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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
10,829Searchable applications
395Recorded as pending
82%Approval rate · 8,772 approved or refused records
1,569Refused applications

7,203 approved · 1,569 refused · 420 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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. Decided2021/0428

    Pavement License: Temporary Permission for 8 tables and 28 chairs and 2 parasols on highway land

    Jacksons Bar 32 Bacup Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7ND

    Received 12 Jul 2021
  2. Decided2021/0429

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

    2 Ryefield Court Ryefield Avenue West Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 4BQ

    Received 12 Jul 2021
  3. Decided2021/0430

    Householder: Conservatory to rear elevation

    40 Crabtree Avenue Edgeside Rossendale BB4 9TE

    Received 14 Jul 2021
  4. Decided2021/0431

    Householdet: Single storey side and two storey rear extensions to replace existing conservatory

    4 Heys Close Cloughfold Rossendale BB4 7LW

    Received 14 Jul 2021
  5. Decided2021/0434

    Agricultural Building - 18.28m x 12.19m (60' x 40')

    Land Off Higher Lane Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire

    Received 19 Jun 2021
  6. Decided2021/0435

    Listed Building Consent: works to upgrade and refurbish building.

    28 Bank Street Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8TS

    Received 15 Jul 2021
  7. Decided2021/0436

    Full: Remove existing external staircase to side of dwelling to access upper garden. New attached garage to side with new external staircase access to upper rear garden. Paving of upper rear garden to run continuously onto roof of garage to form new garden terrace. Extend existing rear garden/boundary fence onto land currently owned by Rossendale Council.

    1 Bilberry Place Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7UL

    Received 15 Jul 2021
  8. Decided2021/0438

    Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions (9i Preliminary Risk Assessment- Part 1; Part2; Part3; Part4), 11 (Construction Management Plan- drawing 11077-L10 and CMS), 12 (Site access details drawing 11077-D01), 14 (External lighting details- drawing 11077-D02), 17 (Materials- 11077-5.1-RSL-materials Schedule), 18 (Green Roofs- PBL GREEN ROOF SPEC) and 20(Sustainability statement-11077-5.1-RSL-Sustainability-Planning) pursusant to Plannng Application 2020/0590

    Hawthorne Farm Burnley Road East Waterfoot Rossendale Lancashire BB4 9ND

    Received 16 Jul 2021
  9. Decided2021/0439

    Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to Planning Approval 2017/0389, to enable changes to the approved facing materials and fenestration.

    Land West Of The Bowling Green Loveclough Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8QU

    Received 16 Jul 2021
  10. Decided2021/0440

    Householder: Erection of a two storey rear extension

    31 Station Road Helmshore Rossendale BB4 4NH

    Received 19 Jul 2021
  11. Decided2021/0031/TPO

    We have contacted a tree surgeon and he has advised that the tree is is a bed condition and needs to be taken down

    45 Helmshore Road Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 4BW

    Received 19 Jul 2021
  12. Decided2021/0441

    Proposed Lawful Development Certificate: Installation of a pool and construction of an outbuilding (pergola) under Class E

    16 Causeway Head Haslingden Rossendale BB4 4DW

    Received 19 Jul 2021
  13. Decided2021/0442

    Householder: Single -storey rear extension

    14 Warner Street Haslingden Rossendale BB4 5SJ

    Received 19 Jul 2021
  14. Decided2021/0443

    Resubmission of Application 2021/0197 - Demolition of existing dwelling house and construction of replacement dwelling house

    Cross Bank Bamford Road Ramsbottom Bury Lancashire BL0 0RT

    Received 20 Jul 2021
  15. Decided2021/0444

    Various extensions including a single storey rear, two storey side and single storey front extension together with a permitted development roof dormer on the rear.

    24 Brynbella Drive Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6SN

    Received 20 Jul 2021
  16. Decided2021/0445

    Householder: Single storey extension to rear

    10 Hillside Drive Newchurch Rossendale Lancashire BB4 9DH

    Received 20 Jul 2021
  17. Decided2021/0446

    Householder: Single storey rear extension following removal of existing conservatory.

    550 Manchester Road Haslingden Rossendale BB4 6LN

    Received 22 Jul 2021
  18. Decided2021/0447

    Non material amendment pursuant to application 2013/0578 - alterations to proposed balconies.

    14 Ainsdale Drive Whitworth Rossendale OL12 8QB

    Received 22 Jul 2021
  19. Decided2021/0032/TPO

    Fell English Elm because it is dead/dying. Fell Silver Birch due to basal decay, basal damage, hollow stem and crown decline. This tree is close to part of the forest school (fire pit) area used by the school.Fell Sycamore to facilitate felling of Silver Birch.Prune back overhanging branches of trees along fence line adjacent to All Saint Catholic High School, to allow safe maintenance of school playing field and facilities. Health and safety of maintenance operatives and children using the field are compromised by the branches and the school are loosing usable land as the areas beneath the trees cannot be maintained.

    Cribden House Special School Haslingden Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6RX

    Received 23 Jul 2021
  20. Decided2021/0448

    Householder: Proposed entrance porch to front elevation

    269 Haslingden Old Road Rawtenstall Rossendale BB4 8RR

    Received 26 Jul 2021
  21. Decided2021/0449

    Full: construction of 5 no. glamping pods and amenity block, with associated works.

    Hey Meadow Farm Coal Pit Lane Whitewell Bottom Rossendale BB4 9SB

    Received 26 Jul 2021
  22. Decided2021/0450

    Householder: Single storey rear extension and demolition of existing outhouse.

    12 Kirk View Waterfoot Rossendale Lancashire BB4 9UQ

    Received 26 Jul 2021
  23. Decided2021/0451

    Details in for passing place as previously approved, ref:2021/0057

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

    Received 27 Jul 2021
  24. Decided2021/0452

    Full: Demolition of existing garage and the erection of 4 no. semi detached dwellings with associated access, car parking and garden spaces.

    Greenhill Garage Rochdale Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 9NS

    Received 27 Jul 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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