Land Bounded By Kingsway, Holcombe Road And Grane Road Helmshore Rossendale BB4 4QH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of new production facility (Use Class B2/B8) and head office (Use Class E(g)(i)), with associated landscaping, parking, storage areas and the creation of a new vehicular access from Holcombe Road. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 3 Aug 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 16 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Rossendale Development Control Committee on 20 Jan 2026.
Approved
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
- A supporter spoke in favour of the application, and a councillor also spoke on it.
- Members discussed an offsite biodiversity contribution, retaining a footpath for residents, car-only vehicle access, flood risk conditions, and landscaping around a vehicle storage area.
Source: Plota analysis of Rossendale's committee minutes of 20 Jan 2026.
Documents 82
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 16
Plans & drawings 34
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 13
Other documents 17
Associated applications 2
Site constraints 5
Checked on 16 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.
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Important details
- Council
- Rossendale
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- BB4 4QH
- Received
- 11 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 26 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Helmshore
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 25 Nov 2025
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Decision date
- 3 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Agent
- Connollys
How this decision compares
Decided in 342 days from validation, 258 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
71% object · below the UK average of 74%
426 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14239437
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14239437
- Neighbours
- 2 Sept 2025
- Consultation
- 19 Nov 2025
- Comments by
- 3 Dec 2025
- Site or press notice
- 9 Sept 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 25 Nov 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
15 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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%).
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