Leisure Centre And Swimming Pool Marl Pits Sports Complex Newchurch Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7SN Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0005 - Full Application Approved

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

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Application progress

Received
15 Dec 2025
Validated
15 Jan 2026
Consultation
19 Jan 2026
Approved
4 Mar 2026

Approved on 4 Mar 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 4

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Rawtenstall built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
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, 15 days faster than Rossendale's median of 63 for full applications. Approved, as 91% of full applications here are.

37%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
36decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 1 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
19 Jan 2026
Site or press notice
20 Jan 2026
Committee
3 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
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