253 Newchurch Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0UE

1. 21 Jun 2026

   Received by Rossendale

2. 22 Jun 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 8 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 17 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Rossendale took a median of 84 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Rossendale for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that Rossendale is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.

Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

• 256 Newchurch Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0UE

  2021/0245 Submitted 16 Apr 2021 2m away

  Full Application: Conversion of mid terrace house into 2 self contained flats

  Granted Full applications New dwelling 14 docs

• 232C Newchurch Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0UE

  2021/0370 Submitted 15 Jun 2021 2m away

  Advertisement Consent: installation of illuminated signage to shop front (retrospective).

  Granted Advertising Windows or glazing 7 docs

• 232C Newchurch Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0UE

  2021/0369 Submitted 15 Jun 2021 2m away

  Full: alterations to shop front to facilitate installation of illuminated signage (retrospective).

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 8 docs

• Land Adjacent To 18 Farholme Lane Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 0EU

  2024/0382 Submitted 30 Sep 2024 139m away

  Drilling of underground borehole for ground source heating purposes and associated underground pipework.

  Granted Full applications 14 docs

• Sowclough Barn Sowclough Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 8LB

  2023/0005 Submitted 3 Jan 2023 262m away

  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.

  Refused Full applications 10 docs
  Small domestic

• Sowclough Farm Sowclough Road Stacksteads Bacup Lancashire OL13 8LB

  2024/0409 Submitted 10 Oct 2024 262m away

  Lawful Development Certificate for an Agricultural Building

  Refused Lawful development 9 docs