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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
10,914Searchable applications
396Recorded as pending
82%Approval rate · 8,840 approved or refused records
1,589Refused applications

7,251 approved · 1,589 refused · 432 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records

  1. Decided2022/0225

    Full: Erection of 4 dwellings

    Land South Of Victoria Street Cloughfold Rossendale BB4 7PT

    Received 21 Apr 2022
  2. Decided2022/0226

    Change of use of the back garden of No. 23 to allow customers from the shop at 21 Market Street to use the area to consume food/drinks which they have purchased from the shop.

    21-23 Market Street Whitworth Rossendale OL12 8RW

    Received 21 Apr 2022
  3. Decided2022/0227

    Erection of 2.4m high powder-coated open mesh V Mex Fencing system & vehicle/pedestrian gates.

    St Johns Stonefold C Of E School Rising Bridge Road Haslingden Rossendale BB5 2SW

    Received 21 Apr 2022
  4. Decided2022/0228

    Larger Home Extension: Erection of a single storey rear extension projecting by 4.0m from the existing rear elevation wall with a maximum height of 3.6m and an eaves height of 2.7m.

    6 Daneswood Fold Whitworth Rochdale Lancashire OL12 8UE

    Received 21 Apr 2022
  5. Decided2022/0229

    Full Change of use to a Dance studio

    McCaw School Of Dance Water Lane Edenfield Bury Lancashire BL0 0LU

    Received 22 Apr 2022
  6. Decided2022/0230

    Advertisement Consent for non illuminated sign on front elevation.

    McCaw School Of Dance Water Lane Edenfield Bury Lancashire BL0 0LU

    Received 22 Apr 2022
  7. Decided2022/0231

    Variation of condition 2 of planning permission no. 2018/0177 (opening hours of outdoor eating area) to allow opening between 09:00 and 19:00 hours (Monday to Wednesday), 09:00 to 22:00 hours (Thursday to Saturday), and 09:00 to 20:00 hours on Sundays (Re-submission of application number 2021/0388)

    Ground Floor Rear Off 38 - 42 Market Street Edenfield Bury Lancashire BL0 0JN

    Received 22 Apr 2022
  8. Decided2022/0232

    Lawful Development Certificate: Single storey extension to the rear elevation

    6 Derwent Close Haslingden Rossendale BB4 5RH

    Received 25 Apr 2022
  9. Decided2022/0021/TPO

    There is a sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) T1 directly behind the rear of the property. We are applying to remove this tree as the stem and root plate of the tree is dangerously close to the property wall. this is resulting in the property suffering from damp along with other structural worries. A full re planting schedule has already begun with several species of trees already in the ground ( evidence can be provided)

    Old Cowpe Hall Cowpe Road Cowpe Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7AE

    Received 26 Apr 2022
  10. Decided2022/0235

    Full: Replacement agricultural building (inc 2 stables) and a menage, and formation of new hard surfaced parking/turning area

    Pilling Barn Tunstead Lane Booth Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 8NE

    Received 26 Apr 2022
  11. Decided2022/0236

    Householder: Cement Render to external walls

    1 Conway Road Cloughfold Rossendale BB4 7ST

    Received 27 Apr 2022
  12. Decided2022/0237

    Full: Erection of a multi purpose agricultrual Building for the storage of machinery, feedstuffs and for the rearing of sheep.

    Slip In Farm Maden Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 8NL

    Received 29 Apr 2022
  13. Unknown2022/0023/TCA

    Large willow tree situated in a small garden area to the side of the applicant's home address

    39 Goodshawfold Road Loveclough Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8QN

    Received 29 Apr 2022
  14. Decided2022/0238

    S. 73 Application: Variation of Condition 28 (construction plans and ongoing management and maintenance arrangements of the proposed Local Equipped Area for Play (LEAP)) Pursuant to Planning Approval 2018/0318.

    Land At Former Spring Mill Whitworth Rochdale

    Received 2 May 2022
  15. Decided2022/0239

    Previously used for retail E (a) (formerly Class A1) proposed use as Class E (a) Commercial, Business and Service - sandwich shop

    559 Market Street Whitworth Rossendale OL12 8QS

    Received 2 May 2022
  16. Unknown2022/0240

    Balcony to rear of building 1st floor Rear window changed to access door to balcony

    505 Market Street Whitworth Rossendale OL12 8QN

    Received 2 May 2022
  17. Decided2022/0241

    Removal of single storey rear extension and replacement with two storey rear extension; re-rendering of existing two storey rear extensions; and alterations to window and door arrangements.

    2 Primrose Bank House Booth Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0SE

    Received 4 May 2022
  18. Decided2022/0242

    Lawful Development Certificate for proposed single storey detached garage building.

    Cross Bank Bamford Road Ramsbottom Bury Lancashire BL0 0RT

    Received 4 May 2022
  19. Decided2022/0243

    Householder: Double-height extension to the side of the property

    2 Compston Avenue Crawshawbooth Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8BZ

    Received 4 May 2022
  20. Decided2022/0244

    Erection of storage unit

    Land Adjacent 44 Regent Street Haslingden Rossendale BB4 5HQ

    Received 5 May 2022
  21. Decided2022/0245

    Householder: single storey rear extension, raising the roof of the existing garage to allow for sufficient head room, and rendering of the existing dwelling and extension.

    33 Grasmere Road Haslingden Rossendale BB4 4EB

    Received 5 May 2022
  22. Decided2022/0246

    Householder: Proposed single-storey side and rear extension attached to the existing single-storey rear extension, with existing flat roof replaced with a pitched roof

    7 Rydal Road Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 4EE

    Received 5 May 2022
  23. Decided2022/0247

    Listed Building Consent: Demolition of rear 'lean-to' extension and rear uPVC conservartory and replacement with stone built single storey wrap-around extension with flat roof

    3 Gregory Fold Helmshore Rossendale Lancashire BB4 4JW

    Received 5 May 2022
  24. Decided2022/0248

    Minor works to the external elevations of the building including removal of signage and stonework made good (where necessary), removal of existing night safe and aperture to be infilled by stonework to match existing, existing window to be re-instated to match existing and existing ATM to be removed

    36 Bank Street Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7QW

    Received 5 May 2022

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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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