Rochdale Borough Council

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

Rochdale Borough Draft Local Plan Consultation

The Rochdale Borough Local Plan, alongside the Greater Manchester Places for Everyone Joint Plan, will be the main land use planning document for the borough. It will support our ambitions for resilient and inclusive growth, help address key challenges and opportunities and guide the day-to-day decisions on planning applications up to 2039. In 2024 we consulted on the scope of the local plan and the Integrated Assessment and ran a call for sites. We are now asking for your views...

Boroughwide Public Space Protection Order – Dog Fouling

The Council is consulting on plans to introduce a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO), this is a legal tool that councils can use to help keep public spaces safe and clean. In this case the PSPO is for dog fouling, setting out clear rules requiring dog owners to clean up after their pets. If someone fails to pick up after their dog or cannot demonstrate they have the means to do so, eg a poo bag, they can be issued a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) or face further enforcement action. ...

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.

Tell us what you think of our services

Rochdale Borough Council is making changes to how some of our services operate, and we want to make sure these changes work for you. We’re asking residents across Rochdale to help shape strategies that are meaningful and meet your expectations. Your views will make a real difference. We are interested in understanding your views on the following services provided by the council or its partner organisations. Libraries: for their traditional...

Raise Rochdale Pupil Referral Service Statutory Consultation

The council is required to consult on making significant changes or ‘Prescribed Alterations’ to council maintained schools. This consultation is asking for views on changes to the Raise Rochdale Pupil Referral Service (PRS) in Rochdale. These are the changes to the school we are asking for your views on A new satellite site for Raise Rochdale PRS (postal address of Saxon Hall, Samson Street, Rochdale, OL16 2XW), From September 2028. The capacity of the new school will...

Redwood Special School Statutory Consultation

The council is required to consult on making significant changes or ‘Prescribed Alterations’ to council maintained schools. This consultation is asking for views on changes to the Redwood Special School in Rochdale. These are the changes to the school we are asking for your views on Increase capacity at Redwood Special School, Hudsons Walk, Rochdale, OL11 5EW by creation of a new satellite site in Middleton for September 2028. The capacity of the school will be...