Which ward in Rossendale has the highest planning approval rate?

Longholme at 100.0% based on 50 decisions.

Which ward in Rossendale has the lowest planning approval rate?

Haslingden at 79.2% based on 48 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Rossendale?

There is a 20.8% gap between Longholme and Haslingden. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Rossendale

Planning outcomes in Rossendale are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 20.8% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

453 real decisions·10 wards·Updated March 2026

90.9% approved overall. But 41 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Rossendale shifts your odds by up to 20.8%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 10 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Longholme	50	50	0	100.0%
2	Whitworth	35	34	1	97.1%
3	Britannia And Lee Mill	39	37	2	94.9%
4	Goodshaw And Cribden	28	26	2	92.9%
5	Greenfield And Eden	70	64	6	91.4%
6	Whitewell And Stacksteads	34	31	3	91.2%
7	Hareholme And Waterfoot	53	48	5	90.6%
8	Helmshore	53	46	7	86.8%
9	Bacup	23	19	4	82.6%
10	Haslingden	48	38	10	79.2%

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These are council averages. Your property is specific.

An extension might sail through in Longholme but face serious resistance in Haslingden.
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What the data tells us

A 20.8% gap separates the best and worst wards. Longholme approves 100.0% of applications while Haslingden approves just 79.2%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

High volume doesn't mean high approval. Some of the busiest wards aren't the most permissive. The number of applications a ward processes tells you nothing about how likely yours is to succeed.

Ward averages are a starting point, not a guarantee. Your specific outcome depends on your property, your neighbours, your proposal type and the comparable decisions near your address.

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Methodology: Covers 453 planning decisions in Rossendale, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Rossendale Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →