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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

12,167Searchable applications

398Recorded as pending

82%Approval rate · 9,924 approved or refused records

1,789Refused applications

8,135 approved · 1,789 refused · 510 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Apr 1975 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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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

Decided2025/0440
Householder: First floor side extension over existing converted garage. Minor alterations to front porch, including to roof pitch and window configuration.
147 Cherry Crescent Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6DS
Received 3 Nov 2025
Decided2025/0442
Replacement of existing shop frontages.
3 5 & 7 Pleasant Street Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 5LG
Received 4 Nov 2025
Decided2025/0444
Householder: Single storey rear extension
22A Dean Lane Water Rossendale Lancashire BB4 9RA
Received 28 Oct 2025
Decided2025/0445
Discharge of Condition 5 (Land Contamination) pursuant to Planning Approval 2024/0128
Bentgate House Clod Lane Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6LR
Received 29 Oct 2025
Decided2025/0446
Proposed single storey infill extension
4 Great House Avenue Alden Road Helmshore Rossendale Lancashire BB4 4AL
Received 7 Nov 2025
Decided2025/0047/TPO
Works to tree for TPO T2/120/T11 specifically T1 Sycamore - Fell
10 Cedar Avenue Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6RR
Received 7 Nov 2025
Pending Consideration2025/0447
Complete re roof to a listed grade 2 property involving strippping back roof, replacing membrane and reinstating existing slates and wheer required replaceing broken slates like for like and ridge tiles.
Rossbrook House New Line Bacup Lancashire OL13 0BY
Received 10 Nov 2025
Decided2025/0448
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning approval 2007/0542 including removal of balcony and alterations to the layout which affects the window positions externally.
1 Hawthorn House Goodshaw Lane Crawshawbooth Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8DJ
Received 11 Nov 2025
Decided2025/0449
Prior Notification: Conversion of an existing agricultural building into one dwelling.
Hey Meadow Farm Coal Pit Lane Whitewell Bottom Rossendale Lancashire BB4 9SB
Received 11 Nov 2025
Decided2025/0450
Householder: Two-storey side and single-storey rear extensions and the laying of hardstanding forward of the front elevation to provide off-street parking.
39 Tunstead Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0RU
Received 12 Nov 2025
Decided2025/0451
Full: Agricultural building
Zion Farm Saunder Height Lane Cloughfold Rossendale Lancashire BB4 9NB
Received 10 Nov 2025
Decided2025/0452
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to approval 2025/0242 to increase the height of the roof ridge.
15 Lower Cribden Avenue Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6SW
Received 13 Nov 2025
Decided2025/0453
Householder: Demolition of existing garage and proposed granny annexe and garage
Westfield Station Road Helmshore Rossendale Lancashire BB4 4LQ
Received 14 Nov 2025
Decided2025/0454
Demolition of existing detached garage and erection of two storey building to create 4 no. self-contained apartments including associated improvements to the vehicular access.
Manglefold Barn Elm Street Edenfield Bury Lancashire BL0 0JU
Received 17 Nov 2025
Decided2025/0455
Householder: Erection of a double storey side extension and single storey lean to rear extension.
384 Newchurch Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7SN
Received 18 Nov 2025
Decided2025/0456
S.73 Application: variation of conditions 2 (list of approved plans), 13 (surface water drainage strategy) and 26 (arboricultural impact assessment) pursuant to planning appeal approval APP/B2355/W/25/3361545 (2023/0462).
Land South Of Hardman Avenue Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire
Received 19 Nov 2025
Decided2025/0048/TPO
Works to trees within TPO T2/83/A1 - G1 - Mixed bank of sycamore, maple & ash. Crown lift all trees above gardens and parking spaces of numbers 1-4 St Mary's Court, to allow approx 4-5m clearance above ground level. This will involve removing secondary and sub-lateral branches only. Reduce higher canopy of the group of trees on the St Mary's Court side only, in order to ensure min 2m clearance from the properties. Reduction to branches will be of no more than approx 3m of lateral growth.Target prune individual sycamore to remove single low limb showing visible damage above the front garden of number 4 St Mary's Court. This is to remove the potential for failure of the individual limb.
Behind & Adjacent To 1-4 St Marys Court Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8SX
Received 20 Nov 2025
Decided2025/0457
Change of use from retail/outdoor wear and footwear (Class E) to a Car Showroom for sales of motor vehicles (Sui Generis).
Hazel Mill Ormerod Street ACRE Rossendale BB4 5DD
Received 20 Nov 2025
Decided2025/0458
Full: Change of use of the buildings from a mixed use consisting of Class E and Class C3 to a Class C3 only use, consisting of 3 residential dwellings. The change of use is facilitated by the addition of a first-floor rear extension and changes to the buildings existing fenestration. Off street parking spaces to be provided to the rear.
530-532 Burnley Road Crawshawbooth Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8NE
Received 20 Nov 2025
Decided2025/0459
Conversion of existing office building to create 20no. apartments.
Wavell House Holcombe Road Helmshore Rossendale Lancashire
Received 21 Nov 2025
Decided2025/0460
S73 Application: Variation of Conditions 2 (Approved Plans), 3 (Materials), 4 (Hard and Soft Landscaping Scheme), 19 (Flood Risk Assessment and Drainage Strategy) and 27 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) pursuant to planning approval 2024/0174.
Lavender Hills Care Home Stubbins Vale Road Ramsbottom Bury Lancashire BL0 0NP
Received 21 Nov 2025
Decided2025/0461
Conversion of former public toilet and bus waiting room to community hub, with external seating.
Former WC At Higher Cloughfold Cloughfold Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7SP
Received 18 Nov 2025
Decided2025/0049/TPO
Works to trees within TPO T2/E/W8 - T1 Sycamore - Fell, T2 Sycamore - Fell
1 Swinshaw Close Loveclough Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8RJ
Received 24 Nov 2025
Decided2025/0463
Approval of details reserved by condition 24 (highway works) relating to planning permission 2022/0451.
Land West Of Market Street Edenfield Bury Lancashire
Received 26 Nov 2025

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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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