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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
10,774Searchable applications
395Recorded as pending
82%Approval rate · 8,731 approved or refused records
1,558Refused applications

7,173 approved · 1,558 refused · 412 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Apr 1975 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2020/0442

    Householder: Single storey extension at the rear of the property & associated works.

    7 Brynbella Drive Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6SN

    Received 23 Sept 2020
  2. Decided2020/0443

    Outline application (including access, layout and scale) for a single storey detached dwelling

    Land Between 184 And 188 Booth Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0TH

    Received 23 Sept 2020
  3. Decided2020/0444

    Listed Building Consent: Replacement of an existing central heating system along with the associated works and replacement of existing external security light fittings. The installation of a bathroom extract fan through an external wall. The fitting of 3no. metal gates. The fitting of 4no. chimney pots.

    Bankside Cottage Bankside Lane Bacup Lancashire OL13 8HG

    Received 24 Sept 2020
  4. Decided2020/0445

    Lawful Development Certificate: Erection of 1-storey rear extension/alterations to existing conservatory to rear

    9 Redwood Drive Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6DR

    Received 24 Sept 2020
  5. Decided2020/0446

    Householder: Conversion of part of garage into 2nd lounge

    4 Loveclough Park Loveclough Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8QA

    Received 24 Sept 2020
  6. Decided2020/0447

    Prior Approval Application: Change of use from shop (A1) to restaurant / cafe (A3)

    12 Manchester Road Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 5ST

    Received 24 Sept 2020
  7. Decided2020/0448

    Full: Conversion of already been partly-converted barn to dwelling

    Goodshawfold Farm Goodshawfold Road Loveclough Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8QS

    Received 28 Sept 2020
  8. Decided2020/0449

    Listed Building Consent: Conversion of already been partly-converted barn to dwelling

    Goodshawfold Farm Goodshawfold Road Loveclough Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8QS

    Received 28 Sept 2020
  9. Decided2020/0450

    Householder: Proposed single storey extension to the rear of the property and first floor extension above the existing garage to the front of the property, as well as minor alterations to the roofs of the bay window and main entrance to the front of the property

    30 Hollingreave Drive Reeds Holme Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8EP

    Received 28 Sept 2020
  10. Awaiting decision2020/0051/TPO

    Elm tree front of house causing problems to flags, overgrown roots raised flags and pavement. Whole tree needs cutting.

    Manse 2A Bacup Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7ND

    Received 28 Sept 2020
  11. Decided2020/0451

    Application of details reserved by conditions - Condition 20

    Land Off Rockliffe Road Bacup Lancashire

    Received 28 Sept 2020
  12. Pending Consideration2020/0452

    Variation of Condition 2 ( to include sunken patio area incorparating water attenuation) of Planning Permission 2019/0400 for erection of a dwellinghouse

    Land On The South Side Of Commercial Street Loveclough Rossendale Lancashire

    Received 29 Sept 2020
  13. Decided2020/0453

    Proposed single storey rear extensions to number 9 & 10 East View with dividing party wall

    9 & 10 East View Ramsbottom Bury Lancashire BL0 0NW

    Received 30 Sept 2020
  14. Decided2020/0454

    Full: Alterations and extension to existing dwelling to form 2 no. dwelling and a detached garage

    Acre Nook Farm Rochdale Road Edenfield Bury Lancashire BL0 0RN

    Received 1 Oct 2020
  15. Decided2020/0455

    Non-material amendment to planning approval (Ref. 2020/0269) to change the position of the window from the South East gable to the North West Gable and allowing for clear glazing

    14 Conway Close Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6TQ

    Received 30 Sept 2020
  16. Decided2020/0456

    Conversion of former restaurant / pub to 2 dwellings

    Former Duke Of Wellington Grane Road Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire

    Received 2 Oct 2020
  17. Decided2020/0457

    Amendment to approved house types to plots 1 and 2 (to include extra bedrooms in attic space), and change to approved boundary treatment to westerly boundary of plot 1 to include black metal railings.

    Land Off Meadows Avenue Bacup Lancashire

    Received 2 Oct 2020
  18. Decided2020/0458

    Full (part retrospective): Change of use of the main building from a dwelling house to a mixed use of sui generis and residential use to enable events such as a farmers' market, a gallery and music concerts, with an element of resicdential accommodation retained. Incorporates associated internal and external alterations to the building, plus landscaping and retaining works. Also the construction of an external WC block, and the construction of a new stand-alone one-bedroom apartment for use as a holiday let.

    St John The Evangelist Burnley Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 8AB

    Received 2 Oct 2020
  19. Decided2020/0459

    Listed Building Consent (part retrospective): internal and external works associated with change of use of building from a dwelling house to a mixed use of sui generis and residential use, also incorporating landscaping and retaining works and the construction of an external WC block, and the construction of a new stand-alone one-bedroom apartment for use as a holiday let.

    St John The Evangelist Burnley Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 8AB

    Received 2 Oct 2020
  20. Decided2020/0460

    Householder: Demolition of existing garage and erection of two storey side extension, porch and rear dormer.

    41 Booth Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0SF

    Received 5 Oct 2020
  21. Decided2020/0461

    Conversion of barn to a dwelling

    Parrock Mill Barn Todmorden Road Bacup Lancashire

    Received 5 Oct 2020
  22. Decided2020/0462

    Constuction of 1no self-build 3-bedroom eco-home

    Land Adj The Vicarage Goodshawfold Road Loveclough Rossendale Lancashire

    Received 6 Oct 2020
  23. Decided2020/0464

    Change of use from Retail to ground-floor Hot Food Takeaway, with flue erected to the rear, and Class E Offices above, entailing formation of additional door to rear

    3 Bank Street Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6QS

    Received 6 Oct 2020
  24. Decided2020/0465

    Full Application: Erection of access bridge to second floor showroom space including associated access.

    The Store At Blackwood Mill Blackwood Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0PS

    Received 7 Oct 2020

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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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