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Rossendale Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Rossendale Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
8,667Searchable applications
333Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 7,183 approved or refused records
1,180Refused applications

6,003 approved · 1,180 refused · 381 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Apr 1975 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas11 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas7 mapped area records1 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

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  1. Decided2014/0543

    Installation of the following shopfront signage, post removal of signage currently in situ: 2no. 350mm high fascia with 2no. set 245mm high lettering and chevron logo. 2no. 600mm high internally illuminated projecting sign. 1no. 250mm internally illuminated ATM tablet.(Replacement of 1no. ATM insitu with like for like replacement) 1no. 600mm high bronze plaque Other permitted signage: 1no. Nameplate 1no. Web/Tel vinyl

    28 Bank Street Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8TS

    Received 11 Dec 2014
  2. Decided2014/0544

    Installation of the following shopfront signage, post removal of signage currently in situ: 2no. 350mm high fascia with 2no. set 245mm high lettering and chevron logo. 2no. 600mm high internally illuminated projecting sign. 1no. 250mm internally illuminated ATM tablet.(Replacement of 1no. ATM insitu with like for like replacement) 1no. 600mm high bronze plaque Other permitted signage: 1no. Nameplate 1no. Web/Tel vinyl

    28 Bank Street Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8TS

    Received 11 Dec 2014
  3. Decided2014/0546

    Demolition of existing buildings and erection of one dwelling.

    Land East Of 10 Clough End Road Clough End Road Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire

    Received 11 Dec 2014
  4. Decided2014/0547

    Soft strip of plasterwork/timber for the stage 1 investigation of dry rot

    Horncliffe Mansion Bury Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6JS

    Received 12 Dec 2014
  5. Decided2014/0548

    Erection of pre-cast concrete sectional garage (retrospective)

    Land To Rear Of 261 Grane Road Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 4PB

    Received 12 Dec 2014
  6. Decided2014/0549

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Full details of hard and soft landscaping) from Planning Approval 2012/304

    Dykes Barn Farm Burnley Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 8RQ

    Received 15 Dec 2014
  7. Decided2014/0550

    Rear external stairs

    30 Manchester Road Haslingden Rossendale BB4 5ST

    Received 15 Dec 2014
  8. Decided2014/0551

    Erection of agricultural building for the housing of cattle, lambing and storage, and associated access adjacent to Park Road.

    Land To The West Of Park Road Helmshore Rossendale Lancashire BB4 4AR

    Received 15 Dec 2014
  9. Decided2014/0552

    Substitution of house-type on Plot 135 of Planning Permission 2007/0559

    Land At Siskin Avenue Bacup Lancashire OL13 9BH

    Received 15 Dec 2014
  10. Decided2014/0553

    Sub-division of existing B1 unit into 4 units of B1 &/or B8 use, erection of 2m high palisade fence to boundary and siting of 8 No. metal storage containers

    Trubend Rockcliffe Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 9QG

    Received 16 Dec 2014
  11. Decided2014/0554

    Construction of detached dwelling (Resubmission of planning permission reference 2012/0020)

    110 Bury Road Edenfield Bury Lancashire BL0 0ET

    Received 16 Dec 2014
  12. Decided2014/0555

    Demolition of Detached Garage and Construction of House

    Alderwood Market Street Edenfield Bury Lancashire BL0 0JH

    Received 17 Dec 2014
  13. Unknown2014/0556

    Screening Opinion to determine whether an Environmental Impact Assessment is required to be submitted for the proposed development of two wind turbines.

    Sheephouse Farm Greens Lane Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0JS

    Received 18 Dec 2014
  14. Decided2014/0557

    Conversion of existing stables / storage spaces to holiday accommodation and addition of a single storey ancillary building.

    The Pit Yard Dean Lane Water Rossendale Lancashire

    Received 19 Dec 2014
  15. Decided2014/0558

    Enlargement of existing rear extension

    117 Haslingden Old Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8RR

    Received 19 Dec 2014
  16. Decided2014/0559

    Change of use from church (Use Class D1) to dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) including installation of rooflights and solar slates, erection of detached garage and alterations to existing gated access to the churchyard.

    St John The Evangelist Parish Church Burnley Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 8AB

    Received 22 Dec 2014
  17. Decided2014/0560

    Listed Building Consent for works required as part of a proposed change of use from church (D1) to dwellinghouse (C3) including:creation of a new first floor under the aisles and over the existing altar area, a high level mezzanine, basement conversion, and installation of rooflights and solar slates.

    St John The Evangelist Parish Church Burnley Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 8AB

    Received 22 Dec 2014
  18. Decided2014/0561

    Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed side extension

    77 Eden Avenue Edenfield Bury Lancashire BL0 0LD

    Received 23 Dec 2014
  19. Decided2014/0562

    Construction of one bungalow with access from Holcombe Road (Outline)

    Three Lane Ends Farm Holcombe Road Helmshore Rossendale Lancashire BB4 4PA

    Received 23 Dec 2014
  20. Decided2014/0564

    Discharge of Conditions 5 (surface water run-off and foul drainage), 8 (roads and pavements), 9 (travel plan), 10 (landscape plan) and 11 (landscape plan and boundary treatment plans) referncing 2011/0637

    Land Off Rockcliffe Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 9QP

    Received 23 Dec 2014
  21. Decided2014/0565

    Rear single storey extension to house disabled person's bathroom facilities

    5 Peter Street Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7NR

    Received 23 Dec 2014
  22. Decided2014/0566

    Erection of a wind turbine with a maximum tip height of 36.6m

    High Moor Farm Moor Lane Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 5TX

    Received 24 Dec 2014
  23. Decided2014/0567

    Change of use from barn to dwellinghouse (Use Class C3)

    Lumb Slack Farm Burnley Road East Waterfoot Rossendale Lancashire BB4 9PQ

    Received 24 Dec 2014
  24. Decided2014/0569

    Conversion of part of existing stable block to form one dwelling with associated curtilage, parking and turning space. The removal of containers from the site and the relocation of one container.

    Gib Hill Stables Gibb Hill Lane Loveclough Rossendale Lancashire

    Received 31 Dec 2014

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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Rossendale Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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