Rossendale planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Rossendale Borough Council, updated daily. Rossendale Borough Council received 91 planning applications in the last 90 days, 5 of them major schemes. 89% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 58 days.
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Recent applications in Rossendale
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
Land West Of Burnley Road South Side Burnley Road Loveclough Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8QL
28-unit affordable housing scheme, full permission. New-build residential development with associated site infrastructure and utilities. Groundworks, structural frame, brickwork, roofing and mechanical & electrical installation across 0.82 hectares.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Land West Of Great Clough Drive Loveclough Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8XP
39-unit residential scheme with public open space, full planning approval. New-build housing estate on greenfield/cleared land requiring complete site infrastructure and construction. Groundworks, structural frame, M&E and drainage trades across phased delivery.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Site Of The Former Mill End Mill Burnley Road East Waterfoot Rossendale Lancashire BB4 9DF
1,045 sqm mixed industrial scheme, Rossendale. Two detached buildings delivering four units—light industrial and storage—plus office, parking and access works following demolition of 125 Burnley Road East. Portal frame, cladding, yard drainage and hardstanding suit regional contractors; fast…
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
Land On The West Side Of Dale Street Bacup Lancashire OL13 8AP
3-dwelling new-build scheme with access and parking, Bacup. Permission in Principle for up to three homes on a 0.09-hectare site, establishing principle before reserved matters. Groundworks, drainage and frame packages follow outline approval, with brickwork and roofing at volume.
GroundworksDrainageStructural frame
K Supplies Ltd Hill End Lane Cloughfold Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7PP
Two-storey mixed-use commercial building, 210 sqm, Rossendale. New B8 storage and E office accommodation at full application stage. Portal frame, cladding and office fit-out are the primary packages for specialist suppliers.
GroundworksStructural frameSteel
Slack Head Farm Roundhill Lane Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 5TY
9-house residential scheme: 6 semi and 3 detached, Haslingden. New homes on greenfield land at Permission in Principle stage, establishing principle before detailed reserved matters. Groundworks, drainage and frame packages open early, with brickwork and roofing at volume across the mixed typology.
GroundworksDrainageStructural frame
Former Workers Public House 273 Market Street Whitworth Rochdale OL12 8PW
8-unit residential conversion from public house, full permission. Conversion of existing pub building to self-contained apartments with parking. M&E, fit-out, and structural works needed for residential compliance.
M&EFit-outStructural repair
Barn At Lower Lench Farm Lench Fold Clough Cowpe Road Cowpe Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7AF
Barn conversion to two dwellings, Class Q prior approval. Change of use under GPDO; structural adaptation and M&E fit-out required.
Structural repairM&EFit-out
Lant To The North Of 352/354 Burnley Road East Waterfoot Rossendale Lancashire BB4 9HU
Single detached bungalow, Waterfoot. New one-storey residential unit on land north of Burnley Road East at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame, brickwork and roofing packages open the build, with M&E and drainage following.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Green Head Farm Burnley Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 8RB
Single dwelling replacement on agricultural land, permission in principle. One-unit new build following demolition, at outline stage. Demolition, groundworks, structural frame, and M&E work for rural residential contractor entry.
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
21 Union Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6SL
Two-storey side extension with first-floor garage overhang, garage conversion, and porch. Householder application combining structural extension work, garage remodelling, and entrance alteration. Groundworks, structural steel, roofing, and internal fit-out required.
GroundworksStructural frameSteel
Norland Hurst Lane Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7RE
Residential extension with dormer, first-floor addition, and parking. Ridge height increase, dormer extensions, first-floor extension and off-street parking works. Roofing, brickwork, foundations and groundworks drive material and specialist demand.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Higher Mount Pleasant Gincroft Lane Edenfield Bury Lancashire BL0 0GQ
Agricultural storage building with concrete walls and corrugated roof, Lancashire. New 30.5m × 28m structure for machinery and feed storage with gated access sections at prior notification stage. Concrete shuttering, Yorkshire boarding, corrugated roof cladding and site access track drive the…
GroundworksStructural frameCladding
75 Bacup Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7NH
Window and gutter replacement at a Rawtenstall commercial unit. Replaces all windows with double-glazed aluminium frames, updates guttering, and reinstalls security grilles at ground-floor openings at full application stage. Glazing, aluminium framing and guttering supply dominate, with minor…
GlazingM&EBrickwork
40 Bank Street Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8DY
Retail shopfront alteration with canopy and extraction unit. Existing shop front refurbishment adding lighting, projecting canopy, and external extraction unit at full application stage. M&E, glazing, and shopfront trades align with retail fit-out and building services upgrades.
GlazingM&ECladding
Planning appeals in Rossendale Borough Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Rossendale Borough Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Rossendale Borough Council, raw rate
29%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
29.3%
national rates applied to this caseload
0.3 percentage points below expected. Rossendale Borough Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
305 appeals counted, 290 judged either way (84 allowed, 206 dismissed), 15 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-05.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 29.4% | 28.8% | 183 | 180 | 53 |
| Householder (HAS) | 36.9% | 35.6% | 66 | 65 | 24 |
| Enforcement Notice | 8.3% | 13.5% | 33 | 24 | 2 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 50% | 36.9% | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 0% | 25% | 5 | 5 | 0 |
6 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | Too few judged | 33.3% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | Too few judged | 8.1% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Called In Planning Application | Too few judged | 72.4% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tree Preservation Order | Too few judged | 20.6% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Rossendale Borough Council
Rossendale Borough Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Rossendale Borough Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Affordable rent37 homes
- Shared ownership19 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Rossendale Borough Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder88% (52 decided)
- other97% (36 decided)
- residential86% (21 decided)
- commercial100% (14 decided)
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