Plot 4 Futures Park Bacup Lancashire OL13 0BB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of waste transfer station and workshop, including overnight parking for refuse collection vehicles, installation of vehicle weighbridge, vehicle washdown area, external storage area, parking and internal circulation space Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 9 Dec 2025 · Committee Decision · Last checked 12 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Rossendale Development Control Committee on 8 Dec 2025.
Approved
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
- A supporter spoke in favour of the application, and two councillors also spoke on it.
- Members discussed statutory objections that had since been removed, odours from food waste, and that air would be filtered and treated before leaving the building through louvred windows.
- A move to refuse against the officer's recommendation was not seconded, and the committee then voted 6 for and 1 against to grant permission subject to conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Rossendale's committee minutes of 8 Dec 2025.
Documents 41
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 12
Plans & drawings 10
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 14
Associated applications 4
Site constraints 9
Show all 5 with distances
- 38 mGate Arch to Garden of Rockcliffe HouseGrade II
- 85 mRockcliffe HouseGrade II
- 116 mLodge to Rockcliffe HouseGrade II
- 133 mGate Piers at Entrance of Drive to Rockcliffe HouseGrade II
- 136 mStables and Coach House to Rockcliffe HouseGrade II
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Important details
- Council
- Rossendale
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- OL13 0BB
- Received
- 10 Sept 2025
- Validated
- 23 Sept 2025
- Ward
- Britannia And Lee Mill
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Dec 2025
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Decision date
- 9 Dec 2025
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Agent
- Caulmert Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 77 days from validation, 7 days faster than Rossendale's median of 84 for full applications. Approved, as 87% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Rossendale in the last twelve months, from validation. Rossendale decision record →
Public comments
25 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 23 Sept 2025
- Consultation
- 10 Nov 2025
- Comments by
- 1 Dec 2025
- Site or press notice
- 8 Oct 2025
- Committee
- 8 Dec 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 23 Dec 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 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%).
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