Reddish Hill Farm Market Street Shawforth Rochdale Lancashire OL12 8XD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use and conversion of 2 agricultural buildings to form 2 dwellings including the raising of a roof and the addition of a minor extension (amended Location Plan) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 9 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Sept 2026
Documents 22
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 4
Plans & drawings 9
Consultation & comments 3
Other documents 5
Site constraints 9
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Rossendale
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- OL12 8XD
- Received
- 24 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 3 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Whitworth
- Parish
- Whitworth Town Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 11 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Decision date
- 9 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Hartley Planning & Development Associates
How this decision compares
Decided in 98 days from validation, 38 days slower than Rossendale's median of 60 for changes of use. Approved, as 80% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Rossendale in the last twelve months, from validation. Rossendale decision record →
Public comments
4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 10 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 3 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 24 Aug 2026
- Site or press notice
- 11 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 29 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
7 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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