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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
11,560Searchable applications
398Recorded as pending
82%Approval rate · 9,382 approved or refused records
1,705Refused applications

7,677 approved · 1,705 refused · 481 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2024/0124

    Householder: Replacement porch, replacement of 2 storey rear extension with a single storey rear extension.

    538 Newchurch Road Rawtenstall Rossendale BB4 7TL

    Received 26 Mar 2024
  2. Decided2024/0125

    Full: Application for 2 dwellings - Resubmission of lapsed approval 2018/0031

    Land To North Of Turton Hollow Road Crawshawbooth Rossendale BB4 8BA

    Received 26 Mar 2024
  3. Decided2024/0126

    Approval of details reserved by conditions 8 (Tree Protection), 10 (Sustainable Surface Water Drainage Scheme) and 11 (Landscaping) pursuant to planning approval 2022/0396

    Higher Red Lees Bungalow Helmshore Road Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BL8 4PE

    Received 26 Mar 2024
  4. Decided2024/0127

    Lawful Development Certificate: Single storey rear extension, with a projection of 2.98M. Eaves height is 2.084M from finished floor level, with a maximum height of 3.407M from finished floor level. Proposed construction is to be red brick to match the existing construction. Proposed windows and doors are to be white UPVC to match the existing.

    47 Greave Close Constable Lee Rossendale BB4 8JT

    Received 27 Mar 2024
  5. Decided2024/0128

    Technical detail stage for conversion and change of use of vacant stable block to form 1 dwelling

    Land At Bentgate House Clod Lane Haslingden Rossendale BB4 6LR

    Received 27 Mar 2024
  6. Decided2024/0129

    Approval of details of conditions 7 (Drainage / contamination fire supression) pursuant to planning application 2023/0556

    Land At Park Road Bacup Lancashire

    Received 27 Mar 2024
  7. Decided2024/0130

    Non-Material Amendment to approved house types to plots 20, 21 & 22 to include attic bedroom.

    No 18, 20, 22 (Plots 20, 21 & 22) Spring Vale Mews Bacup Lancashire OL13 9FP

    Received 28 Mar 2024
  8. Decided2024/0131

    Retrospective consent to display illuminated fascia signage.

    17 Market Street Edenfield Bury Lancashire BL0 0JQ

    Received 28 Mar 2024
  9. Decided2024/0106

    Householder: Addition of a rear dormer extension

    6A Manchester Road Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 5ST

    Received 12 Mar 2024
  10. Decided2024/0133

    Householder: Construction of Garden building size 10 m x 5m together with decked terrace to front and side. Garden building will contain a single main space and a separate wc

    566 Newchurch Road Rawtenstall Rossendale BB4 7TN

    Received 3 Apr 2024
  11. Decided2024/0134

    Full: SITING OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

    Parking Area Adjacent To Burnley Road And Barley Holme Road Crawshawbooth Rossendale Lancashire

    Received 3 Apr 2024
  12. Decided2024/0135

    Advertisement Consent: 1. no Totem to indicate presence of EV charging station / embossed with Zest logo. 1no. small pole-mounted sign to state "EV Charging" with "Zest" company logo

    Parking Area Adjacent To Burnley Road And Barley House Road Crawshawbooth Rossendale Lancashire

    Received 3 Apr 2024
  13. Decided2024/0136

    Prior Approval: Larger home extension for living area/kitchen

    22 Hargreaves Drive Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8SP

    Received 4 Apr 2024
  14. Decided2024/0137

    Construction of a garage

    Land At Barnes Avenue Rawtenstall Rossendale BB4 8ST

    Received 8 Apr 2024
  15. Decided2024/0138

    Amendments to a previously granted planning permission (2018/0078) to create a retail unit at ground floor and a 5 bed C4 HMO.

    44 Manchester Road Haslingden Rossendale BB4 5ST

    Received 8 Apr 2024
  16. Decided2024/0139

    Approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Archaeological Building Recording) pursuant to Listed Building Consent 2022/0584.

    Horncliffe Mansion Bury Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6JS

    Received 8 Apr 2024
  17. Decided2024/0141

    2 storey gable extension to existing dwelling

    59 Hardman Avenue Rawtenstall Rossendale BB4 6BB

    Received 10 Apr 2024
  18. Decided2024/0142

    Approval of details reserved by condition for condition 3 (materials) pursuant to planning approval 2023/0103.

    All Saints Rc Language College Haslingden Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6SJ

    Received 11 Apr 2024
  19. Decided2024/0144

    Householder: Erection of single storey extension to side, pitched roof to garage & porch and external rendering

    35 Cherry Tree Way Helmshore Rossendale BB4 4JZ

    Received 11 Apr 2024
  20. Decided2024/0145

    Side extension to house wet room and boiler plus sitting area

    76 Burnley Road Rawtenstall Rossendale BB4 8EW

    Received 12 Apr 2024
  21. Decided2024/0146

    Change of use of ground floor to dog grooming parlour (no external works)

    21 Market Street Bacup Lancashire OL13 8EX

    Received 12 Apr 2024
  22. Decided2024/0147

    Householder: Proposed single storey side extension

    31 Anemone Drive Haslingden Rossendale BB4 6NJ

    Received 15 Apr 2024
  23. Decided2024/0148

    Approval of details reserved by condition 6 (Windows) pursuant to planning approval 2023/0395

    Commercial Hotel 1 Manchester Road Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 5SL

    Received 15 Apr 2024
  24. Decided2024/0149

    Discharge of condition 4 (sample of materials) pursuant to planning approval 2023/0102

    235 Edgeside Lane Edgeside Rossendale BB4 9TY

    Received 15 Apr 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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