Bacup Market Union Street Bacup Lancashire OL13 0AY Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0356 - Approval of Details Reserved by Conditio Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Approval of details reserved by condition 23 (details of mobility impaired car parking spaces), pursuant to planning permission ref. 2025/0438 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Sept 2026
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Consultation
11 Sept 2026
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Approved
1 Oct 2026

Approved on 1 Oct 2026 · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION LETTER Decision · 1 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORT- RESPONSE Appeal Correspondence · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF 3382-CDA-00-SL-DR-A-0500-B-PROPOSED SITE PLAN - GROUND FLOOR PLAN Other · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF COVERING LETTER - 2 SEPT 2026 Other · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 6

Site constraints 10

Bacup Town Centre 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 ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Bacup Town Centre Conservation Area · 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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: Bacup 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 ↗
15 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 18 and 20 Market Street, Grade II, 51 m away · 1 Grade II*, 14 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 15 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; National infrastructure project 504 m away: Calderdale Energy Park, at pre-application; Inside the Bacup 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, 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

Floor area1,904 m² (20,494 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 99)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2017, 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
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditio
Postcode
OL13 0AY
Received
2 Sept 2026
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Ward
Britannia And Lee Mill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Oct 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
1 Oct 2026
Agent
Roman Summer Associates Ltd

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15198464
Planning Portal ref
PP-15198464
Consultation
11 Sept 2026
Comments by
2 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

11 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Full: Demolition of existing market stalls/shop units on the western side of the site and…
2025/0438
2025 Approved
Full: Demolition of existing market stalls/shop units on the western side of the site and…
2025/0438
2024 Withdrawn
Major: Redevelopment of Bacup Market, to include the demolition of all existing market st…
2024/0230
2024 Withdrawn
Major: Redevelopment of Bacup Market, to include the demolition of all existing market st…
2024/0230
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
96 Market Street Bacup Lancashire OL13 0AY
Single-storey Beer Store Extension to side
2021/0166
2018 Refused
Swan Hotel 96 Market Street Bacup Lancashire OL13 0AY
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 6 (control of odours and fan noise) of Planning…
2018/0405
2018 Refused
Swan Hotel 96 Market Street Bacup Lancashire OL13 0AY
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 6 (control of odours and fan noise) of Planning…
2018/0405
2018 Approved
Swan Hotel 96 Market Street Bacup Lancashire OL13 0AY
Conversion of Restaurant to ground floor Restaurant, with associated first floor Meeting/…
2018/0123
2018 Approved
Swan Hotel 96 Market Street Bacup Lancashire OL13 0AY
Conversion of Restaurant to ground floor Restaurant, with associated first floor Meeting/…
2018/0123
2016 Approved
Swan Hotel 96 Market Street Bacup Lancashire OL13 0AY
Conversion of public house to restaurant entailing internal alterations and construction…
2016/0010
2016 Approved
Swan Hotel 96 Market Street Bacup Lancashire OL13 0AY
Conversion of public house to restaurant entailing internal alterations and construction…
2016/0010
Rossendale
Planning Authority Score
1/10
Poor
#293 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.