Have your say about how to shape the future of Rochdale

Whether you live, work or travel in Rochdale Borough, we encourage you to have your say. Here you can find and participate in consultations that we run. The council will take your views into consideration when we make important decisions.

Get involved

Browse the open activities below to find out more and have your say on what is happening in the borough.

Climate Change Action Plan 2024

#ClimateChangeRochdale is our campaign to get you talking about protecting the planet for our people and places. Whether you live, work or play in Rochdale Borough we would like to hear your views about; what you think is the most important topic to tackle in your neighbourhood, what you want to see more of, what you’re already doing and what is preventing you from taking action. Find out more about Climate Change and Sustainability on the council’s website.

Housing Allocation Policy Survey (September 2024)

This consultation exercise follows on from a previous public consultation earlier this year. The consultation is about finding the best pathway for everyone seeking a home to get somewhere suitable in the shortest period of time. This might not always be through the Council's Housing Register. There’s nearly 9,000 households on the Council’s Housing Register, yet over 67% (nearly 6,000) of those registered are not in priority need. Each week, just...

Closed Activities

Below you can find some of the previous activities we have run which are now closed. We're working to update these pages with information on the feedback you gave us and the next steps we're taking to make a difference.

Borough full of beans survey 2024

Rochdale was recently awarded membership to the Sustainable Food Places as recognition for the work that is happening in the borough. Because beans are good for the environment and your health, we want to encourage Rochdale to eat more! We’d love to know a bit more about your bean habits at the moment, through the following few questions.

Reimagining Heywood’s Square – Public Engagement Questionnaire

We want to understand the way local residents use Heywood’s square and what they would like to see improved. Please give us your views by clicking the online survey link below, or for more information please continue reading. Introduction The next stage of the council’s ongoing work to revamp Heywood town centre, is to look at the re-design of Heywood’s Civic Square, as outlined in the masterplan. In these early stages of the design process, the council has...

Rochdale Feel Good Festival 2024

The council want to understand what people think about the festival and to see if events like this benefit Rochdale. Your answers will be kept confidential and will only be used by the council for research and development purposes.