Planning application
1 The Mount Church Street Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0RL
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Proposed Lawful Development Certificate: Change of use from Dwellinghouse (C3) to registered Childrens Home(C2).
As published by the council, reference 2026/0030
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0030
- Type
- Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 2 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 17 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 3 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Whitewell And Stacksteads
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- OL13 0RL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Rossendale register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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2026/0272 Awaiting decision
1 The Mount Church Street Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0RL
Full: Change of use from C3 4 Double Bedroom dwellinghouse to 5 Double Bedroom C4 House in Multiple Occupation
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Feb 2026
Received by Rossendale
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17 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- LCC HIGHWAYS - FURTHER COMMENTS
- PARKING PLAN
- LCC POLICY, COMMISSIONING AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH - COMMENTS
- LCC HIGHWAYS - COMMENTS
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- FLOOR PLAN
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- LOCATION PLAN
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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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
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1 The Mount Church Street Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0RL
91% historically approved · decision due ~21 Oct
Full: Change of use from C3 4 Double Bedroom dwellinghouse to 5 Double Bedroom C4 House in Multiple Occupation
Awaiting decision Full applications 8 docsDomestic -
Commercial Hotel 318A Newchurch Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0UJ
Change of use of a public house into a House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) (sui-generis) including external alterations
Granted Full applications 17 docs -
288 Newchurch Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0UJ
Full: Change of use from office and separate 3-bedroom dwelling to a single dwellinghouse
Granted Full applications 12 docsDomestic -
Commercial Hotel 318A Newchurch Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0UJ
Application for approval (discharge) of details reserved by condition 3 (construction management plan), following the grant of planning permission reference 2024/0315
Granted Conditions 3 docs -
Commercial Hotel 318A Newchurch Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0UJ
Full: Change of use of former public house / hotel into two self contained dwellings including installation of roof skylights and replacement windows
Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 11 docs -
Commercial Hotel 318A Newchurch Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0UJ
Non-Material Amendment: Externally: 3 no. rooflights are proposed instead of 6 no. rooflights; and infilling of the external door on the side/west elevation. Internally: all bedrooms are proposed to have ensuite bathrooms; the bedroom approved at the lower ground floor is proposed to be replaced with a kitchen and dining area, whilst the kitchen/communal area at ground floor level is proposed to be replaced by a bedroom; a general storage area is proposed to replace part of a bathroom at second floor level; a slight re-configuration of the stairs is proposed between the first and second floors; and removal of the window hoppers.
Refused Amendments Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 4 docs
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