Lumb Holes Mill Lumb Holes Lane Cowpe Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7DE

1. 23 Jun 2026

   Received by Rossendale

2. 13 Jul 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 7 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 7 September 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.

• 27 Hardman Drive Cowpe Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7DD

  2026/0254 Submitted 8 Jul 2026 104m away

  87% historically approved · decision due ~2 Sep

  Rear single storey extension

  Decided Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 4 Anderton Close Cowpe Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7DW

  2021/0228 Submitted 12 Apr 2021 159m away

  Householder: Detached Annexe for residential use

  Refused Householder 11 docs
  Domestic

• Bonny Rigg Cowpe Road Cowpe Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7DQ

  2024/0374 Submitted 19 Sep 2024 297m away

  Part single-storey/part two-storey rear extension, and re-rendering of existing property

  Granted Householder Extension 4 docs
  Small domestic

• Glen Valley House 634 Bacup Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7AW

  2019/0467 Submitted 14 Oct 2019 344m away

  Change of use from bed and breakfast (Class C1) to a Specialist Alcohol and Drug-Dependency Recovery Home by Emerging Futures

  Granted Full applications 4 docs

• 717 Bacup Road Rawtenstall Rossendale BB4 7EU

  2022/0616 Submitted 12 Dec 2022 397m away

  Full: Proposed change of use from commercial development to ground floor bar with basement storage (sui generis).

  Granted Full applications 7 docs

• Land South Of Hugh Business Park Cowpe Road Cowpe Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7EU

  2021/0086 Submitted 9 Feb 2021 397m away

  Full: Change of use of land from former coal yard to storage of caravans

  Granted Full applications 8 docs