16 Regent Street Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 5HQ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior Notification (Class MA): Convert the first floor into two flats for domestic use. The only impact externally will be the external staircase for use as access to the flats and as an emergency escape route. No alteration is proposed to the external elevations Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 19 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Rossendale Development Control Committee on 18 Nov 2025.
Approved
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
- Members discussed the external staircase, access points and bin storage for the development.
- 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 grant prior approval subject to conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Rossendale's committee minutes, Rossendale Development Control Committee minutes, 18 November 2025 .
Documents 13
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 6
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 2
Site constraints 7
Show all 5 with distances
- 51 m6 and 8, Church StreetGrade II
- 60 mThe LindensGrade II
- 66 mChurch of St JamesGrade II
- 144 mThree Linked Monuments to Members of Lonsdale Family, C12 Metres South of Church of St JamesGrade II
- 147 mDuckworth Monument C10 Metres South of Church of St JamesGrade II
Checked on 22 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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £125,000 in December 2021. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Rossendale
- Application type
- Prior App COU from commercial to dwellin
- Postcode
- BB4 5HQ
- Received
- 2 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 3 Jun 2025
- Ward
- Haslingden
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 21 Nov 2025
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required and Granted
- Decision date
- 19 Nov 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 169 days from validation, 128 days slower than Rossendale's median of 41 for prior approvals. Approved, as 81% of prior approvals here are.
Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Rossendale in the last twelve months, from validation. Rossendale decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 22 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 24 Jun 2025
- Consultation
- 24 Jun 2025
- Comments by
- 15 Jul 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 29 Jul 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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