Rossendale Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Rossendale Borough Council decided more than 430 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 10% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 63 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Rossendale Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Figures for Rossendale Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 430 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 10%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 63 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 56 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 33%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 87plan adopted 2021 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Rossendale Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and relevant development plan policies; and • the effect upon the openness of the Green…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposal is consistent with the objectives of local and national planning policies relating to development in a rural area; and • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of…”
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“The main issue in relation to this appeal is the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, having regard to the countryside location and local planning policy; and • The effect of the proposed development on surface…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.