Land On The West Side Of Dale Street Bacup Lancashire OL13 8AP Data via plota.co.uk
2026/0367 - Permission in Principle
Pending Consideration
Proposal
Permission in Principle: Construction of 2-3 new dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping Data via plota.co.uk
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Application progress
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Received
31 Aug 2026
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Validated
24 Sept 2026
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Consultation
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 Oct 2026
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 16 Nov 2026 and 4 Dec 2026, from recent outline applications across the UK.
Documents 3
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
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.
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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.
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Church of St John the Evangelist, Grade II, 38 m away · 3 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 3 with distances
- 38 mChurch of St John the EvangelistGrade II
- 94 mWar memorial in the churchyard of St John the Evangelist, BacupGrade II
- 132 mBacup War MemorialGrade II
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; National infrastructure project 650 m away: Calderdale Energy Park, at pre-application; Inside the Bacup built-up area; Priority habitat 10 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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.
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Important details
- Council
- Rossendale
- Application type
- Permission in Principle
- Postcode
- OL13 8AP
- Received
- 31 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 24 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Bacup
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 29 Oct 2026
- Applicant
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Decision outlook
Day 15 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide outline applications by day 58.
Day 1543 days to the predicted decision (day 58)
48%decided within 8 weeks
58%approved
10%go to committee
Plota live figures for outline applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent outline applications in Rossendale to go on. Rossendale decision record →
Public comments
3comments received
3 objecting
100% object · above the UK average of 74%
34 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15194323
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15194323
- Neighbours
- 25 Sept 2026
- Consultation
- 25 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 9 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 29 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2024
Approved
Rosehill House Bankside Lane Bacup Lancashire OL13 8GU
Works to trees within the Bacup Conservation Area, specifically the crown lifting of 4no…
2024
Approved
Rosehill House Bankside Lane Bacup Lancashire OL13 8GU
Works to trees within the Bacup Conservation Area, specifically the crown lifting of 4no…
2024
Approved
9 Burnley Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 8AB
Works to trees within TPO no. 1 of 2014 (Hempsteads, Burnley Rd., Bacup), specifically th…
2024
Approved
9 Burnley Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 8AB
Works to trees within TPO no. 1 of 2014 (Hempsteads, Burnley Rd., Bacup), specifically th…
2022
Refused
The Circle Former St John The Evangelist Burnley Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 8AB
Advertisement Consent: Installation of two illuminated advertisement hoardings and instal…
2022
Refused
The Circle Former St John The Evangelist Burnley Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 8AB
Advertisement Consent: Installation of two illuminated advertisement hoardings and instal…
2023
Approved
Bankside Cottage Bankside Lane Bacup Lancashire OL13 8HG
Listed Building Consent: Forming a new external door opening on the south west elevation…
2023
Approved
Bankside Cottage Bankside Lane Bacup Lancashire OL13 8HG
Householder: Forming a new external door opening on the south west elevation of the dwell…
2023
Approved
Bankside Cottage Bankside Lane Bacup Lancashire OL13 8HG
Listed Building Consent: Forming a new external door opening on the south west elevation…
2023
Approved
Bankside Cottage Bankside Lane Bacup Lancashire OL13 8HG
Householder: Forming a new external door opening on the south west elevation of the dwell…
2020
Approved
St John The Evangelist Burnley Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 8AB
Listed Building Consent (part retrospective): internal and external works associated with…
2020
Approved
St John The Evangelist Burnley Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 8AB
Listed Building Consent (part retrospective): internal and external works associated with…
2020
Approved
St John The Evangelist Burnley Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 8AB
Full (part retrospective): Change of use of the main building from a dwelling house to a…
2020
Approved
St John The Evangelist Burnley Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 8AB
Full (part retrospective): Change of use of the main building from a dwelling house to a…
2021
Refused
St John The Evangelist Burnley Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 8AB
Full: change of use of land to a car park, with associated works and landscaping.
2020
Approved
Bankside Cottage Bankside Lane Bacup Lancashire OL13 8HG
Listed Building Consent: Replacement of an existing central heating system along with the…
2020
Approved
Bankside Cottage Bankside Lane Bacup Lancashire OL13 8HG
Listed Building Consent: Replacement of an existing central heating system along with the…
2018
Approved
St Marys Rc Church Dale Street Bacup Lancashire OL13 8AP
Trees in Conservation Area: fell 2x Spruce Trees
2018
Approved
St Marys Rc Church Dale Street Bacup Lancashire OL13 8AP
Trees in Conservation Area: fell 2x Spruce Trees
2016
Refused
St John The Evangelist Parish Church Burnley Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 8AB
Removal of bell from the tower and relocation at Christ Church, Staincliffe, West Yorkshi…
2016
Refused
St John The Evangelist Parish Church Burnley Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 8AB
Removal of bell from the tower and relocation at Christ Church, Staincliffe, West Yorkshi…
2023
Approved
St John The Evangelist Burnley Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 8AB
Discharge of condition 4 pursuant to planning application 2023/0268
2023
Approved
St John The Evangelist Burnley Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 8AB
Discharge of condition 4 pursuant to planning application 2023/0268
2023
Approved
St John The Evangelist Burnley Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 8AB
Variation of condition 1 (Approved drawings) and condition 4 (Secondary glazing) pursuant…
2023
Approved
St John The Evangelist Burnley Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 8AB
Variation of condition 1 (Approved drawings) and condition 4 (Secondary glazing) pursuant…
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
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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
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