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2026/0008 - Variation of Condition Pending Consideration

Proposal

Variation of Condition 2 (Approved plans and documents) pursuant to Planning Approval . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Dec 2025
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Validated
15 Jan 2026
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Consultation
29 Jan 2026
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Committee
19 May 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 May 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 22 May 2026. The consultation period closed on 25 Feb 2026.

Planning committee

Decided by Rossendale Development Control Committee on 19 May 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • Officers advised approval, subject to the stated conditions and an additional condition about the stone slip.
  • The agent spoke in favour, and a councillor also spoke on the application.
  • Members voted 6–0 with one abstention and delegated approval subject to a suitable stone-slip sample and conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, officer recommendation, public speakers, committee debate, vote and approval conditions.

Source: Plota analysis of Rossendale's committee minutes of 19 May 2026.

Documents 19

Consultation & comments 6

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 6 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 23 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 23 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 23 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF LCC HIGHWAYS - COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

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    VariationApprovedcouncil archive

    Conditions 2 variation sought

    • VariationVariation of Condition 2 (Approved plans and documents).This application2026/0008

Site constraints 4

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Scheduled monument 141 m away: Higher Mill, Helmshore
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Haslingden 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 25 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Variation of Condition
Received
17 Dec 2025
Validated
15 Jan 2026
Ward
Helmshore
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 May 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Hartley Planning & Development Associates

Public comments

5comments received
5 objecting

25 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
29 Jan 2026
Consultation
29 Jan 2026
Comments by
25 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
4 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Mar 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