617 Burnley Road Crawshawbooth Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8AN Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0287 - Existing Certificate of Lawfulness Pending

Proposal

Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of the premises as a restaurant/cafe falling within Class E(b) (sale of food and drink for consumption (mostly) on the premises), including the ancillary sale of food for consumption off the premises. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 6 Nov 2026.

Site constraints 5

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Gravestone in the Grounds of Orchard Cottage, Grade II, 38 m away · 1 Grade II*, 1 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.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 13 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
Existing Certificate of Lawfulness
Postcode
BB4 8AN
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
11 Sept 2026
Ward
Goodshaw And Cribden
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
D.Hancock

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
6 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