Barn At Lower Lench Farm Lench Fold Clough Cowpe Road Cowpe Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7AF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior Notification: Proposal change of use from a barn to two dwellings within Class Q of the General Permitted Development Order 2015 as amended. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 25 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Sept 2026
Documents 11
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 4
Other documents 1
Site constraints 9
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.
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Important details
- Council
- Rossendale
- Application type
- Prior Approval - Agricultural to Resi
- Postcode
- BB4 7AF
- Received
- 3 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 7 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Hareholme And Waterfoot
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 1 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required and Refused
- Decision date
- 25 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Macmarshalls Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 49 days from validation, 11 days faster than Rossendale's median of 60 for changes of use. Refused, as 20% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Rossendale in the last twelve months, from validation. Rossendale decision record →
Public comments
1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 25 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15124218
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15124218
- Neighbours
- 7 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 7 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 2 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 12 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 1 Oct 2026
- 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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