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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

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Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a design practice

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Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

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How this application type works

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

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