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Ribble Valley Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Ribble Valley Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

29,758Searchable applications

0Recorded as pending

85%Approval rate · 26,321 approved or refused records

3,924Refused applications

22,397 approved · 3,924 refused · 1,937 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Nov 1992 to 28 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Planning information Planning, Buildings and Countryside Contact planning Contact Planning Local plan Planning Policy Pre-application advice How to Apply for Planning Permission Conservation areas Conservation Areas Article 4 directions

Council contacts

Planning enquiries01200425111 Council source
Planning enquiriesplanning.policy@ribblevalley.gov.uk Council source
Planning enquiriesplanning@ribblevalley.gov.uk Council source

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas22 mapped area records

Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

Decided - Final Decision3/2006/0852
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Alteration and refurbishment of Shirk to create girl's accommodation with associated sanitary accommodation. Provision of 2no. new staircases, to the external facade.The works are necessary to improve residential accommodation to National Boarding Standards, to address H&S issues and means of escape, and to restore and reinstate the external fabric of this important building.
Shirk Stonyhurst College Hurst Green Cllitheroe Lancashire
Received 12 Oct 2006
Decided - Final Decision3/2006/0852
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Alteration and refurbishment of Shirk to create girl's accommodation with associated sanitary accommodation. Provision of 2no. new staircases, to the external facade.The works are necessary to improve residential accommodation to National Boarding Standards, to address H&S issues and means of escape, and to restore and reinstate the external fabric of this important building.
Shirk Stonyhurst College Hurst Green Cllitheroe Lancashire
Received 12 Oct 2006
Decided - Final Decision3/2006/0853
Applications for full consent Garage and bedroom extension.
5 Vicarage Lane Wilpshire Lancashire
Received 12 Oct 2006
Decided - Final Decision3/2006/0853
Applications for full consent Garage and bedroom extension.
5 Vicarage Lane Wilpshire Lancashire
Received 12 Oct 2006
Decided - Final Decision3/2006/0854
Applications for full consent Proposed construction of single storey entrance and garden room extension, including associated external landscaping works, construction of open timber porch to serve front door.
Kilnhold 97 Chatburn Road Clitheroe Lancashire
Received 13 Oct 2006
Decided - Final Decision3/2005/0953
Applications for full consent Demolition of existing buildings and construction of new sunroom, pantry and utility; extension to side to form new en-suites and construction of new garage. Re-cover main house in natural slate and form new dormers.
Beechwood Grindleton Clitheroe BB7 4QJ
Received 3 Nov 2005
Decided - Final Decision3/2005/0689
Applications for full consent Conversion of redundant agricultural barn and outbuildings to one dwelling.
Carr House Farm Longsight Road Clayton-Le-Dale Lancashire
Received 29 Jul 2005
Decided - Final Decision3/2001/0409
Applications for full consent SALE OF FARM AND FARM RELATED PRODUCE AND PRODUCTS
EDISFORD BRIDGE FARM, EDISFORD ROAD, CLITHEROE, BB7 2LN
Received 22 May 2001
Decided - Final Decision3/2006/0854
Applications for full consent Proposed construction of single storey entrance and garden room extension, including associated external landscaping works, construction of open timber porch to serve front door.
Kilnhold 97 Chatburn Road Clitheroe Lancashire
Received 13 Oct 2006
Decided - Final Decision3/2006/0855
Applications for full consent Erection of conservatory in rear garden/yard.
11 Alma Place Clitheroe Lancashire
Received 13 Oct 2006
Decided - Final Decision3/2006/0855
Applications for full consent Erection of conservatory in rear garden/yard.
11 Alma Place Clitheroe Lancashire
Received 13 Oct 2006
Decided - Final Decision3/2006/0856
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use of an existing ground floor Off-Licence and Convenience Store and a first floor flat to a two storey Beauty Salon.
76 Mitton Road Whalley Lancashire
Received 17 Oct 2006
Decided - Final Decision3/2006/0856
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use of an existing ground floor Off-Licence and Convenience Store and a first floor flat to a two storey Beauty Salon.
76 Mitton Road Whalley Lancashire
Received 17 Oct 2006
Decided - Final Decision3/2006/0857
Applications for full consent Rear conservatory.
5 Browgate Sawley Clitheroe Lancashire
Received 17 Oct 2006
Decided - Final Decision3/2006/0857
Applications for full consent Rear conservatory.
5 Browgate Sawley Clitheroe Lancashire
Received 17 Oct 2006
Decided - Final Decision3/2006/0858
Applications for full consent Proposed dining room and bedroom over extension.
Merlyn Yerburgh Road Mellor Lancashire
Received 16 Oct 2006
Decided - Final Decision3/2006/0859
Applications for full consent Ground floor garage and utility room and first floor additional bedroom with ensuite shower.
57 Hacking Drive Longridge Lancashire
Received 18 Oct 2006
Decided - Final Decision3/2006/0860
Applications for full consent Ground floor extension and second storey extension above covered walkway to provide two bathrooms. Triple garage and courtyard formation at rear of existing house.
Moss Hall Farm Fiddlers Lane Chipping Preston Lancashire
Received 18 Oct 2006
Decided - Final Decision3/2001/0410
Applications for full consent REMOVAL OF TEMPORARY CONTAINER TO PERMANENT SITE AT REAR OF SCHOOL FOR USE AS STORAGE. SITING OF A NEW CONTAINER FOR STORAGE USE BY OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB
ST JAMES CE PRIMARY SCHOOL, GREENACRE STREET, CLITHEROE, BB7 1ED
Received 16 May 2001
Decided - Final Decision3/2006/0861
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Conversion of first and second floors into flats (one bedroom). Making the entrance to the flats through an existing window at first floor level.
Reads Outfitters 9 Market Place Clitheroe Lancashire
Received 16 Oct 2006
Decided - Final Decision3/2006/0862
Applications for full consent Swimming Pool enclosure.
55 Pendle Road Clitheroe Lancashire
Received 16 Oct 2006
Decided - Final Decision3/2006/0863
Conservation Area Consent (demolition) Demolition for car access of garden wall and fence. Rebuild of pedestrian access with similar stone garden wall and fence.
27 Church Street Ribchester Lancashire
Received 16 Oct 2006
Decided - Final Decision3/2006/0864
Applications for full consent Double garage.
Cornerways Church Lane Mellor Lancashire
Received 16 Oct 2006
Withdrawn3/2006/0865
Advertisements Three Hoardings.
Roundabout at the junction of A59 and A671 in Clitheroe
Received 17 Oct 2006

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Ribble Valley Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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