550 Market Street Shawforth Rochdale Lancashire OL13 9SL

1. 7 Apr 2026

   Received by Rossendale

2. 3 Jun 2026

   Decision issued: Approved

3. 24 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• Fair View Joinery Works Edge Lane Bacup Lancashire OL13 9SS

  2025/0276 Submitted 14 Jul 2025 322m away

  Discharge of Conditions 5 (Driveway surface water), 8 (Materials), 11 (Bat and bird boxes) and 12 (Foul and surface drainage) pursuant to Planning Approval 2025/0050

  Decided Conditions 22 docs

• Oaklands Rochdale Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 9SD

  2023/0020 Submitted 12 Jan 2023 337m away

  Proposed demolition of existing conservatory and replacement with single storey, lean-to, extension including alteration to existing windows and proposed new door opening

  Granted Lawful development Extension Demolition +1 12 docs
  Small domestic

• Reddish Hill Farm Market Street Shawforth Rossendale OL12 8XD

  2022/0404 Submitted 5 Aug 2022 366m away

  Full: Proposed agricultural building

  Granted Full applications 17 docs

• Reddish Hill Farm Market Street Shawforth Rochdale Lancashire OL12 8XD

  2026/0122 Submitted 24 Mar 2026 366m away

  87% historically approved · decision due ~29 Jul

  Change of use and conversion of 2 agricultural buildings to form 2 dwellings including the raising of a roof and the addition of a minor extension (amended Location Plan)

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 19 docs
  Several homes

• Reddish Hill Farm Market Street Shawforth Rochdale Lancashire OL12 8XD

  2024/0426 Submitted 28 Oct 2024 366m away

  Prior Approval for change of use and associated operational development of agricultural buildings to form 2 'larger' dwellinghouses

  Granted Prior approval 9 docs

• 2026/0146 Granted

  11 Mount Pleasant Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6RT

  Proposed Lawful Development Certificate: Addition of a Rear Dormer.

  21 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/0184 Withdrawn

  8 Alderwood Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7RY

  Lawful Development Certificate (proposed): erection of single-storey rear extension. (Fee of £274 transferred to new application 2026/0184)

  18 May 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/0148 Granted

  Flat 1-4 Booth Grange Church Street Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0SB

  Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed): The proposal is to merge Flat 4 Booth Grange (First floor flat) and Flat 1 Booth Grange (Ground floor flat) back into its original use as one house.

  10 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/0177 Granted

  32 Moorland Rise Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6UA

  This proposal outlines the internal and external works required to convert an existing attached residential garage into a habitable lounge area, inclusive of an internal wet room

  13 May 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/0085 Granted

  6 Windsor Avenue Haslingden Rossendale Lancashire BB4 4RB

  Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness: Removal of part ground floor rear extension and extension to create larger single-storey rear extension and garage conversion.

  12 Mar 2026 Lawful development