438 Holcombe Road Helmshore Rossendale Lancashire BB4 4LX Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0268 - Householder Pending Consideration

Proposal

Householder: External change to elevations of the dwelling and addition of roof lights to facilitate a loft conversion. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Jul 2026
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Validated
22 Sept 2026
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Consultation
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 17 Nov 2026 and 29 Nov 2026, from Rossendale's recent extensions. Comments are open until 13 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 3

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Also on the record
Inside the Haslingden built-up area; 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 25 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £147,000 in June 2004. Terraced house, freehold.

2 June 2004£147,000
24 July 1998£32,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Rossendale
Application type
Householder
Postcode
BB4 4LX
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
22 Sept 2026
Ward
Helmshore
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
LND Architecture

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Rossendale usually decides extensions by day 63.

Day 1350 days to the predicted decision (day 63)
41%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
87decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15081037
Neighbours
22 Sept 2026
Consultation
22 Sept 2026
Comments by
13 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Nov 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use