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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 dates12,469Searchable applications
398Recorded as pending
82%Approval rate · 10,189 approved or refused records
1,832Refused applications
8,357 approved · 1,832 refused · 522 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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
- Pending Consideration2026/0243
Approval of details reserved by condition 5 (ground investigation), pursuant to planning approval 2023/0103.
All Saints Rc Language College Haslingden Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6SJ
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0244
Discharge of Condition 20 (Drainage only) Phases 2 - 3 at Haslingden Road Compound pursuant to planning permission 2021/0275
Haweswater Aqueduct Valve House Haslingden Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0245
Construction of a suite of Natural Flood Management (NFM) interventions, designed to reduce flood risk to communities downstream by slowing the flow and attenuating water in the upper catchment before it reaches locations where properties are at risk of flooding.
Far Bank Top Farm Bank Top Burnley Road East Waterfoot Rossendale Lancashire BB4 9NF
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0246
Remove existing conservatory and replace with extension
16 Waingate Close Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7SQ
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0248
Approval of details reserved by conditions 7 (site investigation/remediation strategy) and 15 (removal of historic streetlamp), pursuant to planning permission ref. 2025/0438
Bacup Market Union Street Bacup Lancashire OL13 0AY
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0024/TPO
Works to tree(s) within TPO T2/80 specifically Sycamore - Fell
Land At Springhill Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0HQ
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Pending Consideration2026/0251
Erection of a single storey detached outbuilding within the rear garden and change of use of part of the residential cottage to a mixed use comprising domestic use ancillary to the dwellinghouse (class c3 dwellinghouse) and a fitness and lifestyle coaching business (class e(d) indoor sport, recreation or fitness)
25 Foxwell Close Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6TP
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Pending Consideration2026/0252
Replacement of existing windows and external doors
1 New Houses Springfield Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7SG
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0253
Householder: Proposed first floor rear extension to bedrooms over existing ground floor accommodation
The Croft Ravenshore Farm Holcombe Road Helmshore Rossendale Lancashire BB4 4AN
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0254
Rear single storey extension
27 Hardman Drive Cowpe Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7DD
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0255
Householder: Single storey rear and side extension, new driveway to front garden to provide two off road parking spaces.
14 Maple Avenue Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 5NQ
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Pending Consideration2026/0257
Advertisement Consent: Proposed addition of 2x back lit fascia signs and 2x back lit projecting hanging signs to an existing shopfront.
45 Bank Street Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7QN
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0258
Full: Creation of off street parking and associated fencing and surfacing.
62 And 64 Staghills Road Newchurch Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7TS
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0025/TPO
Works to trees within TPO No 2 of 2017 specifically - 1. Removal of overhanging branches of multi-stemmed goat willow tree - for safe pedestrian access and use of garden area 2. Crown lift and removal of overhanging branches of lime tree - to form safe pedestrian access into garden of Venomous View.3. Removal of overhanging branches of goat willow tree - to allow safe pedestrian access into rear garden of Venomous View (overhanging steps area). No replacement trees proposed as no trees are being removed.
Venomous View Lodge Lane Bacup Lancashire OL13 0BJ
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0259
Approval of details reserved by Conditions 3 (Sample Materials) and 7 (Boundary Treatments) pursuant to the planning approval granted under application 2025/0475.
365 Haslingden Old Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8RR
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0260
Householder: Erection of single storey rear extension including roof terrace and blocking up of side elevation door.
8 Alderwood Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7RY
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0262
Discharge of Condition 8 (Construction Management Plan), 9 (Land Contamination), 12 (LEMP) and 14 (Ecological Mitigation) pursuant to planning approval 2023/0192
Land Off Goodshaw Avenue North Loveclough Rossendale Lancashire
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0263
Construction of two of Natural Flood Management (NFM) interventions - a clay core earth bund and timber sluice to control water levels in an existing lodge pool.
36 Dean Lane Water Rossendale Lancashire BB4 9RA
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0264
Proposed 2x DT Dual Temperature Pack and 2x GC Remote Gas Cooler to be installed on 150mm high concrete plinth, new 1.1 m high Armco barrier surrounding the plant units.
Tesco Bocholt Way Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6DT
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Pending Consideration2026/0265
Householder: Single storey extension to rear elevation, porch extension to side elevation, new detached garage.
43 Park Avenue Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6PP
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0266
Approval of details reserved by condition 3 (material sample), pursuant to planning permission ref. 2025/0175
Old Cobblers Inn New Hall Hey Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6HR
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Pending Consideration2026/0268
Householder: External change to elevations of the dwelling and addition of roof lights to facilitate a loft conversion.
438 Holcombe Road Helmshore Rossendale Lancashire BB4 4LX
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0269
Approval of details reserved by conditions 5 (Piling), 8 (Construction Management Plan) and 22 (Invasive Species), pursuant to planning permission ref. 2025/0175
Old Cobblers Inn New Hall Hey Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6HR
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Pending Consideration2026/0270
Householder: New balcony to the rear elevation
172 Haslingden Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6RE
Received 13 Jul 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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