16 Farrington Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 9TE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Householder: Part two-storey part single-storey rear extension Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 20 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Rossendale Development Control Committee on 19 May 2026.
Approved
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
- A supporter spoke in favour of the application.
- Members sought clarification on objections received, including concerns that the development would be overbearing and about first floor side windows.
- The committee voted unanimously, 7 for and none against, to grant planning permission subject to conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Rossendale's committee minutes, Rossendale Development Control Committee minutes, 19 May 2026 .
Documents 9
Decision & officer reports 1
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 4
Site constraints 4
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 1
Last sold for £164,450 in March 2008. Detached house, freehold.
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
- Householder
- Postcode
- OL13 9TE
- Received
- 16 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 16 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Britannia And Lee Mill
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 13 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Decision date
- 20 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- edmondson design services
How this decision compares
Decided in 93 days from validation, 30 days slower than Rossendale's median of 63 for extensions. Approved, as 91% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Rossendale in the last twelve months, from validation. Rossendale decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14703706
- Neighbours
- 4 Mar 2026
- Consultation
- 4 Mar 2026
- Comments by
- 25 Mar 2026
- Site or press notice
- 10 Mar 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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