PlanningTrack
Get started

Council planning record

Change of use from C3 (dwellinghouse) to C2 (residential institution) for a children's home for up to four children with two staff sleeping overnight (existing Certificate of Lawfulness in place for three children).

Ravenswood Tonacliffe Road Whitworth Rochdale Lancashire OL12 8SJ

DecidedReference: 2026/0099Rossendale Borough Council

Last published check: 14 Oct 2026, 10:33. Check the council record for more recent changes.

Application timeline

Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.

  1. Application Received Date

    Published milestoneCouncil source

  2. Application Validated Date

    Published milestoneCouncil source

  3. Standard Consultation Date

    Published milestoneCouncil source

  4. Latest Neighbour Consultation Date

    Published milestoneCouncil source

  5. Last Site Notice Posted Date

    Published milestoneCouncil source

  6. Latest Consultation Expiry Date

    Past published deadline

    A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.

    Council source

  7. Neighbour Consultation Expiry Date

    Past published deadline

    A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.

    Council source

  8. Decision Issued Date

    Published milestoneCouncil source

  9. Decision Made Date

    Published milestoneCouncil source

  10. Determination Deadline

    Past published deadline

    A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.

    Council source

  11. Latest Site Notice Expiry Date

    Past published deadline

    A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.

    Council source

Application summary

Status
Decided
Application type
Full Application
Received
20 Mar 2026
Validated
20 Mar 2026
Determination deadline
15 May 2026
Local authority
Rossendale Borough Council

Application overview

Change of use from C3 (dwellinghouse) to C2 (residential institution) for a children's home for up to four children with two staff sleeping overnight (existing Certificate of Lawfulness in place for three children).

Proposal details

Reference
2026/0099
Alternative references
PP-14711584
Ward
Whitworth
Parish
Whitworth Town Council

Sign in to view all collected council fields and recorded changes.

Sign in to view collected details

Application location

Ravenswood Tonacliffe Road Whitworth Rochdale Lancashire OL12 8SJ

This record has no verified map location.

View council map

Documents 9 of 9

DocumentPublishedAction
OFFICER REPORTReport · PDF15 May 2026View
DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF15 May 2026View
LCC POLICY, COMMISSIONING AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH - COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF20 Apr 2026View
APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF20 Mar 2026View
RAVENSWOOD PLANNING STATEMENTReport · PDF20 Mar 2026View
RAVENSWOOD MANAGEMENT PLANReport · PDF20 Mar 2026View
157ROC-100 (LOCATION PLAN)Drawing · PDF20 Mar 2026View
157ROC-101 (SITE PLAN)Drawing · PDF20 Mar 2026View
157ROC-102 (FLOOR PLANS)Drawing · PDF20 Mar 2026View

Documents open on the council website. Browse council documents if a link has changed.

Decision & conditions

Refused

Appeal status: Appeal lodged

DECISION NOTICE
Planning conditions

Conditions aren’t listed here. Read the council decision notice for the full decision and conditions.

Related records

Understand this planning record

All planning guides

  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    Planning application documents: what to read first

    Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.

    UK research
    Published Updated

  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    Planning application statuses explained

    Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.

    UK research
    Published Updated

  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    Planning permission drawings: how to read plans

    Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.

    UK research
    Published Updated