Garage Site Barnes Avenue Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8ST Data via plota.co.uk

2025/0278 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Full Application: Erection of double garage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Jul 2025
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Validated
28 Aug 2025
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Consultation
21 Oct 2025
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Approved
10 Dec 2025

Approved on 10 Dec 2025 · Committee Decision · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Rossendale Development Control Committee on 8 Dec 2025.

Approved

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

  • Members were told some ancillary works would be needed to accommodate the size of the garage, all within council-owned land.
  • A proposal to approve in line with the officer's recommendation, subject to conditions, was moved and seconded.
  • The committee voted unanimously, 7 for and none against, to grant planning permission subject to conditions.

Source: Plota analysis of Rossendale's committee minutes, Rossendale Development Control Committee minutes, 8 December 2025 .

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Rawtenstall 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 16 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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 8ST
Received
16 Jul 2025
Validated
28 Aug 2025
Ward
Longholme
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Dec 2025
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
10 Dec 2025
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 104 days from validation, 20 days slower than Rossendale's median of 84 for full applications. Approved, as 87% of full applications here are.

23%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
17%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Rossendale in the last twelve months, from validation. Rossendale decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
29 Aug 2025
Consultation
21 Oct 2025
Comments by
11 Nov 2025
Site or press notice
15 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
23 Oct 2025
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