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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

12,394Searchable applications

398Recorded as pending

82%Approval rate · 10,121 approved or refused records

1,823Refused applications

8,298 approved · 1,823 refused · 520 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided2026/0171
Discharge of condition 6 (Materials schedule) pursuant to planning approval 2025/0163
16 Burnley Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 8EU
Received 8 May 2026
Pending Consideration2026/0172
Permission in Principle: Between 1 and 9 dwellings
9 Higher Booths Lane Crawshawbooth Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8DB
Received 8 May 2026
Pending Consideration2026/0173
Proposed Residential development of two dwellings with detached garages, access and improvements to existing access road
Cross Farm Dobbin Lane Cloughfold Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7TE
Received 11 May 2026
Decided2026/0174
Approval of details reserved by conditions 4 (Construction Code of Practice) and 18 (Ecological Safeguards) pursuant to planning approval 2021/0275, in relation to the Haslingden Road Compound (for phases 1 and 2 only).
Haweswater Aqueduct Valve House Haslingden Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire
Received 12 May 2026
Decided2026/0175
Approval of details reserved by condition 17 (Tree and Landscape Safeguarding and Reinstatement Measures) pursuant to planning approval 2021/0275, in relation to the Haslingden Road Compound (for phases 1 and 2 only).
Haweswater Aqueduct Valve House Haslingden Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire
Received 12 May 2026
Pending Consideration2026/0176
Prior Approval: Change of use of 1st floor from offices to 5 no apartments (3 no. 1 bedroom, 2 no. 2 bedroom)
Former James Killelea & Co Ltd Stoneholme Road Crawshawbooth Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8BA
Received 8 May 2026
Decided2026/0016/TPO
Works to tree within TPO T2/2/T1 specifically T1 - Sycamore Fell (If not pollard or reduction to previous cuts)
6 Greenbank Park Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7SY
Received 29 Apr 2026
Decided2026/0017/TPO
Works to tree within TPO No. 1 2017 specifically T4 - Ash Fell
7 Tawny Close Edenfield Bury Lancashire BL0 0GJ
Received 12 May 2026
Decided2026/0177
This proposal outlines the internal and external works required to convert an existing attached residential garage into a habitable lounge area, inclusive of an internal wet room
32 Moorland Rise Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6UA
Received 13 May 2026
Decided2026/0178
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) pursuant to application 2022/0031. The variation includes changes to the positioning and appearance of the dwellings, their internal layout and a change to the location of waste bins.
Land At Holly Mount Holly Mount Way Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire
Received 14 May 2026
Decided2026/0179
Discharge of condition 20 pursuant to planning permission 2021/0275 including details of Surface Water, Private Water Supply, Materials Management and Site Waste Management Plans for Phases 1 and 2 and drainage for Phase 1 works at Haslingden Road Compound.
Haweswater Aqueduct Valve House Haslingden Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire
Received 14 May 2026
Decided2026/0180
Householder: Conversion of an integral garage area of 4 bed dwelling to create a new ensuite bedroom & remove an area of grass verge at the front to replace with hard standing to accommodate a vehicle
9 Croft End Place Ramsbottom Bury Lancashire BL0 0AF
Received 14 May 2026
Decided2026/0181
Full: Change of Use of 1st floor from Residential to Commercial (Class E)
143A Burnley Road East Waterfoot Rossendale Lancashire BB4 9DF
Received 14 May 2026
Decided2026/0182
Householder: Replacement of existing raised decking and balustrade, retaining the existing footprint, with grey/black composite decking boards, timber joists, black painted, galvanised steel railings and gates. The existing gate and northern balustrade would be repositioned approximately 1.5m south to allow for bin storage.
449 Newchurch Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7TG
Received 18 May 2026
Pending Consideration2026/0183
Listed Building Consent: DOFF cleaning of external stonework and re-pointing of Bridge End Farms main house and cottage
Bridge End Farm Dean Lane Water Rossendale Lancashire BB4 9RB
Received 11 May 2026
Decided2026/0184
Lawful Development Certificate (proposed): erection of single-storey rear extension.(Fee of �274 transferred to new application 2026/0184)
8 Alderwood Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7RY
Received 18 May 2026
Decided2026/0187
Permission in Principle: ERECTION OF A SINGLE DWELLINGHOUSE WITH ASSOCIATED GARDEN AND CAR PARKING
Land At Scarr End Farm Weir Lane Weir Bacup Lancashire OL13 8QB
Received 19 May 2026
Pending Consideration2026/0188
Major: The construction and operation of a wind turbine, associated site access track, crane hardstanding, substation compound and associated infrastructure.
Land At Reaps Moss Todmorden Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 9UZ
Received 21 May 2026
Decided2026/0018/TPO
Works to trees within TPO (T2/G/G1) specifically - T1 Sycamore - Remove and a replacement tree planted elsewhere on site in a different location as the current position is growing out of a steep slope. T2 Beech - Crown reduction to gain 4m clearance of the building's roof and gable end.T3 Silver Birch - Crown lift over driveway side to 6m from ground level.
17 Woodside Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6QQ
Received 22 May 2026
Decided2026/0189
Variation of Condition Number(s): 2 (Compliance with approved drawings), 13 (Site Investigations & Remediation) and 18 (Construction Environment Management Plan (CEMP) 19 (Off Site Habitat Enhancement Measures) pursuant to planning approval 2024/0414.
Land Off Holcombe Road Holcombe Road Helmshore Rossendale BB4 4QJ
Received 22 May 2026
Decided2026/0190
Householder: Proposed Single Storey Rear Extension and Double Storey Side Extension
8 Onchan Drive Bacup Lancashire OL13 9PX
Received 22 May 2026
Decided2026/0191
Householder: Single Storey Extension To Rear, With Storage Below and New Replacement Decking Area & Steps To Lower Garden.
108 Booth Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0TA
Received 25 May 2026
Pending Consideration2026/0192
Discharge of conditions pursuant to listed building approval 2022/0527
Christ Church Beech Street Bacup Lancashire OL13 9DR
Received 16 Apr 2026
Pending Consideration2026/0019/TPO
Works to trees within TPO T2/E/W8 specifically T1 Sycamore - Fell, T2 Sycamore - Fell
1 Swinshaw Close Loveclough Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8RJ
Received 19 May 2026

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