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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

12,510Searchable applications

398Recorded as pending

82%Approval rate · 10,224 approved or refused records

1,837Refused applications

8,387 approved · 1,837 refused · 523 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Apr 1975 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Pending Consideration2026/0028/TPO
Works to trees within Loveclough Fold Conservation Area specifically T1 Sycamore - Fell Works to Trees within TPO no. 1 of 2025 specifically T2 - Sycamore - Fell
CPA Social Club Loveclough Fold Loveclough Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8QT
Received 29 Jul 2026
Unknown2026/0296
Pavement Licence: Outdoor seating to the front of the premises for serving food and drink.
8 Deardengate Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 5QJ
Received 30 Jul 2026
Pending Consideration2026/0297
Full application for the erection of 39 dwellings and creation of public open space.
Land West Of Great Clough Drive Loveclough Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8XP
Received 31 Jul 2026
Pending Consideration2026/0298
Full: Change of Use of a Former Public Convenience (Sui Generis) to a Multifunctional Health and Wellbeing Studio with Ancillary Coffee Preparation and Refreshment Facilities (Use Class E). External changes include the increased height and change to the pitch of the roof, the addition of roof lights and windows and the change to the external materials.
Public Conveniences Waterfoot Bus Station Burnley Road East Waterfoot Rossendale Lancashire
Received 3 Aug 2026
Pending Consideration2026/0300
The removal of approximately 5.0 metres of the existing front boundary wall adjoining Newchurch Road; the alteration, and, where necessary removal of the remaining sections of that boundary wall, including the decorative stone features incorporated within it; and the formation of hardstanding within the front curtilage of the dwellinghouse.
406 Newchurch Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7SN
Received 3 Aug 2026
Pending Consideration2026/0301
Advertisement Consent: Proposed addition of 2x fascia signs and 1x projecting hanging sign to an existing shopfront. The fascia signs are proposed to be illuminated using soffit and upper sign lighting
40 Bank Street Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8DY
Received 27 Jul 2026
Decided2026/0302
Prior Notification: Proposal change of use from a barn to two dwellings within Class Q of the General Permitted Development Order 2015 as amended.
Barn At Lower Lench Farm Lench Fold Clough Cowpe Road Cowpe Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7AF
Received 3 Aug 2026
Pending Consideration2026/0303
Approval of details reserved by conditions 21 (Ecology Boxes), 25 (BNG Plan) and 26 (BNG Management Plan), pursuant to planning permission ref. 2025/0175, and approval of a Biodiversity Gain Plan pursuant to Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Former Old Cobblers Inn New Hall Hey Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire
Received 3 Aug 2026
Pending Consideration2026/0306
Proposed installation of digital advertisement screen
Hazel Mill Ormerod Street ACRE Rossendale BB4 5DD
Received 4 Aug 2026
Decided2026/0307
Discharge of Condition 6 (Construction Compound Details) Proposed micro-siting plans (including sections) pursuant to planning approval 2021/0275
Haweswater Aqueduct Valve House Haslingden Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire
Received 4 Aug 2026
Decided2026/0309
Pavement License: Outdoor seating on the pavement in front of the extended outdoor seating area
Village 414 Holcombe Road Helmshore Rossendale Lancashire BB4 4LX
Received 5 Aug 2026
Pending Consideration2026/0311
Discharge of Conditions 9 (Construction Management Plan), 14 (PROW extinguishment), 17 (SUDs strategy), 18 (Construction Surface Water Management Plan), 21 (Contaminated Land), 21 (Investigation and risk assessment), 24 (Phasing Plan/additional ecological surveys), 26 (Japanese Knotweed), 27 (Biodiveristy protection and enhancement measures), 32 (Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP)), 34 (Arboricultural Method Statement) and statutory BNG Condition pursuant to planning approval 2025/0327.
Land Bounded By Kingsway, Holcombe Road And Grane Road Helmshore Rossendale BB4 4QH
Received 6 Aug 2026
Pending Consideration2026/0312
Householder: Increase to the size of off-street parking area to the front of the dwelling and the addition of boundary fencing.
35 Sandown Road Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6PL
Received 6 Aug 2026
Pending Consideration2026/0314
Proposed facia sign and projecting sign identifying the new premises of Obdale Ltd Chartered Accountants.
3 Bank Street Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6QS
Received 10 Aug 2026
Decided2026/0315
Erection of 1 No Detached Bungalow
Land To The North Of 352/354 Burnley Road East Waterfoot Rossendale Lancashire BB4 9HU
Received 10 Aug 2026
Pending Consideration2026/0316
Householder: Proposed Single Storey Rear Extension
119 Booth Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0TF
Received 10 Aug 2026
Decided2026/0317
Discharge of Condition 16 (Noise Mitigation Measures) Phase 2 pursuant to planning approval 2021/0275
Haweswater Aqueduct Valve House Haslingden Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire
Received 11 Aug 2026
Pending Consideration2026/0318
Householder: Regularisation application to retain the 'as built' single storey rear and side extensions as the development has not been built in accordance with previous approvals granted under application 2023/0416 and 2023/0538.
9 Kirk View Waterfoot Rossendale Lancashire BB4 9UQ
Received 11 Aug 2026
Decided2026/0319
Approval of details reserved by Conditions 3 (Sample Materials) and 7 (Construction Management Plan) pursuant to planning approval 2025/0136.
65 Helmshore Road Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 4BW
Received 12 Aug 2026
Pending Consideration2026/0320
Full: Erection of No.1 dwelling including detached garage and associated works.
Turf Pit Barn Farm Goodshawfold Road Loveclough Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8QN
Received 12 Aug 2026
Pending Consideration2026/0321
Residential Development
Land To North Of 352/354 Burnley Road East Waterfoot Rossendale Lancashire
Received 9 Aug 2026
Decided2026/0323
Amendment to increase length of garage by 1 metres to the rear
42 Tonacliffe Road Whitworth Rochdale Lancashire OL12 8SS
Received 12 Aug 2026
Pending Consideration2026/0324
Replacement of front door, rear barn door and five windows, with a change of colour from mahogany to chartwell Green.
21 St James Street Waterfoot Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7HN
Received 10 Aug 2026
Pending Consideration2026/0325
Erection of 3 dwellings
Land South Of Victoria Street Cloughfold Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7PT
Received 17 Aug 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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