Rawtenstall Town Square Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6QS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Installation of hare sculpture on Rawtenstall Town Square Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
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.
- 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 the application subject to conditions.
- A construction method statement was required before any work began, and deliveries were restricted to set weekday hours.
Source: Plota analysis of Rossendale's committee minutes, Rossendale Development Control Committee minutes, 7 October 2025 .
Documents 24
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 4
Consultation & comments 5
Other documents 14
Site constraints 9
Show all 11 with distances
- 20 mLongholme Methodist ChurchGrade II
- 36 mGateway and Railings to Churchyard of Longholme Methodist ChurchGrade II
- 53 mTower of Former Holly Mount School in Old Fold GardenGrade II
- 58 mHolly MountGrade II
- 60 mLongholme Methodist Church War MemorialGrade II
- 63 mLongholme ParsonageGrade II
- 68 mChurch of St MaryGrade II
- 69 mQueens Arms HotelGrade II
- 76 mNational Westminster BankGrade II
- 107 mCentral LibraryGrade II
- 134 mRawtenstall CenotaphGrade II*
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2022, 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 6QS
- Received
- 27 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 3 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
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 98 days from validation, 14 days slower than Rossendale's median of 84 for full applications. Approved, as 87% of full applications here are.
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.
3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 9 Jul 2025
- Consultation
- 9 Jul 2025
- Comments by
- 14 Aug 2025
- Site or press notice
- 24 Jul 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 28 Aug 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
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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%).
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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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