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Rossendale Borough Council
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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
12,571Searchable applications
398Recorded as pending
82%Approval rate · 10,280 approved or refused records
1,842Refused applications

8,438 approved · 1,842 refused · 524 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

  1. Pending Consideration2026/0394

    Approval of details reserved by conditions 18 (ventilation and extraction) and 20 (litter management), pursuant to planning permission ref. 2025/0175

    Former Old Cobblers Inn New Hall Hey Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire

    Received 24 Sept 2026
  2. Pending Consideration2026/0035/TPO

    Works to tree within TPO T2/131/G1 specifically T29 Sycamore - to be felled. Tree surgeon advised decay. Split in trunk indicating deceased tree. No replacement due to amount of surrounding retained trees. Located at rear of property. Concerns due to proximity near house.

    7 Barley Holme Road Crawshawbooth Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8AX

    Received 28 Sept 2026
  3. Pending Consideration2026/0396

    Non-Material Amendment pursuant to planning approval 2023/0396 - The amendment relates to the external walling material proposed on a limited number of plots within the approved development, with an alternative natural stone product proposed

    Development Adj Pinfold And Blackburn Road Edenfield Bury Lancashire

    Received 29 Sept 2026
  4. Pending Consideration2026/0397

    FULL: 4NO PROPOSED HOLIDAY LODGES AND THE REMOVAL OF 5 GLAMPING PODS ALONG WITH SITE WORKS TO WIDEN ACCESS TRACKS

    Rossendale Holiday Cottages Dean Lane Water Rossendale Lancashire BB4 9RA

    Received 29 Sept 2026
  5. Pending Consideration2026/0398

    Approval of details reserved by condition 4 (Site Investigation and Remediation Strategy), pursuant to planning permission ref. 2025/0136

    65 Helmshore Road Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 4BW

    Received 2 Oct 2026
  6. Pending Consideration2026/0403

    Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans and documents) to reduce the number of rooflights from 9 to 8 and install using standard VELUX rooflights, with minor revisions to size and positioning; addition of two extract flues to serve the mechanical ventilation system on north elevation; alterations to balcony drainage to include heritage downpipe and change to materials for soil vent pipe pursuant to planning approval 2025/0315.

    34 Deardengate Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 5QJ

    Received 7 Oct 2026
  7. Pending Consideration2026/0405

    Non-Material Amendment pursuant to planning approval 2025/0372, proposing to change the external materials of the building

    Garage Adjacent 44 Chapel St, Halingden Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire

    Received 7 Oct 2026
  8. Pending Consideration2026/0411

    Proposed demolition of a 2 storey detached house and construction of a proposed residential development of 41no. dwellings (Use Class C3) with, access, associated infrastructure and landscaping.

    Land South Of Blackwood Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire

    Received 13 Oct 2026
  9. Pending Consideration2026/0036/TPO

    Works to trees within TPO specifically Tree A Elm - reduce side branches heading towards property by approx 2 metres to suitable growth points, Tree B Elm - Fell due to it heading over property and going to cause footpath problems

    Land Adjacent 2 Weaver Avenue Reedsholme Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8XH

    Received 9 Oct 2026
  10. Pending Consideration2026/0038/TCA

    Works to trees within Cloughfold Conservation Area specifically T1 Ash - Reduce crown by 10-12 feet

    Rose Cottage Edge Lane Cloughfold Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7SP

    Received 13 Oct 2026
  11. UnknownX/C284

    To fell 1 tree

    Received 29 Jan 2009
  12. Pending ConsiderationX/C287

    7 Trees to be pruned & 4 trees for pruning

    Received 18 Mar 2009
  13. UnknownX/C286

    To prune 1 Ash,Horse Chestnut & 2 Sycamore trees

    Received 13 Feb 2009
  14. UnknownX/C283

    To crown thin, remove epicormic growth, Crown reduce and possible removal of 4 trees

    Received 28 Jan 2009
  15. UnknownX/C282

    Works to an unspecified no. of trees

    Received 22 Jan 2009
  16. UnknownX/C281

    To fell 3 Beech trees

    Received 5 Dec 2008
  17. Pending ConsiderationX/C280

    To Fell 3 trees

    Received 5 Nov 2008
  18. UnknownX/C279

    To fell 1 Beech tree and crown lift 2 more trees

    Received 22 Oct 2008
  19. UnknownX/C278

    To fell 2 trees

    Received 17 Oct 2008
  20. UnknownX/C277

    To prune 1 Sycamore & 1 Beech at Land adjacent to 468 Newchurch Road

    Received 10 Oct 2008
  21. UnknownX/C276

    Prune 5 Ash trees & 2 Sycamore trees

    Received 8 Oct 2008
  22. UnknownX/C275

    To prune unknown no. of trees

    Received 25 Sept 2008
  23. UnknownX/C274

    To prune 7 trees

    Received 22 Sept 2008
  24. UnknownX/C272

    To crown lift 2 trees

    Received 5 Aug 2008

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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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