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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Ribble Valley Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
22,401 approved · 3,924 refused · 1,937 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Nov 1992 to 28 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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.
37 Kenilworth Drive Clitheroe Lancashire BB7 2QN
Received 18 Nov 2008BARN AND LAND ADJACENT, ELLERBECK HALL, WOODHOUSE LANE, SLAIDBURN, CLITHEROE
Received 8 Dec 2000Dean Slack Farm Slaidburn Nr Clitheroe Lancashire BB7 4TW
Received 17 Nov 2008Land off Fleet Street Lane Dutton
Received 18 Nov 20085 Whittingham Road Longridge Preston PR3 2AA
Received 18 Nov 200856 58 60 & 62 Berry Lane Longridge Preston PR3 3JP
Received 18 Nov 2008Ward Hall Ward Green Lane Ribchester Lancashire PR3 3YB
Received 19 Nov 2008Wythenstocks Barn Back Lane Grindleton Clitheroe BB7 4RW
Received 19 Nov 200814 Pendle Street West Sabden Clitheroe Lancashire BB7 9EG
Received 19 Nov 2008Hollins Croft Cottage Stopper Lane Rimington Clitheroe BB7 4EJ
Received 19 Nov 2008Blue Slates Sunnyside Avenue Ribchester Lancashire PR3 3ZE
Received 20 Nov 200827 - 29 Pendle Road Clitheroe Lancashire BB7 1JQ
Received 20 Nov 2008HOME FARM, GISBURN ROAD, GISBURN, NR CLITHEROE
Received 29 Nov 200012 Hayhurst Road Whalley Lancashire BB7 9RL
Received 20 Nov 2008Blue Slates Sunnyside Avenue Ribchester Lancashire PR3 3ZE
Received 20 Nov 2008Land off Northcote Road Langho Blackburn Lancs
Received 20 Nov 2008Land at rear of 26 Whittingham Road Longridge Preston PR3 2AA
Received 19 Nov 2008Chatburn C of E Primary School Sawley Road Chatburn BB7 4AN
Received 20 Nov 2008St Marys Church Longridge Road Chipping PR3 2QD
Received 24 Nov 2008Waddow Hall Waddington Road Waddington Lancashire
Received 24 Nov 2008McColls 38 Henthorn Road Clitheroe Lancashire BB7 2NU
Received 24 Nov 2008McColls 38 Henthorn Road Clitheroe Lancashire BB7 2NU
Received 24 Nov 200812 Croasdale Drive Clitheroe Lancashire BB7 1LQ
Received 21 Nov 2008CLARK HOUSE FARM, OLD HIVE, CHIPPING, PRESTON
Received 4 Dec 2000Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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