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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

23,025Searchable applications

438Recorded as pending

84%Approval rate · 19,913 approved or refused records

3,160Refused applications

16,753 approved · 3,160 refused · 1,061 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Apr 1975 to 21 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 29 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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

UnknownX/1996/133
OUTLINE - MODIIFICATION AND REFURBISHMENT OF EXISTING PREMISES TO PROVIDE 3 NO INDUSTRIAL UNITS
Reedsholme Works Burnley Road Rawtenstall Rossendale
Received 22 Mar 1996
DecidedX/1996/132
CONSTRUCTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION
2 Heatherlands Off Oak Street Shawforth
Received 22 Mar 1996
DecidedX/1996/131
RENEWAL OF EXISTING FOOTBRIDGE CROSSING RIVER SPODDEN
Bridge At Riverside Court Leavengreave Shawforth Rochdale
Received 22 Mar 1996
DecidedX/1996/130
CONVERSION OF ENGINEERING WORKSHOP TO 2 No FLATS
139 Market Street Whitworth Rochdale
Received 21 Mar 1996
DecidedX/1996/129
PROPOSED WAREHOUSE EXTENSION TO SIDE ELEVATION
Unit 5 Fallbarn Road Rawtenstall Rossendale
Received 20 Mar 1996
DecidedX/1996/128
ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR LEVEL EXTENSION OVER THE EXISTING GARAGE TO FORM DRESSING ROOM AND ENSUITE BATHROOM
39 Haslingden Old Road Rawtenstall Rossendale
Received 20 Mar 1996
DecidedX/1996/127
PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION AT REAR TO FORM NURSERY WITH EN-SUITE BATHROOM
Chapel Hill House Hurst Lane Rawtenstall Rossendale
Received 20 Mar 1996
DecidedX/1996/126
ERECTION OF EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING AND ERECTION OF DETACHED DOUBLE GARAGE
Middle Sherfin Farm Kings Highway Rising Bridge Accrington
Received 19 Mar 1996
DecidedX/1996/125A
RETENTION OF NON ILLUMINATED PROJECTING SIGN
1053 Burnley Road East Water Rossendale
Received 19 Mar 1996
DecidedX/1996/124
ERECTION OF NEW ENTRANCE PORCH AND FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO PROVIDE BEDROOM BATHROOM AND STUDY
1 Hedge Rows Whitworth Rossendale
Received 19 Mar 1996
DecidedX/1996/123
PROPOSED EXTENSION AND ALTERATIONS TO GROUND AND FIRST FLOORS
The Croft Newchurch Road Rossendale
Received 19 Mar 1996
DecidedX/1996/122A
ERECTION OF EXTERNALLY ILLUMINATED PROJECTING SHOP SIGN
305 Market Street Shawforth Rochdale
Received 19 Mar 1996
DecidedX/1996/121
ERECTION OF 4 No EXTERNAL LIGHTING COLUMNS AND 4 No SHELTERS TO BOWLING GREEN
The Birches Public House Market Street Whitworth Rochdale
Received 19 Mar 1996
DecidedX/1996/120
ERECTION OF SINGLE DETACHED DWELLING WITH INTEGRAL GARAGE
Land Ajdoining Bridleway And Newbiggin Avenue Newchurch
Received 19 Mar 1996
DecidedX/1996/119A
INSTALLATION OF ILLUMINATED ADVERTISEMENT
The Picture House Bacup Road Rawtenstall Rossendale
Received 19 Mar 1996
DecidedX/1996/118
PROPOSED DETACHED DOUBLE GARAGE
Land At Foxhill Lime Tree Grove Rawtenstall Rossendale
Received 18 Mar 1996
DecidedX/1996/117
MODIFICATION OF CONDITION NO 1 ON PLANNING APPLICATION 95/291 RELATING TO MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION
St Annes Primary School Ashworth Road Waterfoot Rossendale
Received 18 Mar 1996
DecidedX/1996/116
ERECTION OF ATTACHED SINGLE GARAGE WITH FLAT ROOF
488 Market Street Shawforth Rochdale
Received 18 Mar 1996
UnknownX/1996/115
CONSULTATION FROM ROCHDALE MBC - ERECTION OF NON-FOOD RETAIL STORE FAST FOOD OUTLETS
Leisure Facility Including Multi- Screen Cinema Games Arena Night Club And Theme Pub Valley Road Ashfield Valley Rochdale
Received 13 Mar 1996
DecidedX/1996/114
ERECTION OF GARAGE AND FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION
25 Saunders Close Crawshawbooth Rossendale
Received 13 Mar 1996
DecidedX/1996/005
CHANGE OF USE OF GROUND FLOOR OF 6A AND FIRST FLOORS OF 6-6B ORMEROD STREET TO CAFE AND ANCILLARY TAKEAWAY
6A & 6-6B Ormerod Street Rawtenstall Rossendale
Received 4 Jan 1996
DecidedX/1996/004
EXTENSION OF EXISTING BUNGALOW AT REAR AND SIDE TO PROVIDE TWO NO BEDROOMS LOUNGE
Dining Room And Kitchen Together With The Formation Of A Double Garage Within The Existing 306 Helmshore Road Helmshore Rossendale
Received 3 Jan 1996
UnknownX/1996/003
ERECTION OF MARQUEE AND TOILETS
Horncliffe House Bury Road Rawtenstall Rossendale
Received 3 Jan 1996
DecidedX/1996/002
CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF 2ND FLOOR AS FITNESS CENTRE AND ALTERATION OF EXISTING WINDOW TO FORM FIRE ESCAPE
Bridge End Mill Tong Lane Whitworth Rochdale
Received 3 Jan 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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