Reddish Hill Farm Market Street Shawforth Rochdale Lancashire OL12 8XD
Pending
2026/0122
Description
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.
Nearby new applications
Historical activity at this location
7 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2022
With conditions
Reddish Hill Farm Market Street Shawforth Rossendale OL12 8XD
Full: Proposed agricultural building
2022
With conditions
Reddish Hill Farm Market Street Shawforth Rossendale OL12 8XD
Full: Proposed agricultural building
2021
Refused
Reddish Hill Farm Market Street Shawforth Rossendale OL12 8XD
Prior Notice application for the change of use and associated operational development rel…
2020
Withdrawn
Gander Brow Billygate Shawforth Rochdale Lancashire OL12 8XD
Full: Construction of a horse riding arena
2020
Withdrawn
Gander Brow Billygate Shawforth Rochdale Lancashire OL12 8XD
Full: Construction of a horse riding arena
Rossendale
Planning Authority Score
2/10
Poor
#265 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use
Rossendale is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #279 out of 292. The council extends the time limit on 72% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) 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.
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Rossendale decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #154 of 292
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #133 of 292
33%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #279 of 292
72%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #287 of 292
84%
Minor dwellings approved
38 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
71%
Change of use approved
14 decided
231
Total decisions
27 refused in 2025