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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
10,794Searchable applications
395Recorded as pending
82%Approval rate · 8,746 approved or refused records
1,561Refused applications

7,185 approved · 1,561 refused · 414 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

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.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. Decided2021/0028

    Householder: Single Storey rear extension and associated decking to rear garden [Revised Scheme : roof terrace omitted]

    13 Fernhill Crescent Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 8JU

    Received 18 Jan 2021
  2. Decided2021/0029

    Full: Creation of vehicular access onto Haslingden Old Road entailing installation of dropped kerb at driveway entrance

    176 Haslingden Old Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8RS

    Received 18 Jan 2021
  3. Decided2021/0030

    Full: Creation of vehicular access onto Haslingden Old Road entailing installation of dropped kerb at driveway entrance

    178 Haslingden Old Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8RS

    Received 18 Jan 2021
  4. Decided2021/0031

    Full: Re-siting of Biomass boiler and installation of a second boiler

    Cribden Flatts Farm Cribden End Lane Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8UB

    Received 18 Jan 2021
  5. Decided2021/0032

    Reserved Matters Application (including appearance, landscaping and scale) pursuant to outline approval 2019/0226 for the construction of a bungalow (Re-submission)

    Lee Farm Stubbylee Lane Bacup Lancashire OL13 0DD

    Received 18 Jan 2021
  6. Decided2021/0033

    Change from a window to a window and door to the rear, plus an internal flue (with cowl projecting above the rear roof-plane)

    3 Bank Street Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6QS

    Received 18 Jan 2021
  7. Decided2021/0034

    Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed use or development: Erection of a single Storey Rear Extension

    27 Billington Avenue Constable Lee Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8UW

    Received 19 Jan 2021
  8. Decided2021/0035

    Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed use of development: Removal of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension

    2 Kateholme Weir Bacup Lancashire OL13 8RJ

    Received 19 Jan 2021
  9. Decided2021/0036

    Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed use or development: Single Storey Rear extension and creation of porch infill

    7 Hawfinch Close Bacup Lancashire OL13 9PT

    Received 19 Jan 2021
  10. Decided2021/0037

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 4 (Materials), Condition 5 (Drainage), Condition 6 (Hard surfaces) pursuant to Planning Approval 2020/0272

    Goodshaw Baptist Church Chapel Street Crawshawbooth Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8BS

    Received 20 Jan 2021
  11. Decided2021/0038

    Householder: Erection of single storey garden room to rear of house

    40 Ventnor Road Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6QP

    Received 20 Jan 2021
  12. Decided2021/0039

    Full: Demolition of outbuildings, relocation of an existing outbuilding, construction of a replacement garage and alterations to driveway and hardstanding (Re-submission of 2020/0044)

    696 Burnley Road East Waterfoot Rossendale Lancashire BB4 9PG

    Received 20 Jan 2021
  13. Decided2021/0040

    Minor Non-Material Amendment pursuant to application 2020/0265 to relocate front entrance door to south elevation.

    3 Greenfold Cottages Goodshaw Lane Crawshawbooth Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8DP

    Received 20 Jan 2021
  14. Decided2021/0041

    Lawful Development Certificate: Proposed construction of a pent roof summerhouse, width 3.76m, depth 3.7m, height at highest point 2.7m (eaves height 2.4m).

    3 Spring Mount Newchurch Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 8JA

    Received 22 Jan 2021
  15. Decided2021/0044

    Lawful Development Certificate (Existing): Extension of residential curtilage to include land to the east of the property and the construction of a menage to the rear or the property.

    Far Pastures Farm Burnley Road East Waterfoot Rossendale Lancashire BB4 9NH

    Received 22 Jan 2021
  16. Decided2021/0045

    Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 (archaeological recording and analysis), 7 (photographic survey of shared access), 8 (photographic survey of hardstandings and 9 (Construction Method Statement) pursuant to Plannign Approval 2020/0358

    26 Tong End Whitworth Rochdale Lancashire OL12 8BJ

    Received 22 Jan 2021
  17. Decided2021/0046

    Lawful Development Certificate: Erection of Ancillary Outbuilding to form Home Office and Sunroom

    104 Booth Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0TA

    Received 22 Jan 2021
  18. Decided2021/0047

    Listed Building Consent: Like for like replacement of all decaying casement and sash windows.

    Rams Head Hotel 2 Newchurch Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7QX

    Received 22 Jan 2021
  19. Decided2021/0048

    Householder: Conversion of garage and erection of first floor front extension above existing garage (previously approved under application 2017/0176 but now expired)

    27 Billington Avenue Constable Lee Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8UW

    Received 22 Jan 2021
  20. Pending Consideration2021/0005/TCA

    REF 1 - Notification of work to be undertaken to trees located within a Designated Conservation Area5 Chapel Terrace, Irwell Vale, Ramsbottom BL0 0QW which is an arboricultural report including sketch plan of property boundary and location of the trees, tree survey details, management recommendations and images to support the recommendations.

    5 Chapel Terrace Meadow Park Ramsbottom Bury Lancashire BL0 0QW

    Received 22 Jan 2021
  21. Decided2021/0049

    Approval of Details reserved by Conditions 4 (Materials) and 16 (Drainage) pursuant to Planning Approval 2021/0168.

    Land On The South Side Of Commercial Street Loveclough Rossendale Lancashire

    Received 25 Jan 2021
  22. Decided2021/0050

    Householder: Erection of two storey side extension and a single storey rear extension

    3 Highfield Road Edenfield Bury Lancashire BL0 0LB

    Received 25 Jan 2021
  23. Decided2021/0051

    Full: Removal of part of garden and creation of off street parking including dropping kerb

    277 Haslingden Old Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8RR

    Received 25 Jan 2021
  24. Decided2021/0052

    Householder: Garage conversion, two storey extension to the front and external alterations

    32 Moorlands View Edenfield Bury Lancashire BL0 0HZ

    Received 25 Jan 2021

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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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