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7 Conway Road Cloughfold Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7ST

2025/0400HouseholderRefused

Refused on 19 February 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Front and rear dormers Loft conversion White render to replace cream painted render

Received
29 September 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Hareholme And Waterfoot
Agent
Gold Sketch Studios LTD
  1. Received29 Sep
  2. Validated25 Nov
  3. Consult.16 Dec
  4. Target6 Jan
  5. Decided19 Feb

Decided in 86 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a loft conversion at 7 Conway Road Cloughfold Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7ST. Rossendale has handled 589 applications of this type. This one was decided in 143 days, 11 weeks longer than Rossendale's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 31 applications across Hareholme And Waterfoot. We hold 1,082 applications in total for the BB4 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed rear dormer, by reason of its scale, depth, flat-roofed form and overall bulk, would fail to appear as a subordinate roof alteration and would instead read as a dominant and incongruous addition. Notwithstanding that the dormer has been set down from the ridge in the amended submission, it remains substantial in scale and partly extends above the existing rear extension beyond the eaves of the original dwelling, resulting in an overdevelopment of the host property. The mixed use of white render and black timber cladding and the extent of side-facing floor-to-ceiling glazing would introduce a visually fragmented and poorly integrated form of development. The proposal would therefore cause significant harm to the character and appearance of the host dwelling and the surrounding area, contrary to Policies ENV1 and HS9 of the Rossendale Local Plan, the Alterations and Extensions to Residential Properties SPD, and Section 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. The proposed floor-to-ceiling glazing within the right side (south) elevation of the rear dormer, by reason of its elevated position and direct orientation towards No.5 Conway Road, would result in increased and direct overlooking of the neighbouring private rear garden and an unacceptable loss of privacy. The development would therefore fail to safeguard neighbouring residential amenity, contrary to Policies ENV1 and HS9 of the Rossendale Local Plan, the Alterations and Extensions to Residential Properties SPD, and Section 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BB4 7ST
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 November 2025
Consultation expiry
9 January 2026
Consultation start
25 November 2025
Consultation end
16 December 2025
Neighbour consultation start
25 November 2025
Neighbour consultation end
16 December 2025
Last date for comments
9 January 2026
Target decision date
6 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Gold Sketch Studios LTD
Agent address
55a Bury Old Road Prestwich M25 0FG

Planning decision

Case officer
Mr Harry Turner
Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Site notice start
19 December 2025
Site notice end
9 January 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14369070
Documents
7
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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.

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