Heath Hill Booth Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0SF Data via plota.co.uk
Deferred at planning committee on 6 October 2026. No decision has been made yet.
Proposal
Erection of 11 dwellings with associated parking, landscaping and infrastructure, including the creation of a new vehicular access from Booth Road. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 4 Jun 2026; it is now day 402.
Planning committee
Deferred by Rossendale Development Control Committee on 6 Oct 2026.
Deferred
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
- Officers recommended approval subject to conditions and the reasons given for that recommendation.
- One speaker opposed the application and another supported it; members asked both speakers clarification questions.
- The committee voted 6 to 0, with 1 abstention, to defer the application because of overdevelopment, inadequate separation distances and visual impact.
Source: Plota analysis of Rossendale's committee minutes of 6 Oct 2026.
Documents 101
Statements & assessments 12
Plans & drawings 28
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 56
Site constraints 6
Checked on 12 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
From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2023, 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
- Full Application
- Postcode
- OL13 0SF
- Received
- 7 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 23 Sept 2025
- Ward
- Whitewell And Stacksteads
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 9 Oct 2026
- Agent
- Connollys
Decision outlook
Day 402, past the statutory target. 54% of full applications in Rossendale are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 29 Oct 2026.
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%
48 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14162694
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14162694
- Neighbours
- 10 Oct 2025
- Consultation
- 14 May 2026
- Comments by
- 4 Jun 2026
- Site or press notice
- 17 Oct 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 23 Dec 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
15 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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%).
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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.
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The consultation period closed on 4 Jun 2026.