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Far Bank Top Farm Bank Top Burnley Road East Waterfoot Rossendale Lancashire BB4 9NF

Granted Rossendale 2026/0245

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference 2026/0245

Application record

Reference
2026/0245
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
2 Jul 2026
Validated
2 Jul 2026
Decided
1 Sep 2026
Ward
Whitewell And Stacksteads
Postcode
BB4 9NF

Site history

Applications at this address on the Rossendale register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2021/0091 Granted

    Far Bank Top Farm Bank Top Burnley Road East Waterfoot Rossendale Lancashire BB4 9NF

    Erection of building for the stabling of horses and storage of hay, feedstuffs and machinery, and associated yard

    Decided 3 Jun 2021 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Jul 2026

    Received by Rossendale

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 1 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 6 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Decided

    Previously Pending Consideration.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

  • REPORT Report · 01 Sep 2026
  • DECISION NOTICE Decision · 01 Sep 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 02 Jul 2026
  • FAR BANK TOP FARM LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 02 Jul 2026
  • FAR BANK TOP FARM EXISTING SITE PLAN - AERIAL Drawing · 02 Jul 2026
  • FAR BANK TOP FARM EXISTING SITE PLAN - OS LEISURE Drawing · 02 Jul 2026
  • FAR BANK TOP FARM PROPOSED SITE PLAN - AERIAL Drawing · 02 Jul 2026
  • FAR BANK TOP FARM PROPOSED SITE PLAN - OS LEISURE Drawing · 02 Jul 2026
  • INTERVENTION TECHNICAL DRAWINGS Drawing · 02 Jul 2026
  • FAR BANK TOP FARM TRANSECTS Drawing · 02 Jul 2026
  • EA LETTER OF SUPPORT Report · 02 Jul 2026

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What this grant of permission means

Rossendale granted permission on 1 September 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Rossendale's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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