Leisure Centre And Swimming Pool Marl Pits Sports Complex Newchurch Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7SN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed decarbonisation scheme at Marl Pits Leisure Centre comprising the installation of six heat pumps, a plant room formed from two adapted shipping containers, a new electrical substation and a temporary access path. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 4 Mar 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 1 Aug 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Rossendale Development Control Committee on 3 Mar 2026.
Approved
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
- A proposal to approve in line with the officer's recommendation, subject to conditions, was moved and seconded.
- The committee voted unanimously, 7 for and none against, to approve planning permission subject to conditions.
- A construction management plan was required to manage site traffic, deliveries, dust and waste during building work.
Source: Plota analysis of Rossendale's committee minutes, Rossendale Development Control Committee minutes, 3 March 2026 .
Documents 16
Decision & officer reports 1
Plans & drawings 14
Consultation & comments 1
Associated applications 2
- Proposed decarbonisation scheme at Marl Pits Leisure Centre comprising the installation of six heat pumps, a plant room formed…
Conditions 3 discharged
Site constraints 6
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
From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2026, 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
- Full Application
- Postcode
- BB4 7SN
- Received
- 15 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 15 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Hareholme And Waterfoot
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 12 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Decision date
- 4 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- FWP Limited
How this decision compares
Decided in 48 days from validation, 11 days faster than Rossendale's median of 59 for commercial premises. Approved, as 96% of commercial premises here are.
Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Rossendale in the last twelve months, from validation. Rossendale decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 1 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 19 Jan 2026
- Comments by
- 10 Feb 2026
- Site or press notice
- 20 Jan 2026
- Committee
- 3 Mar 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 12 Mar 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%).
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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