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Rossendale Borough Council
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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
11,426Searchable applications
398Recorded as pending
82%Approval rate · 9,263 approved or refused records
1,685Refused applications

7,578 approved · 1,685 refused · 476 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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. Decided2023/0465

    Erection of detached garage

    Lee Farm Barn Stubbylee Lane Bacup Lancashire OL13 0DD

    Received 11 Oct 2023
  2. Decided2023/0466

    Householder: Remove existing raised decking to rear of house and replace with new raised decking, at a lower level on adjoining boundary line.

    Delgrove Lodge 6 Healey Grove Whitworth Rossendale OL12 8RX

    Received 12 Oct 2023
  3. Decided2023/0467

    Householder: Proposed erection of rear extension, detached garage and installation of air source heat pump.

    3 Musbury Fold Cottages Musbury Road Haslingden Rossendale BB4 4AP

    Received 12 Oct 2023
  4. Decided2023/0050/TPO

    Works to trees within G1 and G2 of TPO T2/40 (1983), and trees within the Cloughfold Conservation Area, specifically works involving 7 trees within the TPO, and works involving 3 trees within the CA but outside of the TPO (see schedule of trees document for full details)

    Spring Croft Edge Lane Cloughfold Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7SS

    Received 12 Oct 2023
  5. Decided2023/0468

    S.73 application: removal of condition 3 (removal of permitted development rights) pursuant to planning permission ref. 14/87/186 for conversion and extension to existing disused agricultural building to form dwelling

    Ash Tree Farm Coal Pit Lane Bacup Lancashire OL13 9EZ

    Received 12 Oct 2023
  6. Decided2023/0469

    Householder: Single story porch extension to the front elevation

    60 Rydal Road Haslingden Rossendale BB4 4EF

    Received 13 Oct 2023
  7. Decided2023/0470

    Change of use from existing barn to two dwellings.

    The Shippon Waterbarn Farm Booth Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0TF

    Received 13 Oct 2023
  8. Decided2023/0471

    Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) changes include alterations of internal plan layout and external changes pursuant to planning application 2022/0546 Class Q application: prior notification of change of use of agricultural building to a dwelling, with associated operational development.

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

    Received 13 Oct 2023
  9. Decided2023/0472

    Non-Material Amendment: Change of material for the walls and roof of the rear extension approved under 2019/0415; from natural stone to block, sand & cement render for the walls, and from natural slate to concrete roof tiles for the roof

    10 Ormerod Street Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8EB

    Received 13 Oct 2023
  10. Decided2023/0474

    Householder: First floor side. single storey rear extensions

    67 Cherry Tree Way Helmshore Rossendale BB4 4JZ

    Received 16 Oct 2023
  11. Decided2023/0475

    Full: Erection of Building for agricultural purposes (stock handling and storage)

    Land At New Hall Gincroft Lane Edenfield Bury Lancashire BL0 0QX

    Received 16 Oct 2023
  12. Decided2023/0051/TPO

    Works to tree within W8 of TPO T2/E (1954 no.4), specifically reduce limb on upper section of the tree and remove branches on the lower level of the tree.

    1001 Burnley Road Loveclough Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8QL

    Received 16 Oct 2023
  13. Decided2023/0476

    Householder: Single storey side extension with front and rear dormers and balcony to the front of the new extension

    55 Tonacliffe Road Whitworth Rossendale OL12 8SS

    Received 16 Oct 2023
  14. Decided2023/0477

    Full: Proposed extension to the school incorporating a new multiuse space providing sports facilities/performance hall, an extension to the existing plantroom for the services of the new building, equipment store, landscaping works, and erection of steel shipping container within school grounds

    Tor View School Clod Lane Haslingden Rossendale BB4 6LR

    Received 16 Oct 2023
  15. Decided2023/0478

    Full: Alterations to convert the first and second floors into 4 dwellings involving external alterations to the existing fenestration; the creation of new openings; the installation of CCTV; repairs to the roof, and replacement of an unauthorised uPVC downpipe with a new aluminium pipe (part retrospective).

    The Waterloo Inn Rochdale Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 9NW

    Received 16 Oct 2023
  16. Decided2023/0479

    Listed Building Consent: Alterations to convert the existing first and second floors into 4 new dwellings involving alterations to an internal stair; internal and external alterations to existing fenestration; the creation of new openings; the installation of CCTV; repairs to the roof; replacement of an unauthorised uPVC downpipe with a new aluminium pipe; replacement of other uPVC RWGs with like-for-like replacements, and foil-backed insulation with a mineral quilt insulation (part retrospective).

    The Waterloo Inn Rochdale Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 9NW

    Received 16 Oct 2023
  17. Decided2023/0480

    Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 5 (Site Investigation), 7 (Coal Mining Report), 9 (Method Statement to Protect Oakenclough Brook), 11 (Tree Protection Plan), 13 (Access Road Survey), 15 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme) and 18 (Archaeological Investigation) pursuant to planning approval 2020/0406.

    Dwelling At Oakenclough Mill Oakenclough Road Bacup Lancashire

    Received 17 Oct 2023
  18. Decided2023/0481

    Householder: Two Storey gable and single storey rear extension to existing dwelling, with associated landscaping and off street parking provision.

    78 Wales Road Edgeside Rossendale BB4 9TF

    Received 17 Oct 2023
  19. Decided2023/0482

    Single storey with a projection of 4M, and a maximum height of 2.97M

    20 Rook Hill Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0SP

    Received 17 Oct 2023
  20. Decided2023/0483

    Larger Home Extension: Proposed demolition of existing conservatory, adaptations and construction of single storey rear extension

    6 Myrtle Grove Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 4DE

    Received 18 Oct 2023
  21. Decided2023/0484

    Full: Demolition of part of vacant MOT garage, building of new end gable wall, replacement and installation of internal 2m high palisade fence and security gate with tarmac surface to area of former building.

    Holmefield Garage Ltd Burnley Road Rawtenstall Rossendale BB4 8EW

    Received 18 Oct 2023
  22. Decided2023/0485

    Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed): Single storey side extension.

    1 Causeway End Gregory Fold Helmshore Rossendale Lancashire BB4 4JP

    Received 18 Oct 2023
  23. Decided2023/0052/TPO

    Works to a protected tree (TPO No.1/2022) located within the Haslingden Conservation area, specifically the removal of no.1 Elm tree on land adjacent to 44 Regent Street

    Adjacent To 44 Regent Street Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 5HQ

    Received 20 Oct 2023
  24. Decided2023/0486

    Larger home extension for Family Room and Kitchen

    22 Hargreaves Drive Rawtenstall Rossendale BB4 8SP

    Received 20 Oct 2023

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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.

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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