Far Bank Top Farm Bank Top Burnley Road East Waterfoot Rossendale Lancashire BB4 9NF Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0245 - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness Pending Consideration

Proposal

Construction of a suite of Natural Flood Management (NFM) interventions, designed to reduce flood risk to communities downstream by slowing the flow and attenuating water in the upper catchment before it reaches locations where properties are at risk of flooding. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
2 Jul 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

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 performance
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