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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 dates12,430Searchable applications
398Recorded as pending
82%Approval rate · 10,155 approved or refused records
1,829Refused applications
8,326 approved · 1,829 refused · 520 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning information Planning & Building ControlContact planning Planning and building control contact detailsLocal plan Planning policy and Local plan
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
- Decided2026/0193
Full: Retention of safety fencing around boundary of former Waterbarn Baptist Church
Former Waterbarn Baptist Church Rakehead Lane Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0PD
Received 26 May 2026 - Decided2026/0194
Retention of safety fencing around boundary of former Waterbarn Baptist Church
Former Waterbarn Baptist Church Rakehead Lane Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0PD
Received 26 May 2026 - Pending Consideration2026/0195
Two storey side, domestic extension with double garage and garden store on the ground floor and a domestic office and gym at first floor level.
370 Burnley Road Reedsholme Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8LW
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided2026/0196
Proposed installation of digital advertisement screen
Hazel Mill Ormerod Street ACRE Rossendale BB4 5DD
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided2026/0197
Confirmation that material operations relating to the approved development under reference 2018/0345 began prior to the expiration date of that application, giving rise to a lawful material start to the approved development.
Higher Barn Piggery Roundhill Road Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 5TU
Received 30 May 2026 - Decided2026/0198
Regularise the change of use of 2 no. residential bungalows (Use Class C3 (dwelling house)) to use for 2 no. short term lets (Sui Generis).
4 & 6 Mulberry Green Ashworth Road Edgeside Rossendale Lancashire BB4 9JE
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Pending Consideration2026/0199
Construction of an agricultural building with hardstanding
Land North Of Edge Cote Farm Hurst Lane Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8TD
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided2026/0200
Discharge of Condition 3 (Materials) pusuant to planning approval 2025/0282.
Rawtenstall Market Hall Newchurch Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7QX
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Pending Consideration2026/0202
Full: Demolition of the former/unused public toilet building, and the erection of a 2 storey replacement building comprising of a ground floor cafe including grab and go service hatch (Class E(b)) and first floor office space (Class E(g)(i)), with associated outdoor terrace and hard and soft landscaping.
Former Public Toilet Building And Adjacent Land To Burnley Road Crawshawbooth Rossendale Lancashire
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided2026/0205
Proposed reroofing of existing terraced property
3 Weir Lane Weir Bacup Lancashire OL13 8QA
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided2026/0206
Retention of three existing metal frames with no current advertisement installed for re-use. New non- illuminated advertisement display boards, each measuring approximately 3000mm x 3000mm are proposed for installation to these frames.
Hazel Mill Ormerod Street ACRE Rossendale BB4 5DD
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided2026/0207
Demolition of existing conservatory, erection of new single storey rear extension and single garage conversion. Extension and conversion spaces to comprise of a lounge and snug accommodation respectively.
4 Hall Close Reeds Holme Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8PS
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Pending Consideration2026/0208
Householder: Dormers to front and rear of existing loft
4 Regent Street Bacup Lancashire OL13 9JE
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decided2026/0209
Permission in Principle: Erection of up to 3 dwellings
Land To The North Of The Old Glory Burnley Road Loveclough Rossendale Lancashire
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided2026/0211
Householder: Single Storey Rear Extension
14 Mayfield Avenue Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 4DF
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decided2026/0213
Replacement of the front door and rear ground floor kitchen window.
34 Bury Road Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 5PL
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided2026/0020/TPO
Works to trees within TPO T2/E/W6 specifically Tree A - ash - Fell, Tree B - ash - Fell
Swinshaw Coach House Goodshaw Lane Crawshawbooth Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8RB
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Pending Consideration2026/0021/TPO
Works to trees within TPO T2/74 specifically to trim/cut them back in line with the lower part of the house roof the two trees situated within the front garden are very large, which are causing danger to life and damage due to large branches breaking off onto cars and pavements
263 Burnley Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8LA
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decided2026/0215
Householder: Proposed single storey side extension
6 Church Court Edenfield Bury Lancashire BL0 0QD
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided2026/0216
Change of use of hardstanding area to residential use for the construction of a detached garage, suds attenuation tank and ASHP
New Hall Gincroft Lane Edenfield Bury Lancashire BL0 0QY
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided2026/0217
Full: Change of use from a nursing home (C2) to a special school (F1)
Ashlands Turnpike Newchurch Rossendale Lancashire BB4 9DU
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decided2026/0218
Proposed use of the dwellinghouse as a small residential care home (Use Class C2) providing care and accommodation for up to four children and young people supported by staff on a 24-hour rota basis
35 Tonacliffe Road Whitworth Rochdale Lancashire OL12 8SS
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Pending Consideration2026/0219
Permission in Principle for the erection of 1 dwelling.
Top O Th Lea Bury Old Road Shuttleworth Ramsbottom Bury BL0 0RX
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decided2026/0220
Full: Proposed extension to existing garage, extension to parking area, new store and alterations to existing garden wall to improve vehicular access and egress
Hollin Bank Mews Park Street Helmshore Rossendale Lancashire BB4 4NQ
Received 10 Jun 2026
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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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