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.

Parking Enforcement, Local Government Best Value Act

Rochdale Council has a statutory duty to enforce all of its Traffic and Parking Regulations across the Borough. The back office functions of this service are managed and run directly by Rochdale Council staff. The Civil Enforcement team are provided via a competitively procured contract, shared jointly with Bolton Council and deliver those services on behalf of both Council’s. The contract is due end in March 2024 and comments are welcome from everyone regarding the proposed...

Adult Care Charging Policy Review

The Council fund on-going adult social care services for approximately 3,000 residents, this includes the funding of services like residential care and home care. When residents require adult social care, as well as assessing their care needs, we are legally obligated to assess their financial circumstances to determine how much they will pay towards their care (there are some exceptions such as Careline charges, which has a flat rate charge for...

Forthcoming Consultations

  • Childcare - Parent Survey

    The government’s spring budget pledged to reduce the cost of childcare for working families by offering funded early years childcare places for children aged 9 months to 3 years and also to increase wrap around provision for all school aged children. We need your help to identify need...

    Opens 11 December 2023

  • Stansfield Hall School Admissions 2025-2026

    The council is required to publish the School Admissions Policy for its maintained schools and consult on any changes. This consultation is asking for any views on changes to the maintained schools admissions arrangements for September 2025. These are the changes to the school admissions policy we...

    Opens 20 December 2023

  • Statutory Proposal for Boarshaw Community Primary School to create a permanent SEN resourced provision for Children with Speech, Language and Communication Needs

    Rochdale Council is now consulting on a proposal to provide additional SEN primary school places at Boarshaw Community Primary School in a permanent resourced provision with effect from February 2024. The proposal is to create a permanent SEN resourced provision at Boarshaw...

    Opens 20 December 2023

  • Harwood Park School Admissions 2025-2026

    The council is required to publish the School Admissions Policy for its maintained schools and consult on any changes. This consultation is asking for any views on changes to the maintained schools admissions arrangements for September 2025. These are the changes to the school admissions policy we...

    Opens 20 December 2023

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.

Bowlee Car Boot Sale - Customer Survey 2023

We want to understand what customers think about Bowlee Car Boot Sale and Market so we can find ways to improve the event for the 2024 season. Your answers will be used by Rochdale Borough Council for research and development purposes. Your feedback may also be used in future marketing but your name and email address (if provided) will remain confidential.

Best Interest Assessment Process for Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Consultation

The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) are for people who cannot make a decision about the way they are being treated or cared for in a hospital or care home, where other people are having to make this decision for them. Liberty means being free to do the things you want to do, when you want to do them. If you are stopped from doing the things you want all the time, this is called being deprived of your liberty. Sometimes people having treatment or care might be deprived of their...

Polling Place and Polling District Statutory Review 2023

Rochdale Borough Council is legally required to complete a review of all polling districts and polling places every five years. The review will not consider ward or parliamentary constituency boundaries. How do I take part? We are asking for your views and suggestions on: How convenient the location of your local polling place is in relation to where you live. How accessible your local polling place is, for example if you are blind or use a wheelchair. If you think...