Rossendale Borough Council

Core Strategy

Adopted Core Strategy DPD

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Rossendale Borough Council adopted the Core Strategy DPD: The Way Forward on 8th November 2011 and will be used in the determination of all planning applications and future plans received from 9th November 2011.

The adopted Core Strategy DPD and all the relevant documentation can be viewed via the links below: 

Hard copies of the Core Strategy DPD and the Inspector's Binding Report will be available for a fee of £50 including postage and packaging.

If you would like a hard copy, please send us a letter with a cheque made payable to 'Rossendale Borough Council' to Forward Planning, Town Hall Annexe, Lord Street, Rawtenstall BB4 7LZ.

The Core Strategy replaces the 1995 Local Plan in its entireity except for the following policies shown on the Proposals Map which have been continued in the Core Strategy via the policies stated below:

Local Plan Policy

 Part of Policy

Core Strategy Policy 

DS1: The Urban Boundary Designated Boundaries illustrated on Proposals Map Policy 1: General Development Locations and Principles
DS3: Green Belt Designated Boundaries illustrated on Proposals Map Policy 1: General Development Locations and Principles
DS4: Inset Villages Designated Boundaries illustrated on Proposals Map Policy 1: General Development Locations and Principles
E1: Greenlands Designated Boundaries illustrated on Proposals Map Policy 17: Rossendale's Green Infrastructure & Policy 18: Biodiversity, Geodiversity and Landscape Conservation
E2: Recreation Areas Designated Boundaries illustrated on Proposals Map Policy 17: Rossendale's Green Infrastructure & Policy 18: Biodiversity, Geodiversity and Landscape Conservation
C10: Valley Ways Designated Boundaries illustrated on Proposals Map Policy 17: Rossendale's Green Infrastructure & Policy 18: Biodiversity, Geodiversity and Landscape Conservation 
C11: Pennine Bridleway Designated Boundaries illustrated on Proposals Map Policy 17: Rossendale's Green Infrastructure & Policy 18: Biodiversity, Geodiversity and Landscape Conservation 
HP1: Conservation Areas Designated Boundaries illustrated on Proposals Map Policy 16: Preserving and Enhancing Rossendale's Built Environment

In addition to policies from the 1995 Local Plan being removed, there are several policies which now form part of the Proposals Map and will be used in the determination of planning applications and future plans and initiative, as follows:

 Core Strategy Policy Boundarys Shown   
Policy 18: Biodiversity, Geodiversity and Landscape Conservation

Sites of Special Scientific Interest:

Lee Quarry (Bacup)

Hodge Clough (Irwell Vale/ Lumb)

Lower Red Lees (Stubbins)

 
Policy 18: Biodiversity, Geodiversity and Landscape Conservation Healey Dell Local Nature Reserve (Whitworth)  
Policy 11: Retail and Other Town Centre Uses

Town, District and Local Centre Boundaries

Rawtenstall

Bacup

Haslingden

Whitworth

Waterfoot

 

