Planning application
East Lancashire Railway Bury Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6AJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed single storey annexe to Rawtenstall Heritage Railway Station to provide an accessible WC following removal of an existing timber shed and revised refuse bin storage enclosure.
As published by the council, reference 2025/0503
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/0503
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 23 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 29 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 1 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Longholme
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BB4 6AJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Dec 2025
Received by Rossendale
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29 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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24 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Equilibrium Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Bury
Active · incorporated 2005 · Bury
98 applications on PlanIndex · across 14 councils · 93% granted
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See their track recordEast Lancashire Railway Applicant, registered in Bury
Active · incorporated 2019 · Bury
2 applications on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- UNITED UTILITIES - FURTHER COMMENTS 22.05.2026
- PROPOSED DRAINAGE PLAN FOR RAWTENSTALL RAILWAY WCS
- UNITED UTILITIES - FURTHER COMMENTS
- PROPOSED DRAINAGE PLAN OF RAWTENSTALL RAILWAY WCS
- UNITED UTILITIES - COMMENTS
- TREE OFFICER - COMMENTS
- LCC HIGHWAYS - COMMENTS
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY - COMMENTS
- EXISTING PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- HERITAGE STATEMENT
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS FOR RAWTENSTALL RAILWAY WCS
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- C0637 - PLANNING STATEMENT
- C0637-SLP - SITE LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Rossendale granted permission on 1 June 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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