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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

12,371Searchable applications

398Recorded as pending

82%Approval rate · 10,104 approved or refused records

1,820Refused applications

8,284 approved · 1,820 refused · 519 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided2026/0145
Householder: Erection of car port and terrace to the rear of 423 Market Street.Installation of one side of boundary fence to match existing and rear gates for access to car port
423 Market Street Whitworth Rochdale Lancashire OL12 8QL
Received 21 Apr 2026
Decided2026/0146
Proposed Lawful Development Certificate: Addition of a Rear Dormer.
11 Mount Pleasant Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6RT
Received 21 Apr 2026
Decided2026/0147
Approval of details reserved by conditions 8 (construction traffic management plan) and 13 (site construction traffic management plan and method statement) pursuant to planning approval 2021/0275, for phases 1 and 2 at the Haslingden Road Compound.
Haweswater Aqueduct Haslingden Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire
Received 21 Apr 2026
Decided2026/0148
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed): The proposal is to merge Flat 4 Booth Grange (First floor flat) and Flat 1 Booth Grange (Ground floor flat) back into its original use as one house.
Flat 1-4 Booth Grange Church Street Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0SB
Received 10 Apr 2026
Decided2026/0149
Discharge of condition 3 (materials) pursuant to planning approval 2024/0063.
Land To Rear Of 19 Helmshore Road Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 4BG
Received 12 Apr 2026
Decided2026/0150
Householder: Erection of balcony to rear (south elevation) at first floor level with side privacy screen.
11 Worswick Green Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7NN
Received 22 Apr 2026
Decided2026/0151
Permission in Principle for up to 6 residential dwellings
Land To The Rear Of 168-188 Haslingden Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire
Received 14 Apr 2026
Decided2026/0152
Change of use of car park for the storage of caravans
Athertonholme Mill Railway Street Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0UF
Received 23 Apr 2026
Decided2026/0153
Application for a non-material amendment in respect of the approved Arboricultural Impact Assessment with Arboricultural Method Statement (AIA.13601.01 A) pursuant to planning appeal decision reference APP/B2355/W/24/3356090, to enable connection to existing manhole within the tree belt.
Land Off Fieldfare Way Bacup Lancashire
Received 24 Apr 2026
Decided2026/0154
S.73 Application for removal of Condition 5 (occupation of new build dwellings) pursuant to Listed Building Consent 2024/0257, also including variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) to allow minor changes to the new build dwellings.
Horncliffe Mansion Bury Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6JS
Received 27 Apr 2026
Decided2026/0155
Application to Discharge Condition 9 Highways Works and Traffic Management for Phases 1 - 5 for works at Haslingden Road Compound pursuant to Planning Permission 2021/0275
Haweswater Aqueduct Valve House Haslingden Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire
Received 27 Apr 2026
Decided2026/0156
Application for approval of new details pursuant to Condition 12 (Construction Environment Management Plan - CEMP) of planning appeal decision reference APP/B2355/W/24/3356090, to enable connection to existing manhole within the tree belt.
Land Off Fieldfare Way Bacup Lancashire
Received 27 Apr 2026
Decided2026/0157
Discharge of conditions 7 (HMMP), 10 (CEMP), 13 (Contaminated Land), 17 (Sustainable drainage) amd 19 (Final Surface Water Drainage) pursuant to planning approval 2025/0378
The Business Centre Futures Park Bacup Lancashire OL13 0BB
Received 20 Apr 2026
Decided2026/0158
Approval of details reserved by Condition 5 (Tree Protection Plan), pursuant to planning permission 2025/0217
Land At Meadows Mill Burnley Road Bacup Lancashire
Received 21 Apr 2026
Decided2026/0159
Householder: Single storey side extension and garage conversion/demotion enlargement to create garden room.
7 Hurst Crescent Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7SX
Received 22 Apr 2026
Decided2026/0160
Application to discharge Condition 6 - Construction Compound Details (Phase 1) pursuant to planning approval 2021/0275.
Haweswater Aqueduct Valve House Haslingden Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire
Received 28 Apr 2026
Decided2026/0161
Change of use from one shop to two flats with access from front of building. Ground floor flat: one bedroom, living area, bathroom, kitchen. 1st floor flat: on two levels, with two bedrooms, living area, kitchen & bathroom and erection of a rear dormer.
464 Newchurch Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0NB
Received 24 Apr 2026
Decided2026/0162
Householder: Single-storey rear extension and addition of dual pitch roof to existing attached garage.
8 Heather Close Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 4JN
Received 28 Apr 2026
Decided2026/0164
Agricultural cattle buildings - 30m x 28m, measuring 4.8m to the eaves - a steel portal frame with concrete shutter walls and timber boards above with corrugated sheets to the roof.
Higher Mount Pleasant Gincroft Lane Edenfield Bury Lancashire BL0 0GQ
Received 30 Apr 2026
Decided2026/0165
Householder: Raising of the land level within the rear garden to create an extended level patio area facilitated by the construction of a retaining wall and associated works including the addition of boundary fencing.
55 Ramsey Avenue Bacup Lancashire OL13 9PJ
Received 30 Apr 2026
Decided2026/0167
Partial discharge of Condition 16 - Noise Mitigation Measures for Phase 1 works at Haslingden Road compound pursuant to planning approval 2021/0275
Haweswater Aqueduct Valve House Haslingden Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire
Received 6 May 2026
Decided2026/0015/TPO
Works to tree within TPO T2/E/G41 specifically T1 - Ash - Pollard to approx 25 feet off the ground
Short Clough Farm Short Clough Lane Reeds Holme Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8LX
Received 29 Apr 2026
Decided2026/0168
Householder: Proposed Conversion of Existing Garage to extend existing residential accommodation at Rossdale Farm
Rossdale Farm New Barn Lane Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6HT
Received 6 May 2026
Decided2026/0169
Prior Notification: The demolition of an existing freestanding masonry chimney stack.
Athertonholme Mill Railway Street Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0UF
Received 7 May 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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