Planning applications in Rossendale Borough Council
Approved
87%
of 46 decided applications
Typical time to a decision
56
days from validation, over 50 decisions
Registered in the last 90 days
76
50 decided in that time
#44 of 56 for share approved#48 of 59 for speedAll councils we read: 92% approved
In short
Of 46 decided applications we have read at Rossendale Borough Council in the last two years, 87% were approved.
That is number 44 of the 56 councils we have published a rate for.
A decision typically takes 56 days from validation.
Written automatically from the figures on this page. It adds nothing the numbers do not show. It describes this council's record and does not predict any single application.
Analyst note on Rossendale Borough Council
Written by an AI model from the figures on this page only, and checked so it cannot introduce a number that is not here. It describes the council's record, does not predict any application, and is not advice. Refreshed daily.
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How does Rossendale Borough Council treat your kind of scheme?
We have read too few decided advertisements and signage at Rossendale Borough Council to publish a rate yet (we need 10). Across the 56 councils with figures it is 86% approved, from 58 decisions.
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See it on a real applicationWhat Rossendale Borough Council approves, by kind of scheme
Only kinds with at least 10 decided applications are shown.
- extensions and alterations92% approved · 13 decided · 51 days
Why Rossendale Borough Council refuses
We have read 3 refusal notices here and need 5 before we describe a pattern. Councils publish these notices at different times, so this fills in as we read more.
Recent activity
Applications registered per week, last 12 weeks
Most common kinds in the last 90 days
- new homes16
- extensions and alterations14
- tree works10
- changes of use5
Latest applications in Rossendale Borough Council
As registered with the council. Open any one with a free account to see how this council treats schemes like it.
Wavell House Holcombe Road Helmshore Rossendale Lancashire
2026/0423 · registered 21 Oct 2026
External alterations to the facade including new windows and doors.
Land To The East Of Longacres Longacres Drive Whitworth Rochdale Lancashire OL12 8QX
2026/0421 · registered 20 Oct 2026
Erection of an agricultural building for the storage of hay, feed and agricultural machinery, and formation of access track
Wavell House Holcombe Road Helmshore Rossendale Lancashire
2026/0419 · registered 19 Oct 2026
Prior Approval: Change of use from vacant office to 20 x residential dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)
Hollingate Farm Rising Bridge Road Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB5 2SW
2026/0418 · registered 19 Oct 2026
A REQUEST AS TO WHETHER PRIOR APPROVAL IS REQUIRED IN RESPECT OF THE ERECTION OF AN AGRICULTURAL STORAGE BUILDING at Hollingate Farm, Rising Bridge, Accrington,
Driving Gate Cottage Goodshaw Lane Crawshawbooth Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8DJ
2026/0416 · registered 15 Oct 2026
Application for the discharge of Condition 14 (Contaminated Land Verification) pursuant to planning permission 2024/0010
Land South Of Daisy Isle Cottages Daisy Isle Cottages Tong Lane Bacup Lancashire OL13 9XA
2026/0415 · registered 14 Oct 2026
Approval of Details reserved by Condition 10 (Verification Report) pursuant to planning approval 2024/0420.
Set Rossendale Borough Council against another council
Where Rossendale Borough Council sits
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Nearby councils
- Bury Metropolitan Borough Council · 94% approved · 53 decided
- Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council · 94% approved · 66 decided
- Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council · 95% approved · 81 decided
- Chorley Borough Council · 94% approved · 66 decided
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Questions people ask about Rossendale Borough Council
- What is the planning approval rate in Rossendale Borough Council?
- Of 46 decided applications we have read at Rossendale Borough Council in the last two years, 87% were approved. Withdrawn and unclear outcomes are not counted. These are the applications we have read, not the council's full archive.
- How long does Rossendale Borough Council take to decide a planning application?
- The typical time from validation to decision is 56 days, across 50 decisions we have read.
Where these figures come from
Worked out from 127 applications we have read from Rossendale Borough Council's own public planning register, with decisions between 14 September 2026 and 6 November 2026. Last read 6 November 2026. A rate needs at least 10 decided applications. Withdrawn and unclear outcomes are not counted, and neither are discharges of conditions, minor amendments, certificates of lawfulness or prior-approval notices, which are not decisions on a scheme. These are the applications we have read, not the council's full archive. The council's own record is the official source — its planning register. Planning data is public sector information under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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