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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
9,485Searchable applications
377Recorded as pending
83%Approval rate · 7,751 approved or refused records
1,288Refused applications

6,463 approved · 1,288 refused · 387 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Apr 1975 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records

  1. Decided2018/0041

    Change of use of former bank (A2) to a cafe / bar (A4), with associated external works.

    34 Deardengate Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 5QJ

    Received 19 Jan 2018
  2. Decided2018/0042

    Householder: Demolition of existing single storey side extension and erection of two storey side extension and single storey extension to rear.

    1 Daffodil Close Haslingden Rossendale BB4 6NG

    Received 22 Jan 2018
  3. Decided2018/0043

    Full application for the erection of 26 dwellings (amendment to planning approval 2011/0637 which approved the erection of 82 houses with new access roads from Rockcliffe Road and Grafton Villas)

    Land Off Rockliffe Road Bacup Lancashire

    Received 22 Jan 2018
  4. Decided2018/0044

    Householder: Erection of first floor extension over existing garage with balcony to existing front elevation and erection of single storey rear extension. Alterations including replacement windows and doors.

    Old Schoolhouse Bleakholt Road Ramsbottom Bury Lancashire BL0 0RU

    Received 22 Jan 2018
  5. Decided2018/0045

    Householder: Erection of first floor extension above existing garage, erection of single storey rear extension and associated excavation of rear garden. External alterations including cement render to all elevations.

    7 Falmouth Avenue Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6QN

    Received 22 Jan 2018
  6. Decided2018/0046

    Prior notification for the proposed change of use of an agricultural building to a single two-bedroom dwelling, with associated operational development.

    Coal Pit Fields Dean Lane Water Rossendale Lancashire

    Received 22 Jan 2018
  7. Decided2018/0047

    Prior notification for the change of use of an agricultural building to a single two-bedroom dwelling, with associated external works.

    Agricultural Building To Rear Of Park View Cottage Cowpe Road Cowpe Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7EA

    Received 22 Jan 2018
  8. Unknown2018/0048

    Request for a Screening Opinion; Spinning Point Phase 2

    Rawtenstall Town Square Bank Street Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire

    Received 17 Jan 2018
  9. Decided2018/0049

    Change of use of building from accommodation facility for homeless families to 4 no. three-bedroom dwellings with front and rear gardens.

    Sunny Crest Family Centre 74-80 Pennine Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 9JP

    Received 23 Jan 2018
  10. Decided2018/0050

    Demolish two timber sheds and construct garage

    Land To West Side Of 352 Burnley Road East Waterfoot Rossendale Lancashire BB4 9HU

    Received 23 Jan 2018
  11. Decided2018/0002/TPO

    Tree preservation order (T2/9/G8): Crown raise one Sycamore to remove lowest branches that overlap roof of rear of house, encroach onto property and create excessive shading. Reduce number of branches by 20% and clean the crown.

    Stonehaven Sunny Bank Road Helmshore Rossendale Lancashire BB4 4AJ

    Received 23 Jan 2018
  12. Decided2018/0051

    Listed Building Consent for the removal of the Kitchen window and section of wall below cill level to to form a new doorway with timber stable door.Removal of the ground floor w.c. Existing doorway between the living room and kitchen to be infilled and relocated. Store room at first floor to be converted into utility space. Creation of new en-suite in front bedroom at second floor.

    4 Chapel Street Whitworth Rochdale Lancashire OL12 8PP

    Received 25 Jan 2018
  13. Decided2018/0052

    Approval of Details reserved by Conditions 7a (Repair of the Existing Flag-on-Edge Wall to be retained ), 7b (Planting to be undertaken within and bounding the application site. ), 8 (condition survey of the public footpath bounding the site on the south side and the unnamed private access road on the north side (including the junction of Hurst Lane)) and 10 (Construction Method Statement) pursuant to Planning Approval 2015/0308

    Land At Hurst Lane Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire

    Received 26 Jan 2018
  14. Decided2018/0054

    Erection of 2 storey side extension

    3 Acre Close Edenfield Bury Lancashire BL0 0JY

    Received 29 Jan 2018
  15. Decided2018/0055

    Change of use from Shop to Restaurant and Bar, including new shop front and extraction flue to rear

    85-87 Bank Street Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7QN

    Received 17 Nov 2017
  16. Decided2018/0057

    Householder Prior Approval: Erection of single storey rear extension extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.750m, with a width of approximately 5.8m, a maximum height of 3.7m and an eaves height of 2.5m when measured from the natural ground level.

    7 Shawfield Rawtenstall Rossendale BB4 6BJ

    Received 26 Jan 2018
  17. Decided2018/0058

    Construction of rear kitchen extension into existing yard area and creation of a new roof terrace (including new balustrade) on top of existing second floor dormer.

    4 Stubbins Vale Terrace East View Ramsbottom Bury Lancashire BL0 0NN

    Received 30 Jan 2018
  18. Decided2018/0059

    Continued use of the site for the accommodation of 55no residential caravans/park homes and associated facilities, including a shop, laundry and manager's office

    Swinnel Brook Park Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire

    Received 30 Jan 2018
  19. Decided2018/0060

    Erection of 3 no. three-storey three-bedroom detached dwellings, with associated access, parking and landscaping works.

    Land At Co Operative Street Helmshore Rossendale BB4 4NP

    Received 31 Jan 2018
  20. Decided2018/0061

    Re-grading of the land to raise levels by up to 3 metres.

    Hollingate Farm Rising Bridge Road Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB5 2SW

    Received 31 Jan 2018
  21. Decided2018/0062

    Removal of single storey side extension, erection of 2-storey & 1-storey side extensions and porch/canopie to front, and re-cladding of existing house walls with brick

    80 Douglas Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 9PR

    Received 31 Jan 2018
  22. Decided2018/0063

    Prior notification for the change of use of part of an agricultural building to form 1 no. three-bedroom dwelling, with associated operational development.

    Hollin Lane Farm Hollin Lane Constable Lee Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8TE

    Received 31 Jan 2018
  23. Decided2018/0064

    Conversion and extension of part of barn to form 2 no. three-bedroom dwellings including associated access and landscaping works.

    Hollin Lane Farm Hollin Lane Constable Lee Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8TE

    Received 1 Feb 2018
  24. Decided2018/0065

    Two air conditioning condenser units and two extract grilles to the rear

    Greggs 48 Bank Street Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8DY

    Received 1 Feb 2018

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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.

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