4 Christ Church Street Bacup Lancashire OL13 9DZ Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0237 - Prior Approval for Larger Home Extension Approved

Proposal

The area is a proposed kitchen extension, constructed of material to match existing. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jun 2026
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Consultation
6 Jul 2026
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Approved
30 Jul 2026

Approved on 30 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 31 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Christ Church, Grade II, 49 m away · 2 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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project: Calderdale Energy Park, at pre-application; Coalfield, development low risk area; 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 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 £75,000 in August 2014. Terraced house, leasehold.

19 August 2014£75,000
22 January 2003£58,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area125 m² (1,345 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (59 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyMid-terrace house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSandstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2014, 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
Prior Approval for Larger Home Extension
Postcode
OL13 9DZ
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Ward
Bacup
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Aug 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date
30 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
J C Building Design Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 31 days from validation, 32 days faster than Rossendale's median of 63 for extensions. Approved, as 91% of extensions here are.

40%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
89decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Rossendale in the last twelve months, from validation. Rossendale decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 31 Jul 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15043493
Planning Portal ref
PP-15043493
Neighbours
6 Jul 2026
Consultation
6 Jul 2026
Comments by
28 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
7 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Aug 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.