Horncliffe Mansion Bury Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6JS Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0033/TPO - Works to Trees Subject to TPO Approved

Proposal

Works to trees within TPO T2/E/W63 specifically - T26 - Sycamore - 1/3 height crown reduction, removal of large lower limb to east side to redistribute weight and allow even regrowth to tree. T27 - Sycamore - 1/2 height crown reduction to allow even regrowth and redistribute weight evenly. T31 - Sycamore - 1/2 height crown reduction to allow even regrowth and redistribute weight evenly. T32 - Sycamore - Pollard to 12ft, current main stem has excessive slant. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Sept 2026
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Consultation
15 Sept 2026
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Approved
29 Sept 2026

Approved on 29 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Site constraints 9

Grade II listed: Horncliffe House
List entry 1318001 · The pin is inside its outline
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.
Historic England ↗
Green belt: Merseyside and Greater Manchester
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; Tree preservation order 21 m away: Lancashire County Council Tree Preservation Order 1954 No.4 - Woodland consisting beech, elm, ash, rowan, sycamore, pine in plot no. 121; Priority habitat 21 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

Building

Floor area775 m² (8,342 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 114)
UseC1 Hotels
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2013, 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
Works to Trees Subject to TPO
Postcode
BB4 6JS
Received
14 Sept 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
Longholme
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Oct 2026
Decision
Approved TPO
Decision date
29 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
James Reid Partnership

How this decision compares

Decided in 15 days from validation, 19 days faster than Rossendale's median of 34 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
27decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Rossendale in the last twelve months, from validation. Rossendale decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15224775
Planning Portal ref
PP-15224775
Consultation
15 Sept 2026
Comments by
6 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Oct 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

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.