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Sowclough Barn Sowclough Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 8LB

Refused Rossendale 2023/0005 Full Application

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Retrospective change of use of agricultural land to residential curtilage (C3), levelling of the site and formation of an associated area of crushed stone and a further area of permeable tarmac, erection of a 1m post and rail fence, and creation of bank and planting to rear of 13-27 Sow Clough Road.

As published by the council, reference 2023/0005

Application record

Reference
2023/0005
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
3 Jan 2023
Validated
4 Jan 2023
Decided
7 Mar 2023
Ward
Historic - Stacksteads
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
OL13 8LB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Jan 2023

    Received by Rossendale

  2. 4 Jan 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Edmondson Design Services Ltd Agent, a design practice

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

10 documents on file for this application

  • LCC HIGHWAYS - COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 07 Mar 2023
  • OFFICER REPORT Report · 07 Mar 2023
  • DECISION NOTICE Decision · 07 Mar 2023
  • ECOLOGY - COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 22 Feb 2023
  • J HANIF - COMMENT Public Comment · 20 Feb 2023
  • TINA TAYLOR - OBJECTION Objection Comment · 16 Feb 2023
  • ZAHID HANIF - OBJECTION Objection Comment · 14 Feb 2023
  • 2023-02-01 B Revised Drawing · 09 Feb 2023
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 03 Jan 2023
  • OS PLAN SHEET 1 1250 Drawing · 03 Jan 2023

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What this refusal means

Rossendale refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

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