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288 Newchurch Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0UJ

2023/0140Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 16 May 2023

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Full: Change of use from office and separate 3-bedroom dwelling to a single dwellinghouse

Received
22 March 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Historic - Stacksteads
Agent
Abbey Associates Design Ltd.
  1. Received22 Mar
  2. Validated22 Mar
  3. Consult.27 Apr
  4. Target26 Apr
  5. Decided16 May

Decided in 55 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 288 Newchurch Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0UJ. Rossendale has handled 589 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days, 8 days quicker than Rossendale's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 112 applications in total for the OL13 postcode area.

82% of full applications at Rossendale Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
OL13 0UJ
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 March 2023
Consultation expiry
3 May 2023
Consultation start
6 April 2023
Consultation end
27 April 2023
Neighbour consultation start
6 April 2023
Neighbour consultation end
27 April 2023
Last date for comments
3 May 2023
Target decision date
26 April 2023
Permission expires
16 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Abbey Associates Design Ltd.
Architect profile
ABBEY ASSOCIATES DESIGN LIMITED
Agent address
18 Pickering Close, Bury BL8 1UE Bury Lancashire BL8 1UE United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
35 days

Publicity

Site notice start
12 April 2023
Site notice end
3 May 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12035265
Documents
12
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Article 4 direction: Immediate Article 4 Direction for small Houses in Multiple Occupation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Rossendale

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