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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 dates11,526Searchable applications
398Recorded as pending
82%Approval rate · 9,351 approved or refused records
1,700Refused applications
7,651 approved · 1,700 refused · 480 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Apr 1975 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning & Building ControlContact planning Planning and building control contact detailsLocal 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.
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
- Decided2024/0008/TPO
Works to trees within W3 of TPO 1962 no. 5, specifically fell, prune and maintain a number of trees within the woodland, and works to trees within W1 of TPO Sunny Bank Mills 1976, specifically fell, prune and maintain a number of trees with the woodland
Rothwell Wood And Schofield Wood Sunnybank Road Helmshore Rossendale Lancashire
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Decided2024/0054
Listed Building Consent: Repair works to the roof of the building including the replacement of roof tiles & pointing
The Rectory Blackburn Road Rising Bridge Accrington Lancashire BB5 2SB
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Decided2024/0055
Lawful Development Certificate: Domestic Garage including the addition of solar panels to the roof
Tor End Farm Tor End Road Helmshore Rossendale BB4 4AW
Received 15 Feb 2024 - Decided2024/0056
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 14 (External hard surfacing materials) pursuant to Planning Permission 2020/0363 / condition 13 of 2024/0223
Development Site Former Forest Mill Henrietta Street Bacup Lancashire
Received 16 Feb 2024 - Decided2024/0057
Change of use from disused lower two floors of the existing dwelling to form 1 no. separate new dwelling, to include reinstatement of 2 no. vented light wells in the pavement.
230 Blackburn Road Haslingden Rossendale BB4 5JF
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decided2024/0059
Demolition of domestic outbuilding and construction of a detached dwelling
42 Tonacliffe Road Whitworth Rossendale OL12 8SS
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decided2024/0060
Householder: Two storey rear extension including the partial excavation of the existing rear garden
22 Kirkhill Avenue Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6UB
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decided2024/0061
One detached dwelling (technical details stage of a PIP application).
16 Hurst Platt Waingate Road Rawtenstall Rossendale BB4 7RG
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decided2024/0062
Householder: Two-storey rear extension including balcony at first floor level, first floor extension to the front elevation, conversion of the existing garage to create an annexe and construction of a car port to the front elevation
26 Sunnybank Road Helmshore Rossendale Lancashire BB4 4PF
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decided2024/0063
Erection of 1 bungalow to the rear of 19 Helmshore Road.
19 Helmshore Road Haslingden Rossendale BB4 4BG
Received 20 Feb 2024 - Decided2024/0064
Erection of Double Full width Dormers to both sides and front Porch
9 Oak Close Shawforth Rochdale Lancashire OL12 8NJ
Received 20 Feb 2024 - Decided2024/0065
Listed Building Consent: Removal of a wooden shed within the boudaries of the property
The Rectory Blackburn Road Rising Bridge Accrington Lancashire BB5 2SB
Received 20 Feb 2024 - Decided2024/0066
Householder: Proposed Single Storey Rear Extension
22 Wheatholme Street Rawtenstall Rossendale BB4 7PG
Received 20 Feb 2024 - Decided2024/0067
Change of use from B8 Storage and Distribution to Sui Generis (Firing Range)
Hugh Business Park Bacup Road Rawtenstall Rossendale
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Decided2024/0068
Householder: Single storey extension to the front elevation
142 Booth Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0TF
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Unknown2024/0069
Environmental Screening Request: Proposed Solar Farm at Paragon Works, Worsley Street, Rising Bridge, Accrington, BB5 2SL: Screening Request
Paragon Works Rising Bridge Road Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB5 2SL
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Decided2024/0070
NOTIFICATION OF TEMPORARY CAMP SITE - LAND AT PLUNGE FARM, EDENFIELD
Plunge Farm Plunge Road Edenfield Bury Lancashire BL0 0RB
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Decided2024/0071
Householder: Retrospective Installation of metal Grille/Gate directly in front of the front elevation door.
22 Bury Road Haslingden Rossendale BB4 5PL
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Decided2024/0009/TPO
Works to trees within W63 of TPO 1954 no. 4, specifically the felling of 1no. Swedish Whitebeam, 1no. Sycamore and no.1 Norway Maple
Horncliffe Mansion Bury Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6JS
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Decided2024/0072
Proposed Lawful Development Certificate: Rear facing dormer roof extension to the rear of gable ended terraced dwelling.
26 Market Street Edenfield Bury Lancashire BL0 0JN
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Decided2024/0073
Approval of details reserved by condition 4 (Bat License), pursuant to planning permission 2023/0484
Holmefield Garage Ltd Burnley Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8EW
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Decided2024/0074
Wall banner
24 Yorkshire Street Bacup Lancashire OL13 9AE
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Decided2024/0075
Approval of details reserved by Condition 8 (Boundary Treatments / cycle stands / enclosures) pursuant to Planning Approval 2020/0363.
Development Site Former Forest Mill Henrietta Street Bacup Lancashire
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Decided2024/0076
The non-material changes proposed to the approved plans/documents are as follows:? Amendment of the Sports Hall Lobby external materials from cladding to curtain walling
Whitworth High School Hall Fold Whitworth Rochdale Lancashire OL12 8TS
Received 23 Feb 2024
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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.
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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