3 Bacup Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7NG Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0091 - Full Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Full: Change of use of the basement & ground floor of the building from a Hairdresses (Class E) to a Cafe/Bar (Sui Generis). Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
17 Mar 2026
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Validated
25 May 2026
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Consultation
27 May 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Jul 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 5 Oct 2026; it is now day 133. The consultation period closed on 3 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 7

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Rawtenstall Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Article 4 direction
Immediate Article 4 Direction for small Houses in Multiple Occupation. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Heritage at risk: Rawtenstall Town Centre, Rossendale
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
10 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Queens Arms Hotel, Grade II, 39 m away · 1 Grade II*, 9 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Rawtenstall built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £160,000 in January 2023. Terraced house, freehold.

10 January 2023£160,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
31 March 1998£40,000Leasehold

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Rossendale
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
BB4 7NG
Received
17 Mar 2026
Validated
25 May 2026
Ward
Longholme
Case officer
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Target decision
20 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
J C Building Design Limited
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 133, past the statutory target. 84% of changes of use in Rossendale are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 4 Oct 2026.

Day 13377 days past the 56-day target
36%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
27decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Rossendale in the last twelve months, from validation. Rossendale decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

24 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14785815
Neighbours
27 May 2026
Consultation
27 May 2026
Comments by
3 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
11 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Rossendale
Planning Authority Score
1/10
Poor
#293 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Rossendale is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #287 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 75% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Rossendale decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #197 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #222 of 296
27%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #287 of 296
75%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #293 of 296
85%
Minor dwellings approved
34 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
59%
Change of use approved
17 decided
231
Total decisions
33 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.