Rochdale Borough Council Consultation Hub

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.

You can also read what people said about past decisions and see how we used those views to change our services.

Open Consultations

  • Council Communications Strategy – public survey

    We are in the process of developing a new communications strategy for the council. As part of this, we are seeking people’s views about our current communications offer. We would really appreciate it if you could take a small amount of time from your day to complete our... More

    Closes 25 October 2021

  • Interim Polling District Review

    Rochdale’s ward boundaries will change at the local elections in May 2022. The change is the result of the recent review of ward boundaries by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE). Rochdale | LGBCE Site In preparation for the ward changes we are reviewing the... More

    Closes 29 October 2021

  • New Barn Lane Public Engagement

    The Councils Highways Service is looking at a potential scheme on New Barn Lane to increase Road Safety associated to drop-off/pick-up time at Ashfield Valley Primary School. This is in response to a petition from parents highlighting road safety concerns on New Barn Lane, particularly at the... More

    Closes 15 November 2021

  • Draft Littleborough Station Area Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)

    The proposed Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) will provide a development strategy for the Littleborough Station area. It outlines potential development opportunities within the area to support the continued regeneration and renewal of the area. The SPD will provide further detailed... More

    Closes 21 November 2021

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Closed Consultations

  • Young People Transport Survey

    Fancy winning a £200 voucher? Take the quick 2 minute survey below to be in with a chance to win one! The survey will also help Rochdale Borough Youth Cabinet collect information we need to help make Rochdale an even better place to live and see what transport issues need sorting. Thank you... More

    Closed 18 October 2021

  • Licensing Service: Gambling Licensing Policy Statement 2022-2025

    The Council is reviewing its Gambling Licensing Policy Statement under Section 349 of the Gambling Act 2005. Our Statement of Gambling Policy is a document we must produce by law. It sets out our approach to gambling licensing in the Borough of Rochdale. It gives guidance to... More

    Closed 10 September 2021

  • Rochdale Hackney Carriage Unmet Demand Study

    Rochdale Borough Council (RBC) are currently undertaking an ‘unmet demand study’ to determine whether the number of hackney carriages licensed across the borough is set at the correct level and to determine whether there is any ‘unmet demand’ for hackney carriages. More

    Closed 5 September 2021

  • Draft Castleton Station Area Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)

    The proposed Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) will provide a development strategy for the Castleton Station area. It outlines potential development opportunities within the area to support the continued regeneration and renewal of the area. The SPD will provide further detailed... More

    Closed 31 August 2021

  • Home Improvement Agency - Careline Policy Consultation

    Adult Care’s Home Improvement Agency (HIA) provide a community alarm service known as Careline. Due to the increasing number of Careline clients the HIA have developed a new Careline Policy, which sets out how the Careline Service in Rochdale is provided and gives clarity and transparency... More

    Closed 29 August 2021

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We Asked, You Said, We Did

Here are some of the issues we have consulted on and their outcomes. See all outcomes

We asked

Why residents might not be using their brown food and garden waste bins after analysis by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority found that 20 per cent of general waste collected in our borough was food waste.

You said

The survey found that 96 per cent of Rochdale residents felt that they understood how food and garden waste bins should be used whilst 10 per cent of respondents admitted to throwing away their food waste into the general waste bin. A number of residents stated that they used a combination of both bins to dispose of unwanted food.

Most residents surveyed said that they throw away food that is inedible, such as potato peelings, tea bags and banana skins. However, 51 per cent also said that they disposed of food that was out of date, with around one to three plates of food thrown out per resident per week.

14 per cent of residents told us that they did not always recycle their food waste as they think it is unhygienic, dirty or smell.

We did

This information will now be used to inform communications campaigns to encourage residents who sometimes use the wrong bin to always dispose of their food waste correctly and to specifically target those who never use their brown bin.

 

We asked

Do you agree with the Neighbourhood Area?

You said

Yes

We did

The Neighbourhood Area is now a Designated Neighbourhood Area

We asked

Do you agree with the Neighbourhood Forum?

You said

Yes

We did

The Neighbourhood Forum is now a Designated Neighbourhood Forum