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Rossendale planning applications

PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Rossendale Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Rossendale website

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

24,039Searchable applications

504Recorded as pending

84%Approval rate · 20,799 approved or refused records

3,274Refused applications

17,525 approved · 3,274 refused · 1,071 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Jun 1973 to 21 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 31 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

DecidedX/1997/003
CONSULTATION FROM LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL - DEVELOPMENT OF LAND FOR SPORTS FIELD USE
Land Adjoining St Peters Avenue Haslingden Rossendale
Received 3 Jan 1997
UnknownX/1997/002
PROPOSED EXTENSION TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION FOR DEPENDANT RELATIVE
Lower Heightside Heightside Lane Crawshawbooth Rossendale
Received 2 Jan 1997
DecidedX/1997/001
CHANGE OF USE OF SHOP/DWELLING TO A HOUSE IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION FOR 8 PEOPLE .
49 Burnley Road East Waterfoot Rossendale
Received 2 Jan 1997
DecidedX/1996/538A
ERECTION OF 2 No INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED POLE SIGNS
Little Chef Blackburn Road Rising Bridge Accrington
Received 24 Dec 1996
DecidedX/1996/537
EXTENSION TO PROVIDE STAFF ROOM AND ELEVATIONAL ALTERATIONS
Little Chef Blackburn Road Rising Bridge Accrington
Received 24 Dec 1996
UnknownX/1996/536
EXTENSION OF EXISTING WAREHOUSE INCORPORATING LOADING BAYS
Courtesy Shoes Ltd Parkside Park Road Industrial Estate Park Road Bacup
Received 23 Dec 1996
DecidedX/1996/535
CONVERSION OF UPPER FLOORS TO PROVIDE 10 No FLATS
9-15 Deardengate Haslingden Rossendale
Received 23 Dec 1996
DecidedX/1996/534
CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING TO MEETING AND COUNSELLING ROOMS
12A King Street Bacup Lancs
Received 24 Dec 1996
DecidedX/1996/533
Outline - Erection of a 1 765 M2 (19 000 SQ FT) extension
To Existing Superstore And Alterations To Layout To Existing Car Park (Amended Scheme) Asda Superstore Bury Road/Bocholt Way Rawtenstall Rossendale
Received 18 Dec 1996
DecidedX/1996/532
RENEWAL OF PLANNING PERMISSION REFERENCE 91/678 FOR THE ERECTION OF A SIDE EXTENSION
Healey Nursing Home Market Street Whitworth Rochdale
Received 19 Dec 1996
DecidedX/1996/375
CHANGE OF USE FROM LOCK UP STORE TO REFRIGERATED AND DRY FOOD STORE AND ELEVATIONAL ALTERATIONS
Baron Fold Rear Of Duke Street Waterfoot Rossendale
Received 30 Aug 1996
DecidedX/1996/374
CHANGE OF USE TO DWELLING
586 Burnley Road Crawshawbooth Rossendale
Received 29 Aug 1996
UnknownX/1996/373
OUTLINE - INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF LAND COMPRISING SITE "A" 1.678 HA AND SITE "B" 1.287 HA AND CONSTRUCTION OF ACCCESS ROAD
Land At Facit Off Market Street Whitworth Rochdale
Received 27 Aug 1996
DecidedX/1996/372
ERECTION OF 1 No SINGLE PREFABRICATED GARAGE
Garage Site At Fernhill Drive Bacup Lancs
Received 27 Aug 1996
DecidedX/1996/371
ERECTION OF 20 No 2 & 3 BEDROOM TWO STOREY DWELLINGS FURTHER AMENDED PLAN
Land Off Marl Pits Newchurch Road Rawtenstall Rossendale
Received 27 Aug 1996
DecidedX/1996/370
ERECTION OF 20 No 2 & 3 BEDROOM TWO STOREY DWELLINGS. THE DEVELOPMENT MAY AFFECT THE SETTING OF FOOTPATH NO 200. (FURTHER AMENDED PLAN)
Land Off Marl Pits Newchurch Road Rawtenstall Rossendale
Received 27 Aug 1996
DecidedX/1996/369
PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO PROVIDE 2 No ADDITIONAL BEDROOMS
13 Ramsey Avenue Bacup
Received 27 Aug 1996
DecidedX/1996/368
REDECORATION OF GROUND FLOOR SHOPFRONT AND MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR FROM GREEN TO OFF WHITE
11 St James Street Bacup
Received 23 Aug 1996
DecidedX/1996/367A
ERECTION OF 1 No ILLUMINATED SIGN
Conservative Club St James Square Bacup
Received 21 Aug 1996
DecidedX/1996/366
CHANGE OF USE OF FORMER METHODIST CHAPEL AND SUNDAY SCHOOL AND PORTION OF ADJOINING GARAGE COLONY TO A CLASS B1 BUSINESS USE FOR A COMPUTER NETWORK SERVICES COMPANY WITH A
Methodist Chapel And Sunday School Market Street Whitworth
Received 29 Aug 1996
DecidedX/1996/365
PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
4 Alden Rise Helmshore Rossendale
Received 21 Aug 1996
DecidedX/1996/364
CHANGE OF USE FROM RETAIL SHOP TO HOT FOOD TAKEAWAY
89 Bacup Road Rawtenstall Rossendale
Received 23 Aug 1996
DecidedX/1996/363
ALTERATIONS TO CAR PARK LAYOUT AND RE-SURFACING OF CAR PARK AND WALKWAY
Asda Superstore Bury Road Rawtenstall Rossendale
Received 23 Aug 1996
UnknownX/1996/362
PROPOSED RETAIL STORE PETROL STATION 2 No FAST FOOD UNITS
All With Associated Parking And Servicing And Landscaping Together With Provision For Park And Ride Parking. The Land Adjacent To The Rawtenstall/Edenfield Bypass Rawtenstall Rossendale
Received 9 Sept 1996

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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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