# Licensing in Rossendale

> Rossendale has no selective or additional licensing scheme in force.

- Checked 26 Oct 2026 (researched_at 2026-10-26, verified_at 2026-10-26)
- Region: North West
- ONS code: E07000125
- Web page: https://lettance.com/councils/rossendale
- API: https://lettance.com/api/v1/councils/rossendale

## Licensing schemes

We found no licensing scheme for Rossendale.

## Article 4 for house shares

Rossendale has an Article 4 direction on HMOs (shared houses). Turning a family home into a shared house may need planning permission.

- Area: Whole borough: 'from Friday 19th September 2025 converting a home into a small HMO across the whole of Rossendale now requires planning permission'. Immediate C3 to C4 direction, consultation 19 September to 31 October 2025, confirmed (confirmation documents dated 18 March 2026).
- Takes effect: 19 September 2025

Council source: https://www.rossendale.gov.uk/planning-building-control/planning/6

## Civil penalty policy

Not yet confirmed: we have not found Rossendale's civil penalty policy yet.

## Consultations

We found no consultations when we researched Rossendale.

## Not yet confirmed

We could not settle these points when we researched Rossendale on 26 October 2026. Check them with the council before you rely on them.

- No selective or additional licensing scheme was found. Checked: the Housing, Homelessness and Property hub, the Housing Standards page (which covers repairs and hazards only) and the A-Z index (letters C, H, L, S). The council does not state the absence; committee papers were not searched.
- No council page or fee for mandatory HMO licensing was found, so it is not listed as a scheme; the national scheme still applies.
- No civil penalty policy was found.

## Landlord register

The national landlord register is separate from licensing. Rossendale is in North West, where registration is planned from 15 May 2027 to 14 August 2027. The regulations are still in draft. Read about the register: https://lettance.com/register

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From Lettance: https://lettance.com/councils/rossendale (catalogue edition 31 October 2026). This is information, not legal advice. Check the linked sources, and the council's own pages, before you act.