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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

10,864Searchable applications

396Recorded as pending

82%Approval rate · 8,797 approved or refused records

1,576Refused applications

7,221 approved · 1,576 refused · 428 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Planning information Planning & Building Control Contact planning Planning and building control contact details Local plan Planning policy and Local plan

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

Decided2021/0590
Listed Building Consent: Conversion of existing adjoining barn into one new dwelling.
Hugh Rake Farm Cribden Lane Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8UE
Received 14 Oct 2021
Decided2021/0591
Householder: Extensions to front and rear first floor dormers
9 Swinshaw Close Loveclough Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8RJ
Received 14 Oct 2021
Decided2021/0592
Full: Roof over existing agricultural slurry store
Leys End Farm Grane Road Haslingden Rossendale BB4 4AT
Received 15 Oct 2021
Decided2021/0593
Full: Continuation of use of the premises as a specialist alcohol and drug-dependancy recovery home (sui generis)
Glen Valley House 634 Bacup Road Rawtenstall Rossendale BB4 7AW
Received 18 Oct 2021
Decided2021/0594
Householder: Construction of a new driveway within existing front garden
22 Grane Park Haslingden Rossendale BB4 5HB
Received 18 Oct 2021
Decided2021/0595
Demolition of Zion Cottage and erection of a 3 bedroomed, detached replacement dwelling
Zion Cottage Saunder Height Lane Cloughfold Rossendale Lancashire BB4 9NA
Received 15 Oct 2021
Decided2021/0596
A Full: Construction of an agricultural building, and associated works (part retrospective).
Land To The North Hedges Barn Burnley Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 8RQ
Received 15 Oct 2021
Decided2021/0597
Approval of details reserved by condition 4 (remediation) pursuant to planning application 2016/0015.
The Hollins Hollin Way Reeds Holme Rossendale Lancashire
Received 18 Oct 2021
Decided2021/0598
Non Material Amendment pursuant to planning application 2021/0254 - Flat roof amended to duo-pitched, window configuration amended.
4 Carr Farm Close Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6HB
Received 26 Sept 2021
Decided2021/0599
Larger Home Extension: Single storey rear conservatory projecting 4.5 metres from the existing rear elevation wall with a maximum height of 4.0 metres and an eaves height of 3.0 metres.
4 Musbury Crescent Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6AY
Received 27 Sept 2021
Decided2021/0600
Minor Non Material Amendment pursuant to planning application 2020/0378 - to amend two housetypes to include velux windows.
Land On The South Side Of Commercial Street Loveclough Rossendale Lancashire
Received 18 Oct 2021
Decided2021/0601
Minor Non Material Amendment pursuant to planning approval 2018/0535 - amendment to the site boundary adjacent plot 91 and alteration of the approved facing materials to certain plots as shown on the revised proposed Materials Plan (Drawing Number 07 Rev. L).
Reeds Holme Works Burnley Road Reedsholme Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8LN
Received 20 Oct 2021
Decided2021/0602
Prior Notification: Removal of 2 No. telecommunications antennas and associated support pole. Installation of 2 No. antennas and associated remote radio units on 2 No. new antenna support poles. Replacement of 1 No. equipment cabinet with 1 No. equipment cabinet within internal room.
Monogram Works Daniel Street Whitworth Rochdale Lancashire OL12 8BZ
Received 20 Oct 2021
Decided2021/0603
Prior approval: Conversion of part of an agricultural building to form 1 dwelling with associated operational development
Scar End Farm Weir Lane Weir Bacup Lancashire OL13 8QB
Received 20 Oct 2021
Decided2021/0605
Lawful Development Certificate: Single storey extension to rear of semi-detached house.
15 Grange Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7RU
Received 22 Oct 2021
Decided2021/0606
Proposed Lawful Development Certificate: Demolition of an existing single storey rear extension and the erection of a replacement single storey rear extension
344 Edgeside Lane Edgeside Rossendale Lancashire BB4 9UD
Received 22 Oct 2021
Decided2021/0052/TPO
Removal of x 2 Ash trees located at rear of property.
13 Woodside Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6QQ
Received 22 Oct 2021
Decided2021/0608
Approval of Details reserved by Conditions 4 (Local Equipped Area of Play (LEAP)), 16 (Drainage Scheme Implementation / Compliance), and 17 (Management and Maintenance of SUDS Scheme) pursuant to outline approval 2016/0563.
Rossendale United Supporters Club Dark Lane Newchurch Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7UA
Received 25 Oct 2021
Decided2021/0609
Householder: First floor and single-storey extensions to the original building with associated engineering works, re-orientation of the main entrance to the building with an extension to the raised platform and addition of new stairs, and alterations to the fenestration and facing materials of the dwelling
Rosedale Brockclough Road Whitewell Bottom Rossendale BB4 9LG
Received 25 Oct 2021
Decided2021/0610
Proposed Lawful Development Certificate: Erection of a rear dormer extension to existing dwelling
1 Conway Road Cloughfold Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7ST
Received 25 Oct 2021
Decided2021/0611
Householder: Replacement front porch and single storey side extension.
42 Hoghton Avenue Bacup Lancashire OL13 9RD
Received 25 Oct 2021
Decided2021/0612
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 (Within one month of opening, the additional car parking area as indicated on the submitted location plan shall be surfaced and marked out in accordance with a scheme) 4 (Landscaping Scheme) and 5 (Pedestrian footway) pursuant to Planning Approval 2021/0082 for Engineering operations, viewing shelter and overspill car park for adventure golf at Golf Rossendale.
Golf Rossendale Driving Range Newchurch Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7SN
Received 26 Oct 2021
Decided2021/0613
Full: Retention of existing ground floor retails units of both buildings and conversion of 1st and 2nd floor levels into two one-bedroom and two-bedroom flats
584- 586 Bacup Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7HB
Received 26 Oct 2021
Decided2021/0614
Householder: Demolition of existing shared garage building to allow for new construction of two attached garage buildings Serving properties Lench Fold Farm and Lench Fold Cottage
Lench Fold Clough & Lench Fold Cottage Lench Fold Clough Cowpe Road Cowpe Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7AF
Received 27 Oct 2021

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What these statistics cover

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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