, however, by registering for an account you can track the progress of an application and more.
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Living in the borough
Housing
View information about housing options, home improvements, moving to the borough and more.
Local history
Rochdale's history can be traced right back to the Doomsday Book in 1086.
Improving the borough
We’re working hard to make Rochdale borough a better place for shoppers, visitors and businesses.
Decision making
Policies, strategies and reviews
We use policy and strategy documents to guide our decisions. We also use them to develop and run our services fairly and consistently.
Councillors and committees
Councillors are responsible for agreeing provision of services and how the council's money is spent.