Land Off Coal Pit Lane Bacup Lancashire Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Full: Conversion of existing stable block to holiday let Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 2 Sept 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 16 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Rossendale Development Control Committee on 1 Sept 2026.
Approved
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
- The committee heard a written representation from the ward councillor and discussed whether the site raised any mining issues, finding none.
- Members moved and seconded approval in line with the officer's recommendation, subject to conditions.
- The committee voted unanimously, 7 for and none against, to approve the application subject to conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Rossendale's committee minutes, Rossendale Development Control Committee minutes, 1 September 2026 .
Documents 24
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 11
Site constraints 9
Checked on 16 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.
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Important details
- Council
- Rossendale
- Application type
- Full Application
- Received
- 23 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 20 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Bacup
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 4 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Decision date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Chorlton Planning Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 378 days from validation, 294 days slower than Rossendale's median of 84 for full applications. Approved, as 87% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Rossendale in the last twelve months, from validation. Rossendale decision record →
Public comments
100% object · above the UK average of 74%
6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14197371
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14197371
- Neighbours
- 2 Sept 2025
- Consultation
- 4 Dec 2025
- Comments by
- 25 Dec 2025
- Site or press notice
- 19 Sept 2025
- Committee
- 1 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 15 Oct 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
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%).
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