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Slack Head Farm Roundhill Lane Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 5TY

2025/0418Refused

Refused on 14 January 2026

2 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Construction 2 No. 2 5-bed detached dwelling on land associated with Slackhead farm on Roundhill Lane.

Received
14 October 2025
  1. Received14 Oct
  2. Validated13 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided14 Jan

Decided in 62 days

About this application

This is a planning application at Slack Head Farm Roundhill Lane Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 5TY. Rossendale has handled 1,354 applications of this type. This one was decided in 62 days. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,081 applications in total for the BB4 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The development comprises inappropriate development within an area of Green Belt which contributes strongly to preventing neighbouring towns from merging into one another. The development does not fall within any of the exceptions listed within paragraphs 154 & 155 of the NPPF and very special circumstances have not been demonstrated. The harm resulting from the scheme would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.
  2. The development would not be sustainably located as it has not been demonstrated that residents would have safe and sustainable access to the nearby amenities. As such the proposals do not accord with Policies SD1 and TR1 of the Council's Local Plan, and Sections 9 and 14 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BB4 5TY

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Architect profile
ARCHTECH DESIGN SOLUTIONS LTD

Appeal history

6007826
Allowed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 11 August 2026Dev Type: Other minor developmentsReason: refused
Green Belt

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
  • Green belt: Rossendale
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, 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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