Wavell House Holcombe Road Helmshore Rossendale Lancashire
Proposal
Conversion of existing office building to create 20no. apartments.
- Received
- 21 November 2025
- Decided
- 3 February 2026 · Prior Approval Required and Granted
- Council
- Rossendale Borough Council
- ReceivedReceived21 Nov
- ValidatedValidated10 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided3 Feb
Decided in 55 days
This is a planning application at Wavell House Holcombe Road Helmshore Rossendale Lancashire. Rossendale has handled 1,334 applications of this type and approves 83% of them, typically deciding them in 60 days. This one was decided in 55 days, 5 days quicker than Rossendale's median. There has been 1 other application at this address.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Article 4 direction: Immediate Article 4 Direction for small Houses in Multiple Occupation
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.
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