21 Union Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6SL Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0276 - Householder Refused

Proposal

Householder: TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION, FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION OVER EXISTING GARAGE, GARAGE CONVERSION AND NEW FRONT PORCH (Part-retrospective). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓

Received

17 Jul 2026

✓

Validated

11 Aug 2026

✓

Consultation

14 Aug 2026

✗

Refused

1 Oct 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 1 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Documents 10

Site constraints 9

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; 1 listed building within 150 m; Coalfield, development low risk area; Tree preservation order 15 m away: Lancashire County Council Tree Preservation Order 1954 No.4 - Group consisting 7 sycamore, 5 elm, 4 chestnut, 1 alder, 1 beech, 1 hornbeam, 1 oak, 1 poplar, 1 rowan in plots 1107, 1112; Inside the Rawtenstall built-up area; Green belt 20 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester; Priority habitat 26 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, 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

Floor area119 m² (1,281 sq ft)

Energy ratingC (69 out of 100)

PropertyDetached house, 5 habitable rooms

Built1983 to 1990

HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas

WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2022, 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: Householder
Postcode: BB4 6SL
Received: 17 Jul 2026
Validated: 11 Aug 2026
Ward: Longholme
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 6 Oct 2026
Decision: Refused
Decision date: 1 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Platinum Architecture

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 12 days faster than Rossendale's median of 63 for extensions. Refused, as 9% of extensions here are.

This one51d

Council63d

UK55d

41%decided within 8 weeks

91%approved

87decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15093031
Planning Portal ref: PP-15093031
Neighbours: 14 Aug 2026
Consultation: 14 Aug 2026
Comments by: 4 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 6 Oct 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

4 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2017 Approved

Tree Preservation Order (t2/e/g51): T1 Horse Chestnut - Remove low beranches over drivewa…

2017/0026/TPO 19 Jul 2017

2017 Approved

Tree Preservation Order (t2/e/g51): T1 Horse Chestnut - Remove low beranches over drivewa…

2017/0026/TPO 19 Jul 2017

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2016 Approved

43 Union Road Rawtenstall Rossendale BB4 6SL

Attic/roof extension and associated works

2016/0059 10 May 2016

2016 Approved

43 Union Road Rawtenstall Rossendale BB4 6SL

Attic/roof extension and associated works

2016/0059 10 May 2016

Rossendale

Planning Authority Score

1/10

Poor

#293 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

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

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.