253 Newchurch Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0UE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use to become C2 (registered Children's Home). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 5 Dec 2026, from Rossendale's recent changes of use.
Documents 5
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Site constraints 7
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.
Sales history 7
Last sold for £125,000 in September 2017. Semi-detached house, leasehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2017, 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
- Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness
- Postcode
- OL13 0UE
- Received
- 21 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 6 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Whitewell And Stacksteads
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 1 Dec 2026
- Applicant
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 3 of the 56-day target. Rossendale usually decides changes of use by day 60.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Rossendale in the last twelve months, from validation. Rossendale decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15027795
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15027795
- Consultation
- 7 Oct 2026
- Comments by
- 28 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 1 Dec 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
22 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.
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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