Leisure Centre And Swimming Pool Marl Pits Sports Complex Newchurch Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7SN

1. 20 Aug 2026

   Received by Rossendale

2. 24 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 28 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 19 October 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.

• 406 Newchurch Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7SN

  2026/0300 Submitted 3 Aug 2026 0m away

  87% historically approved · decision due ~13 Oct

  The removal of approximately 5.0 metres of the existing front boundary wall adjoining Newchurch Road; the alteration, and, where necessary removal of the remaining sections of that boundary wall, including the decorative stone features incorporated within it; and the formation of hardstanding within the front curtilage of the dwellinghouse.

  Awaiting decision 4 docs
  Small domestic

• Land North Of Waingate Close / Marl Pits Road Newchurch Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7SN

  2026/0347 Submitted 26 Aug 2026 0m away

  87% historically approved · decision due ~21 Oct

  Permission in Principle for the erection of up to 9 no. dwellings

  Awaiting decision
  Several homes

• Golf Rossendale Driving Range Newchurch Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7SN

  2021/0082 Submitted 8 Feb 2021 1m away

  Engineering operations, viewing shelter and overspill car park for adventure golf at Golf Rossendale.

  Granted Full applications 8 docs

• 4 Marl Pits Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7SW

  2021/0332 Submitted 20 May 2021 195m away

  Prior Approval for a Larger Home Extension: Single storey rear extension to property. The extension will project out by 4.00 metres from existing rear wall and be a maximum of 2.925 metres high with a flat roof design.

  Granted Prior approval Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• Kashmir House Co Operation Street Cloughfold Rossendale BB4 7QL

  2024/0211 Submitted 20 May 2024 196m away

  Householder: Proposed addition of a dormer to an outbuilding.

  Granted Householder Loft or dormer 11 docs
  Small domestic

• 1 Bilberry Place Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7UL

  2024/0473 Submitted 3 Dec 2024 213m away

  Non-material amendment to application ref. 2021/0436: Remove insert detail at front of garage so garage front wall has no insert

  Granted Amendments 5 docs