Rawtenstall Market Hall Newchurch Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7QX Data via plota.co.uk

2025/0282 - Variation of Condition Approved

Proposal

Variation of conditions 2 (Approved documents) and 11 (Drainage Strategy) pursuant to planning approval Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Jul 2025
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Consultation
21 Jul 2025
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Approved
9 Oct 2025

Approved on 9 Oct 2025 · Committee Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Rossendale Development Control Committee on 7 Oct 2025.

Approved

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • Members were told a photovoltaic array had been removed from the previously approved proposal, and that all objectors had been informed and consulted again.
  • 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.

Source: Plota analysis of Rossendale's committee minutes, Rossendale Development Control Committee minutes, 7 October 2025 .

Associated applications 5

Site constraints 11

Rawtenstall Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Heritage at risk: Rawtenstall Town Centre, Rossendale
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
4 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Rams Head, Grade II, 22 m away · 4 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Rawtenstall built-up area; Flood defence 38 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Priority habitat 29 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 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 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
Variation of Condition
Postcode
BB4 7QX
Received
21 Jul 2025
Validated
21 Jul 2025
Ward
Hareholme And Waterfoot
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Oct 2025
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
9 Oct 2025
Decision level
Committee Decision
Agent
DAY-Architectural Ltd

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

136 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14187120
Planning Portal ref
PP-14187120
Neighbours
21 Jul 2025
Consultation
21 Jul 2025
Comments by
22 Aug 2025
Site or press notice
29 Jul 2025
Statutory expiry
15 Sept 2025
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

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