Industrial unit extension at Land At Kippax Mill Goodshawfold Road, Rawtenstall
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Rossendale Development Control Committee on 2 Sept 2025.
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
The proposal
The application was for a new unit within a link extension, for light industrial, general industrial or storage use.
“The new unit hereby approved within the link extension shall only be used for purposes contained within Use Classes E (light industrial), B2 (general industrial), and B8 (storage / distribution), and not for any other purpose.”
Minutes
Who spoke
The agent spoke in favour of the application.
What members discussed
Members discussed the retrospective parts of the application and appropriate signage at the junction.
“In determining the application, the Committee discussed the following: • Clarification on retrospective parts of application • Appropriate signage at junction…”
Minutes
Decision
The committee resolved to approve planning permission subject to the conditions listed.
“Resolved: That planning permission is approved subject to the conditions below:”
Minutes
Key conditions
Conditions require cladding of the perimeter wall, landscaping, flood plain reinstatement and a contamination investigation.
“The approved scheme of cladding relating to the concrete block perimeter wall on site, and the replacement of the appropriate section of wall with palisade fencing, shall be carried out and completed in full in strict accordance with the details shown on the following documents:”
“Reason: Whilst the submitted ‘Document A: Proposed flood compensation at Kippax Mill’ outlines and summarises the proposed removal of the mound from Flood Zone 3 and relocation to Flood Zone 1, only general information is included and further details are required to ensure that there are no detrimental impacts to flood storage or flood flow routes.”
Minutes
Sources
- Rossendale Development Control Committee minutes, 2 September 2025
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Rossendale's committee minutes. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- Date
- Tuesday 2 September 2025
- Recommendation
- Officers recommended approval
- Committee decided
- Approved
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- The application (council website)
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This committee's year
8 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 1 against officer advice.
Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.