Welcome to the online version of the Rochdale borough Unitary Development Plan June 2006. The Proposals Map and Written Statement are available here in an interactive format. This website also includes other relevant planning policy maps and associated documents covering more up to date minerals and waste planning policies and area based Supplementary Planning Documents.
Other information on local planning policies and guidance covering Rochdale borough.
View the Maps - to see what land use policies and proposals apply to specific areas. All the maps here can be viewed using the Switch Maps tab on the tool base, these include:
• Rochdale borough Unitary Development Plan (Adopted June 2006) Map;
• Greater Manchester Joint Waste Development Plan Document (Adopted April 2012) Map;
• Greater Manchester Joint Minerals Development Plan Document (Adopted April 2013) Map; and
• Area based Supplementary Planning Documents Map
Using the various tools provided on the map template you can select any area of the maps by clicking on your chosen site and find information about the policies/proposals that relate to that area.
The mapping on this website uses the latest website coding, and functions on all major browsers including Internet Explorer 10 and upwards, Google Chrome, Firefox and Safari. It will not run on versions of Internet Explorer less than version 10. To get the latest internet Explorer for your version of Windows go to the Internet Explorer download page.
If you are unable to view the maps in your browser, PDF versions are available for download at the bottom of the page.
Rochdale borough Unitary Development Plan - Adopted June 2006 (4.3MB pdf)
Greater Manchester Joint Waste Development Plan Document - Adopted April 2012 (12.5MB pdf)
From 1 April 2012 the following policies within the Unitary Development Plan Adopted June 2006 (W/1 - W/8) have been replaced by the Greater Manchester Joint Waste Development Plan Document.
Greater Manchester Joint Minerals Development Plan Document – Adopted April 2013 (1.1MB pdf)
From 26 April 2013 the following policies within the Unitary Development Plan Adopted June 2006 (M/1 - M/8) have been replaced by the Greater Manchester Joint Minerals Development Plan Document.
Area based Supplementary Planning Documents
• Rochdale Town Centre East Area Framework Supplementary Planning Document – Adopted December 2007 (2.6MB pdf);
• East Central Rochdale Area Framework Supplementary Planning Document – Adopted May 2008 (2.8MB pdf); and
• Milkstone, Deeplish and Newbold SPD – Adopted September 2010 (7MB pdf)
• Rochdale borough Unitary Development Plan (Adopted June 2006) Map (7.8MB pdf)
• Greater Manchester Joint Waste Development Plan Document (Adopted April 2012) Map (6MB pdf)
• Greater Manchester Joint Minerals Development Plan Document (Adopted April 2013) Map (19.2MB pdf)
• Area based Supplementary Planning Documents Map (6MB pdf)