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Adoption Statement - Alterations & Extensions to Residential Properties SPD
Affordable Housing Economic Viability Assessment (AHEVA)
Affordable Housing Position Statement January 2007
Alterations & Extensions to Residential Properties Comment Form
Alterations & Extensions to Residential Properties SPD Report
Alterations & Extensions to Residential Properties Supplementary Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report
Annual Monitoring Report 2007/2008
Annual Monitoring Report 2009/2010
Annual Monitoring Report 2010-2011
Appeal Decisions
CB Richard Ellis additional statement - Core Strategy Hearing Statement - LL
Community Forum
Core Strategy DPD Consultation: August 2011
Core Strategy DPD: Consultation May 2011
Core Strategy DPD: The Way Forward (2011-2026) - Adoption Version
Core Strategy: Additional Consultation May 2010
Core Strategy: Bacup Area Vision
Core Strategy: Bacup Area Vision Illustration 1
Core Strategy: Bacup Area Vision Illustration 2
Core Strategy: Bacup Area Vision Illustration 3
Core Strategy: Bacup Area Vision Illustration 4
Core Strategy: Bacup Issues and Options Presentation
Core Strategy: Bacup Questionnaire Form
Core Strategy: Crawshawbooth, Loveclough & Goodshaw Area Vision
Core Strategy: Crawshawbooth, Loveclough & Goodshaw Area Vision - Questionnaire Form
Core Strategy: Crawshawbooth, Loveclough & Goodshaw Area Vision Option 1 Illustration
Core Strategy: Crawshawbooth, Loveclough & Goodshaw Area Vision Option 2 Illustration
Core Strategy: Crawshawbooth, Loveclough & Goodshaw Area Vision Option 3 Illustration
Core Strategy: Greater Whitworth - Questionnaire Form
Core Strategy: Greater Whitworth Presentation
Core Strategy: Haslingden & Rising Bridge and South-West Rossendale Presentation
Core Strategy: Haslingden and Rising Bridge Area Vision - Illustration 1
Core Strategy: Haslingden and Rising Bridge Area Vision - Illustration 2
Core Strategy: Haslingden and Rising Bridge Area Vision - Illustration 3
Core Strategy: Haslingden and Rising Bridge Area Vision - Illustration 4
Core Strategy: Haslingden and Rising Bridge Area Vision - Questionnaire Form
Core Strategy: Rawtenstall Area Vision
Core Strategy: Rawtenstall Area Vision Illustration 1
Core Strategy: Rawtenstall Area Vision Illustration 2
Core Strategy: Rawtenstall Area Vision Illustration 3
Core Strategy: Rawtenstall Issues and Options Presentation
Core Strategy: Rawtenstall Questionnaire Form
Core Strategy: South-West Rossendale Area Vision
Core Strategy: South-West Rossendale Area Vision Illustration 1
Core Strategy: South-West Rossendale Area Vision Illustration 2
Core Strategy: South-West Rossendale Area Vision Illustration 3
Core Strategy: South-West Rossendale Area Vision Illustration 4
Core Strategy: South-West Rossendale Questionnaire Form
Core Strategy: Stacksteads, Britannia & Weir Area Vision: Illustrations
Core Strategy: The Proposed Way Forward
Core Strategy: The Proposed Way Forward - Online Consultation Material
Core Strategy: Waterfoot Area Vision
Core Strategy: Waterfoot Area Vision - Questionnaire Form
Core Strategy: Waterfoot Area Vision Presentation
Core Strategy: Waterfoot Area Vision Presentation
Core Strategy: Waterfoot, Cowpe, Water and Lumb Area Vision Option 2
Core Strategy: Waterfoot, Cowpe, Water and Lumb Area Vision Option 3
Core Strategy: Waterfoot, Cowpe, Water and Lumb Area Vision: Option 1
Council's minor amends to Policy 11
Council's Repsonse to Emery Planning 25.03.2011
Council's response to C B Richard Ellis
Council's response to LVRA
Council's Response to Turley Associates (Peel) 21.03.2011
Developer Forum
Document Preparation Introduction
Draft Alterations SA Comments Form
Draft Open Space & Play Equipment Comments Form
Draft Open Space SA Comment Form
Draft Open Space SA Report
Draft Space & Play Equipment Contributions SPD Report
Emery Planning's additional statement
Emery Plannings comments to the council's response to the Inspector's questions on the housing requirement
Employment Land Study 2007
Employment Land Study 2009
English Heritage Letter
Evidence Base & Borough Profile Report
Five Year Housing Land Supply 2008-2013
Forward Planning response to Exploratory Housing Questions from Inspector
Further Hearing Attendance List 3rd May
Further Hearing Attendance List for Monday 11th July
Further Hearings Programme
Further Hearings Programme on Proposed Changes
Gypsy and Traveller Area Assessment 2010
Hearing Agendas
Hearing Programme
Housing Land Position Consultation
Housing Numbers Explanation
Housing Strategy Exploratory Questions
Infrastructure Report Final
Inspectors Letter to the Council 25/05/11
Inspectors response to Points of Clarification
Interim Housing Policy Statement 2008
Interim Housing Policy Statement 2010
Interim Policy Statement: Hot Food Takeaways - Consultation Document
Letter from LVRA 15.02.11
Lives & Landscapes - Site Allocations and Development Managment DPD
Lives & Landscapes Leaflet 1
Local Development Framework
Local Development Scheme (LDS) 2010-2013 - Timetable
NW plan - RSS greenbelt guidance note
ODPM Plain English Guide to Planning
Open Space & Play Equipment Contributions SPD
Open Space & Play Equipment Contributions SPD (Consultation Responses)
Open Space & Play Equipment Contributions SPD (Sustainability Appraisal - Scoping Report)
Open Space & Play Equipment Contributions SPD (Sustainability Appraisal)
Open Space & Play Equipment Contributions SPD - Statement of Adoption
Partner Forum
Planning Glossary of Terms
Points of Clarification for Inspector from Forward Planning
Procedural Guidance
Proposals Map (1995: Saved Local Plan)
Re-Use of Buildings in the Countryside SPD
Regenerate Pennine Lancashire Letter
Regenerate Pennine Lancashire Letter 2
Renewable Energy Explained Leaflets
Representor ID List
Retail and Town Centre Study 2009
Revised Interim Housing Position Statement January 2007
Rossendale Borough Boundaries
Rossendale Borough Council – Site Suggestion Form
Rossendale Borough Council's Saved Policies Position Statement
Rossendale Core Strategy
Rossendale Hospital - Historic Context
Rossendale Statement of Non-Conformity
SA Scoping Report
Site Submission Forms
Statement of Community Involvement
Statement of Community Involvement
Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) May 2010 Publication Comment Form
Statement of Community Involvement (SCI): Publication
Statement of Consultation & Response to Comments
Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA)
Strategic Housing Land Availability Asessment 2009
Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) Appendices.
Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment 2010
The Valley Centre and Town Hall and Annex Rawtenstall
Tourism Study 2010
Turley Associates (Peel Land & Property) Additional Statements
Valley Centre Consultation
Week 1 Attendance List
Week 2 Attendance List
Wind Energy Study

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