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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
13,446Searchable applications
396Recorded as pending
82%Approval rate · 11,061 approved or refused records
1,966Refused applications

9,095 approved · 1,966 refused · 563 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Apr 1975 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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

  1. DecidedX/2006/407

    Conversion of attached barn to additional living accommodation & stables

    Jeffery Barn Farm Burnley Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 8RQ

    Received 25 Jul 2006
  2. UnknownX/2006/406

    Erection of 13 Town Houses

    Land Adjacent 368 Rochdale Road Britannia Bacup

    Received 24 Jul 2006
  3. DecidedX/2006/405

    Demolition of garage & conservatory. Erection of a two storey side extension & single storey extension to rear

    154 Mercer Crescent Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 4DQ

    Received 24 Jul 2006
  4. DecidedX/2006/404

    Erection of garage to rear & formation of roof-level patio

    1 Whittle Street Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 5EY

    Received 24 Jul 2006
  5. DecidedX/2006/403

    Outline application for the erection of a dwelling including means of access

    19 Dearden Fold Ramsbottom Bury Lancashire BL0 0LH

    Received 24 Jul 2006
  6. DecidedX/2006/402

    Erection of single storey extension to southern elevation

    Balladen House Union Road Rawtenstall Rossendale

    Received 21 Jul 2006
  7. DecidedX/2006/401

    Erection of conservatory to rear

    21 Hoghton Avenue Bacup OL139RD

    Received 21 Jul 2006
  8. DecidedX/2006/400

    Erection of conservatory to rear

    28 Onchan Drive Bacup OL139PX

    Received 21 Jul 2006
  9. DecidedX/2006/399

    Change of use from a Taxi office to a Taxi office and apartment at first floor

    18 Regent Street Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 5HQ

    Received 20 Jul 2006
  10. DecidedX/2006/398

    Two storey rear extension

    47 Westgate Whitworth Rochdale OL128UP

    Received 20 Jul 2006
  11. DecidedX/2006/397

    Replace existing garage with a new apex roof, concrete sectional garage

    Garage Site Off Dean Lane Water Rossendale

    Received 18 Jul 2006
  12. DecidedX/2006/396

    Erection of a 4 bedroom, split level, dormer bungalow with integral garage

    Land To Rear Of 1 The Moorlands Weir Bacup Lancashire OL13 8BT

    Received 3 Aug 2006
  13. DecidedX/2006/395

    Erection of single detached garage with concrete drive

    21 Clarence Street Crawshawbooth Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8NX

    Received 17 Jul 2006
  14. DecidedX/2006/393

    Erection of 4 dwellings (Reserved matters)

    Street Record Lees Street Bacup Lancashire

    Received 17 Jul 2006
  15. DecidedX/2006/392

    (Outline) erection of agricultural building

    Land At Pisgah Farm Ivy Bank Whitworth Rochdale Lancashire OL12 8LT

    Received 17 Jul 2006
  16. DecidedX/2006/391

    Erection of single storey garage

    44 Spodden Cottages Whitworth Rochdale OL128DL

    Received 14 Jul 2006
  17. DecidedX/2006/390

    (Outline) application for the redevelopment of the works for a 9no. apartment block

    Clough End Works, Land Off Clough End Road Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 5AN

    Received 14 Jul 2006
  18. DecidedX/2006/389

    Erection of 2 external canopies including roller shutter doors

    Staghills Nursery School Top Barn Lane Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7UE

    Received 14 Jul 2006
  19. DecidedX/2006/388

    Erection of timber decking and support over existing car port

    1 Craven Street Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8SW

    Received 9 Aug 2006
  20. DecidedX/2006/387

    Raising of the roof to create additional first floor living accommodation

    26A Thornfield Avenue Rossendale Lancashire BB4 9AP

    Received 11 Jul 2006
  21. DecidedX/2006/386

    Change of use of ground and basement floors to form offices (A2) with ancillary basement storage

    15 Greenfield Street Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 5TG

    Received 11 Jul 2006
  22. DecidedX/2006/385

    Change of use of land with outbuilding, to land with double garage plus hard standing

    Building Attached To Ravenshore Farm Cottage Holcombe Road Helmshore Rossendale BB4 4AN

    Received 11 Jul 2006
  23. DecidedX/2006/384

    Renovation to existing building to form habitable dwelling, to include single storey lean-to at rear

    Building Attached To Ravenshore Farm Cottage Holcombe Road Helmshore Rossendale BB4 4AN

    Received 11 Jul 2006
  24. DecidedX/2006/383

    Erection of two storey side extension

    126 Bankside Lane Bacup Lancashire OL13 8HP

    Received 11 Jul 2006

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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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