Planning application
Barn At Lower Lench Farm Lench Fold Clough Cowpe Road Cowpe Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7AF
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Prior Notification: Proposal change of use from a barn to two dwellings within Class Q of the General Permitted Development Order 2015 as amended.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0302
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0302
- Status
- Decided
- Received
- 3 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 7 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 25 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Hareholme And Waterfoot
- Postcode
- BB4 7AF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Aug 2026
Received by Rossendale
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7 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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25 Sep 2026
Decision issued
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25 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Pending Consideration.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- CHARLOTTE CHESTER- OBJECTION
- IAN AND CHRISTINE CHESTER- OBJECTION.
- STUART CRABTREE- OBJECTION
- HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORT -RESPONSE
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- C529-1 CLASS Q STATEMENT
- ENGINEERING REPORT
- PROPOSED PLAN, ELEVATIONS AND SITE PLANS
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