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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

10,797Searchable applications

395Recorded as pending

82%Approval rate · 8,749 approved or refused records

1,563Refused applications

7,186 approved · 1,563 refused · 414 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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

Decided2021/0148
Full: Change of Use from A1 retail to Sui generis combining A1, A3, A5 - Bubble tea, Tea / Coffee and Hot food Takeaway and Cafe including the provision of an external flue to the rear and external alterations. First and second floor to be C3 residential apartment
51 Deardengate Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 5QN
Received 11 Mar 2021
Decided2021/0149
Advertisement Consent: Installation of new fascia advertisement
51 Deardengate Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 5QN
Received 11 Mar 2021
Decided2021/0150
Approval of Details reserved by Conditions 5 (Stone Cleaning), 7 (Window Replacements), 12 (Drainage Scheme), 13 (Site Access), 14 (Construction Method Statement), 16 (Site Risk Assessmenmt) and 19 (Bat/Bird Nesting Proposals) pursuant to Planning Approval 2017/0256 - Change of use of former chapel to 7 no. residential apartments.
Alma Street Chapel Alma Street Bacup Lancashire
Received 11 Mar 2021
Decided2021/0151
Approval of Details reserved by Conditions 1,3,4,5,7 8,9,10,11,12,13,15,16,18,19,20,21 and 22 pursuant to Planning Approval 2018/0414
Land Adjacent Reed Street Bacup Lancashire
Received 11 Mar 2021
Decided2021/0152
Householder: Removal of existing conservatory and erection of two storey and single storey extension to rear
36 Devon Crescent Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 4EL
Received 11 Mar 2021
Decided2021/0153
Non Material Amendment for - Construction of 3 no. Industrial buildings 1no B2 Use and 2no B2/B8 use class) with offices service yard car parking and associated works.
Land Off New Hall Hey New Hall Hey Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire
Received 18 Feb 2021
Decided2021/0154
Application of non material amendment - to correct the wrongly stated drainage rate in condition 18 of outline approval 2018/0554 and related condition 5 on reserved matters approval 2020/0378.
Land On The South Side Of Commercial Street Loveclough Rossendale Lancashire
Received 28 Feb 2021
Decided2021/0155
Prior Approval for a Larger Home Extension: Single storey pitched roof extension to rear of property in materials to match the existing dwelling (stone). The extension will project out by 3.5 metres beyond the rear wall, be a maximum height of 3.5 metres with a maximum eaves height of 2.5 metres.
31 Rochdale Road Edenfield Bury Lancashire BL0 0JT
Received 28 Feb 2021
Decided2021/0156
Non Material Amendment pursuant to planning approval 2020/0049 - to widen the existing access to the site by removing the stone wall
77 Newchurch Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7QX
Received 1 Mar 2021
Decided2021/0013/TPO
To Crown and Lift various trees as per application
32 Hall Park Acre Rossendale Lancashire BB4 5BQ
Received 11 Mar 2021
Decided2021/0158
Reserved Matters for Landscaping pursant to Outline Planning Approval 2018/0414 (Residential development of 22 terraced properties) and slight revisions to approved layout, scale and appearance of approved development.
Land Adjacent Reed Street Bacup Lancashire
Received 12 Mar 2021
Decided2021/0160
Change of Use and conversion from part B1(c) to ground floor and part C3 use to first floor to full C3 (dwelling) use, including associated parking.
178 Burnley Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 8QE
Received 15 Mar 2021
Decided2021/0161
Listed Building Consent: Repaint the existing timber windows in antique cream colour
14 Stone Fold Village Kings Highway Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB5 2DP
Received 15 Mar 2021
Decided2021/0162
Full: Replace the Stacksteads Band Rehearsal Room single glazed frontage with a new double glazed frontage incorporating a new Accessible Entrance on the left hand side.
452 Newchurch Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0NB
Received 16 Mar 2021
Decided2021/0163
Lawful Development Certificate: Single storey rear extension to accord with Class A of the General Permitted Development Order
11 Meadowcroft Close Reeds Holme Rossendale BB4 8DF
Received 16 Mar 2021
Decided2021/0164
Erection of an agricultural storage building at Long Building Farm
Long Buildings Farm Dean Lane Water Rossendale Lancashire OL13 8RG
Received 15 Mar 2021
Decided2021/0165
Pavement Licence: Temporary permission to place 4 x picnic tables on highway land
14 - 16 Bury Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6AA
Received 15 Mar 2021
Decided2021/0166
Single-storey Beer Store Extension to side
96 Market Street Bacup Lancashire OL13 0AY
Received 17 Mar 2021
Decided2021/0167
Householder: Single storey extension to side / rear
Middle Bank End Farm Brex Coal Pit Lane Whitewell Bottom Rossendale Lancashire OL13 8NW
Received 17 Mar 2021
Decided2021/0168
S.73 Application: variation of Condition 8 (to change the wording of the condition so that the timescales to discharge this condition can be met, regarding a scheme for the construction of the site access and the off-site highway works ) pursuant to Planning Approval 2018/0554.
Land On The South Side Of Commercial Street Loveclough Rossendale Lancashire
Received 18 Mar 2021
Decided2021/0169
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 (Landscape Details), 4 (External Lighting Details), 5 (Internal Lighting Details), 6 (Details of proposed stone to gabions), 7 (Green roof management and maintenance), 8 (Foul & Surface Water to separate systems), 9 (Drainage Design & Detail) and 10 (Ground investigation & risk assessment) pursuant to planning approval 2018/0424 for erection of guest house accommodation comprising 8 guest rooms.
Rossendale Holiday Cottages Dean Lane Water Rossendale Lancashire BB4 9RA
Received 19 Mar 2021
Decided2021/0170
Householder: First floor side extension over existing garage, conversion of garage to habitable room and external alterations including alterations to conservatory to rear
14 Horncliffe Close Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6EE
Received 22 Mar 2021
Decided2021/0171
Householder: Erection of a single storey side extension
41 Rochdale Road Edenfield Bury Lancashire BL0 0JT
Received 22 Mar 2021
Decided2021/0172
Lawful Development Certificate: Demolition of existing conservatory to rear of property. Construction of new single storey extension to rear of property.
6 St Thomas Close Helmshore Rossendale Lancashire BB4 4PY
Received 22 Mar 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.

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