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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
12,280Searchable applications
398Recorded as pending
82%Approval rate · 10,027 approved or refused records
1,806Refused applications

8,221 approved · 1,806 refused · 517 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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. Decided2026/0067

    Permission in Principle: Erection of 2 no. dwellings

    Land At Moss Farm Greens Lane Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0HQ

    Received 18 Feb 2026
  2. Decided2026/0068

    Approval of details reserved by Condition 9 (Land Contamination) pursuant to planning permission no. 2025/0100.

    1218 Burnley Road Loveclough Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8RG

    Received 20 Feb 2026
  3. Decided2026/0069

    Provision of new single storey modular building to provide additional childcare capacity.

    220 Helmshore Road Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 4DJ

    Received 2 Mar 2026
  4. Decided2026/0070

    Change of use of an existing industrial building to an indoor leisure and social facility.

    Former James Killelea & Co Ltd Stoneholme Road Crawshawbooth Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8BA

    Received 2 Mar 2026
  5. Decided2026/0071

    LDC: Erection of a rear dormer

    664 Newchurch Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 9HG

    Received 23 Feb 2026
  6. Decided2026/0072

    1st floor up and over bedroom extension to the side of the existing dwelling and onto the front of an existing 1st floor up and over bedroom extension.

    29 Horncliffe Close Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6EE

    Received 27 Feb 2026
  7. Decided2026/0073

    Householder: Proposed front porch extension with lean-to roof, external upgrades include new off-white render to the external walls.

    51 Lancaster Avenue Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 4ER

    Received 5 Mar 2026
  8. Decided2026/0074

    Householder: Front and rear dormers, loft conversion, white render to replace cream painted render

    7 Conway Road Cloughfold Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7ST

    Received 5 Mar 2026
  9. Decided2026/0075

    Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (Materials) and 42 (Soft Landscaping), pursuant to planning permission ref. 2023/0396

    Development Adj Pinfold And Blackburn Road Edenfield Bury Lancashire

    Received 5 Mar 2026
  10. Decided2026/0076

    Householder: PROPOSED TWO STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION

    104 Laneside Road Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6PG

    Received 6 Mar 2026
  11. Decided2026/0077

    Non-material amendment pursuant to planning approval 2007/0542 including alteration to window positions agreed under NMA application 2025/0448

    1 Hawthorn House Goodshaw Lane Crawshawbooth Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8DJ

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  12. Decided2026/0079

    Householder: Approval for roof dormer to rear elevation (Retrospective)

    1 Hawthorn House Goodshaw Lane Crawshawbooth Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8DJ

    Received 10 Mar 2026
  13. Decided2026/0080

    Change of Use of existing garage / outbuilding within the curtilage of Stoneacre Farm, including changes to external appearance and provision of elevated terrace.

    Stone Acre Farm Rochdale Road Edenfield Bury Lancashire BL0 0RL

    Received 10 Mar 2026
  14. Decided2026/0081

    Approval of details reserved by condition 22 (Lighting), pursuant to planning permission ref. 2023/0396

    Development Adj Pinfold And Blackburn Road Edenfield Bury Lancashire

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  15. Decided2026/0010/TPO

    Works to tree within TPO T2/12/G1 specifically T1 - Acer pseudoplatanus - Fell as identified within Arboricultural Report BS-393HR-001 Revision A.T2 - Fagus sylvatica - Crown was removed last year due to the poor condition causing a danger to the highway (Helmshore Rd). Application to now remove remaining Stump. It has significant dieback, large deadwood and covered in Ivy which is taking over everywhere. New Tree will be planted in the garden area.

    393 Helmshore Road Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 4JA

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  16. Decided2026/0082

    Full: Proposed installation of x11 AC condenser units to rear access yard, at ground floor level, replacing existing AC condenser units.

    15 Bank Street Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6QS

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  17. Decided2026/0083

    Advertisement Consent: Proposed X2 fascia signs and X1 Projecting sign.

    15 Bank Street Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6QS

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  18. Decided2026/0084

    Full: Change of use from dwelling (Class C3) to a 5 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4)

    114 Burnley Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8HH

    Received 12 Mar 2026
  19. Decided2026/0085

    Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness: Removal of part ground floor rear extension and extension to create larger single-storey rear extension and garage conversion.

    6 Windsor Avenue Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 4RB

    Received 12 Mar 2026
  20. Decided2026/0086

    Variation of Condition 2 to replace the front ground floor window with a bay window pursuant to planning approval 2024/0233.

    66A Grasmere Road Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6LS

    Received 13 Mar 2026
  21. Decided2026/0087

    Variation of Condition No.2 (Approved Plans) pursuant to approval 2024/0160.

    Land Adjacent 117 & 119 Booth Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0TF

    Received 10 Mar 2026
  22. Decided2026/0011/TPO

    Works to Trees within TPO T2/G/A1 including - G3 - Ash saplings - Fell (ash dieback)G15 - Sycamore - Crown raise to 4mG26 - Ash - Fell (ash dieback)G27 - Ash - Fell (ash dieback)T2 - Beech - Crown raise to 5mT6 - Lime - Re-PollardT14 -Sycamore - 30% crown reductionT15 - Sycamore - Crown raise to 4m and reduce from signsT19 - Sycamore - PollardT22 - Oak - Pollard ( cavities in stem )T23 - Ash - Pollard (cavities in stem )T24 - Ash - PollardT25 - Ash - Fell (ash dieback)

    Hall Park Acre Rossendale Lancashire BB4 5BQ

    Received 16 Mar 2026
  23. Decided2026/0089

    Householder: Erection of a front porch to the principal elevation

    34 Eden Lane Edenfield Bury Lancashire BL0 0EB

    Received 16 Mar 2026
  24. Decided2026/0090

    Full: Replacement agricultural building.

    Hindle Pastures Highgate Lane Whitworth Rochdale Lancashire OL12 0TS

    Received 11 Mar 2026

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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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