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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 dates

13,813Searchable applications

396Recorded as pending

82%Approval rate · 11,394 approved or refused records

2,012Refused applications

9,382 approved · 2,012 refused · 584 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Apr 1975 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Planning information Planning & Building Control Contact planning Planning and building control contact details Local 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.

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More application records

DecidedX/2005/127
Erection of conservatory to rear of property
Received 1 Mar 2005
DecidedX/2005/126
Erection of two storey side extension
Received 1 Mar 2005
DecidedX/2005/125
Extension to School Building.
Received 28 Feb 2005
DecidedX/2005/124
Change of house type - erection of conservatory at rear
Received 2 Mar 2005
DecidedX/2005/123
Erection of ground floor sun lounge, 1st floor side extension & erection of detached double garage
Received 28 Feb 2005
DecidedX/2005/122
Prior approval for erection of 15 metre latice tower with 6 no. antennas and 2 radio equipment cabinets of ground level
Received 24 Feb 2005
DecidedX/2005/121
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of extension to side of property
3 The Holme Rawtenstall Rossendale BB4 6JQ
Received 23 Feb 2005
DecidedX/2005/120
Erection of conservatory to rear of property
Received 23 Feb 2005
DecidedX/2005/119
Erection of balcony and fire escape to rear of property to form access to upstairs flat
The Flat 1 Burnley Road East Waterfoot Rossendale Lancashire BB4 9AG
Received 23 Feb 2005
DecidedX/2005/118
Change of use from shop (UseClass A1) to Office (Use Class A2)
Received 23 Feb 2005
DecidedX/2005/117
Construction of ramp to provide better access for disabled people
Received 21 Feb 2005
DecidedX/2005/116
First floor extension over existing garage
Received 22 Feb 2005
DecidedX/2005/115
Erection of dwelling in curtilage of 4 Lower Cribden Avenue
Received 21 Feb 2005
DecidedX/2005/114
Single & first floor side extensions
Received 22 Feb 2005
DecidedX/2005/113
Two storey side extension
Received 21 Feb 2005
DecidedX/2005/112
Amended house type - Extension and raising of roof by 1100 mm to form additional living accommodation
Received 21 Feb 2005
DecidedX/2005/111
Single storey extension to front of property
Received 21 Feb 2005
DecidedX/2005/110
Demolition of mill and erection of dwelling
Received 17 Feb 2005
DecidedX/2005/109
Erection of 4 no. non. food retail, 8no.B1 and B8 business, 4no. B1 Office, 2 no. Leisure and 4no. Restaurant units, land adjoining New Hall Hey, Rawtenstall; Conversion of Heritage Arcade Bacup Road, Rawtenstall;
Received 16 Feb 2005
DecidedX/2005/108
Extension to dwelling to form two storey dwelling
Received 17 Feb 2005
DecidedX/2005/107
Conversion of garage to habitable room
Received 17 Feb 2005
DecidedX/2005/106
Erection of 8 detached dwellings
Received 17 Feb 2005
DecidedX/2005/105
Construction of single track vehicular access from Burnley Road to Scar End Farm, Weir
Received 16 Feb 2005
DecidedX/2005/104
Erection of garage
Received 15 Feb 2005

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Researching a proposal in Rossendale Borough Council

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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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