Planning application
2026/0205
3 Weir Lane Weir Bacup Lancashire OL13 8QA
Proposal
Proposed reroofing of existing terraced property
As published by the council, reference 2026/0205
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jun 2026
Received by Rossendale
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16 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
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.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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2026/0187 Awaiting decision
Land At Scarr End Farm Weir Lane Weir Bacup Lancashire OL13 8QB
Permission in Principle: ERECTION OF A SINGLE DWELLINGHOUSE WITH ASSOCIATED GARDEN AND CAR PARKING
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2021/0347 Granted
178 Burnley Road Bacup Lancashire OL13 8QE
S73 Application: variation of condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission 2017/0640 to enable alterations to the approved scheme of landscaping / boundary treatment (part retrospective). Conditions(s) Removal:
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2023/0063 Granted
5 Philips Road Weir Bacup Lancashire OL13 8RH
Householder: Single Storey gable extension to existing dormer bungalow
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2023/0018 Granted
Deerplay Rest Home 10 Heald Lane Weir Bacup Lancashire OL13 8NZ
Conversion and alterations of a former Care Home with attached Sunday School into an Apartment Building with six dwellings plus three attached Town Houses.
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2021/0341 Refused
2 Bent Estate Beaufort Road Weir Bacup Lancashire OL13 8QX
Full; New Agricultural Storage Building
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2021/0336 Granted
6 Greenwood Drive Weir Bacup Lancashire OL13 8RY
Householder: Single storey gable extension attached to existing garage and extension to front of existing garage
Other lawful development applications
In Rossendale
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2026/0263 Awaiting decision
36 Dean Lane Water Rossendale Lancashire BB4 9RA
Construction of two of Natural Flood Management (NFM) interventions - a clay core earth bund and timber sluice to control water levels in an exsting lodge pool. These are designed to reduce flood risk to communities downstream by slowing the flow and attenuating water in the catchment above areas at flood risk. Three ?Communities at Risk of Flooding? will directly benefit from the scheme: Dean Lane, Forest Holme & Lumb, and Whitewell & Piercy, and additional benefits will contribute to wider peak flow reduction downstream on the River Irwell. This site forms part of a 'phase 2' extension of an existing NFM scheme comprised of three sites within the Whitewell Brook catchment which formed 'phase 1' , have already been granted Lawful Development Certificates in 2025 and were delivered over the last year (Peers Clough Farm, Far Bank End Farm and Hoyle Dean Farm). With these three sites complete, they are already delivering flood risk reduction and a host of co-benefits including habitat enhancement, increased biodiversity, improved water quality, carbon sequestration, maintenance of flows during drought periods and more. This additional site (alongside a separate application for an NFM scheme at Far Bank Top Farm), will extend the benefits of Phase 1 with additional interventions across this and the other referenced site to slow the flow of water and temporarily store peak flows in the landscape to reduce flood levels downstream.
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2026/0146 Granted
11 Mount Pleasant Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 6RT
Proposed Lawful Development Certificate: Addition of a Rear Dormer.
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2026/0207 Granted
4 Hall Close Reeds Holme Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8PS
Demolition of existing conservatory, erection of new single storey rear extension and single garage conversion. Extension and conversion spaces to comprise of a lounge and snug accommodation respectively.
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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)
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2026/0245 Awaiting decision
Far Bank Top Farm Bank Top Burnley Road East Waterfoot Rossendale Lancashire BB4 9NF
Construction of a suite of Natural Flood Management (NFM) interventions, designed to reduce flood risk to communities downstream by slowing the flow and attenuating water in the upper catchment before it reaches locations where properties are at risk of flooding.