Public Conveniences Waterfoot Bus Station Burnley Road East Waterfoot Rossendale Lancashire Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0298 - Full Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Full: Change of Use of a Former Public Convenience (Sui Generis) to a Multifunctional Health and Wellbeing Studio with Ancillary Coffee Preparation and Refreshment Facilities (Use Class E). External changes include the increased height and change to the pitch of the roof, the addition of roof lights and windows and the change to the external materials. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 02:34

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Application progress

✓

Received

3 Aug 2026

✓

Validated

10 Sept 2026

✓

Consultation

22 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 5 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Nov 2026, from Rossendale's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 22 Oct 2026

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Documents 25

Statements & assessments 3

PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Other · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK STATEMENT Other · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 262_DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design & Access Statement · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 21

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea

Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

Flood map ↗

Waterfoot Conservation Area conservation area

Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

Council document ↗

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.

1 listed building within 150 m

Nearest: Nos 1 to 23 (odd) and Nos 2 to 28 (even) Victoria Parade, Grade II, 36 m away

The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Rawtenstall built-up area; Flood defence 49 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); 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

Not green belt · 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.

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Important details

Council: Rossendale
Application type: Full Application
Received: 3 Aug 2026
Validated: 10 Sept 2026
Ward: Hareholme And Waterfoot
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 5 Nov 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Latch Architects Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 29 of the 56-day target. Rossendale usually decides changes of use by day 60.

prediction

Day 2931 days to the predicted decision (day 60)

36%decided within 8 weeks

80%approved

27decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Rossendale in the last twelve months, from validation. Rossendale decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

32 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15100480
Planning Portal ref: PP-15100480
Neighbours: 22 Sept 2026
Consultation: 22 Sept 2026
Comments by: 22 Oct 2026
Site or press notice: 1 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry: 5 Nov 2026
Env. assessment: No

Rossendale

Planning Authority Score

1/10

Poor

#293 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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

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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