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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

29,789Searchable applications

0Recorded as pending

85%Approval rate · 26,346 approved or refused records

3,925Refused applications

22,421 approved · 3,925 refused · 1,940 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Nov 1992 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.

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 Decision3/2001/0380
Applications for full consent ALTERATIONS TO SHOP FRONTS AND FIRST FLOOR WINDOWS. REPLACEMENT SHOP BUND (PROJECTING)
37/39 WELLGATE, CLITHEROE, LANCS
Received 11 May 2001
Decided - Final Decision3/2012/1093
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use from commercial to domestic use (incorporating removal of air conditioning unit, alterations to existing window opening, reinstatement of external door opening and installation of stainless steel domestic flue).
Former Lee Carter Health Studio Castlegate Clitheroe Lancashire
Received 6 Dec 2012
Decided - Final Decision3/2012/1094
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Internal alterations including upgrading of existing attic room to create habitable rooms with insertion of 3no. conservation rooflights. Alterations to ancillary adjoining store building to create new kitchen.
Higher Lickhurst Farm Leagram Chipping Lancashire PR3 2QT
Received 10 Dec 2012
Decided - Final Decision3/2012/1095
Applications for full consent Creation of a new single storey dwelling to rear of 4 Stanley Street and Sharples Court, following demolition of remains of derelict barn.
4 Stanley Street Longridge Lancashire PR3 3NJ
Received 12 Dec 2012
Decided - Final Decision3/2012/1096
Applications for full consent Improvements to toilet facilities including a single storey rear extension, providing a pitched roof to an existing single storey flat roof, internal alteration to create a disabled persons toilet and alterations to car park to improve outdoor seating area.
Assheton Arms Hotel Downham Clitheroe Lancashire BB7 4BJ
Received 13 Dec 2012
Decided - Final Decision3/2012/1097
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Improvements to toilet facilities including a single storey rear extension, providing a pitched roof to an existing single storey flat roof, internal alteration to create a disabled persons toilet and alterations to car park to improve outdoor seating area. Listed Building Consent.
Assheton Arms Hotel Downham Clitheroe Lancashire BB7 4BJ
Received 13 Dec 2012
Decided - Final Decision3/2012/1098
Observations to Another Local Authority Installation of a covered canopy to the rear of the school.
St Leonards Primary School Whalley Road Langho Blackburn Lancashire
Received 11 Dec 2012
Decided - Final Decision3/2012/1099
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use of domestic garaging to one 1-bed holiday let and erection of a single storey structure to form one 2-bed holiday and one 1-bed holiday let to form a total of 3 holiday lets.
Garage adjacent to 1 Swinglehurst Cottage Garstang Road Chipping Lancashire
Received 3 Dec 2012
Decided - Final Decision3/2012/1100
Agricultural determination A new road 130m long by 3.5m wide of crushed stone.
Shays Farm Tosside Skipton Yorkshire BD23 4SY
Received 18 Dec 2012
Decided - Final Decision3/2012/1101
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of the existing dwelling and redevelopment of the site for residential use including 16 homes.
The Whins Whins Lane Read Lancashire BB12 7QY
Received 19 Nov 2012
Decided - Final Decision3/2012/1102
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of agricultural building and formation of garden area from agricultural land and change of use of out-buildings to form a residential dwelling.
Groom's Farm Stirk House Gisburn Lancashire
Received 22 Nov 2012
Decided - Final Decision3/2001/0447
Applications for full consent INSTALLATION OF A 22.9M TELECOMMUNICATION TOWER WITH ASSOCIATED ANTENNAE EQUIPMENT AND FENCING
HACKING HOUSE, PRESTON NEW ROAD, MELLOR, BLACKBURN BB2 7NT
Received 8 Jun 2001
Decided - Final Decision3/2012/1103
Applications for full consent Proposed extension to an existing restaurant.
Tiggis Longsight Road Clayton-le-Dale Lancashire BB1 9EX
Received 22 Nov 2012
Decided - Final Decision3/2012/1104
Applications for full consent Proposed Summer House.
Cherry Tree Cottage Clitheroe Road Wadington Lancashire
Received 29 Oct 2012
Decided - Final Decision3/2012/1105
S.106 Relaxation Discharge of Section 106 Agreement, relating to agricultural occupancy, that is attached to planning permission 3/1997/0641 by condition No.7.
Clark House Farm Old Hive Lane Chipping Lancashire PR3 2GQ
Received 5 Dec 2012
Withdrawn3/2012/1106
Applications for full consent Proposed single storey Annex ancillary to the main dwelling.
Reed Deep Whalley Road Hurst Green Lancashire BB7 9QJ
Received 3 Dec 2012
Decided - Final Decision3/2012/1107
Renewal of Planning Permission Application for the renewal of planning permission 3/2009/0792P for a two-bedroomed dwelling with integral garage.
Stonyhurst View Brockhall Village Blackburn Lancashire BB6 8BA
Received 6 Dec 2012
Decided - Final Decision3/2012/1108
Applications for full consent Retrospective application for change of use of the premises from retail use to a fitness/sports centre.
2 Mearley Street Clitheroe Lancashire BB7 1AT
Received 6 Dec 2012
Decided - Final Decision3/2012/1109
Applications for full consent Change of use of domestic garage and workshop to form a two-bed holiday cottage.
Talbot Fold Barn Talbot Bridge Bashall Eaves Lancashire
Received 7 Nov 2012
Decided - Final Decision3/2012/1110
Applications for full consent Proposed extension of dwelling into adjoining barn, conversion of out buildings into one dwelling and erection of menage, stables and garden store.
Quarry House Tosside Skipton Yorkshire BD23 4SY
Received 3 Dec 2012
Decided - Final Decision3/2012/1111
Applications for full consent Demolition of existing single storey side extension and detached garage, and formation of new single storey rear and side extensions.
16 Sunnyside Avenue Ribchester Lancashire PR3 3ZE
Received 10 Dec 2012
Decided - Final Decision3/2012/1112
Removal of Condition Application to remove condition no.7 (reference to S.106 agreement within planning permission 3/1997/0641P) to allow the property, Clark House Farm, to be used as residential dwelling.
Clark House Farm Old Hive Lane Preston Lancashire PR3 2GQ
Received 5 Dec 2012
Decided - Final Decision3/2001/0448
Applications for full consent ERECTION OF DOUBLE GARAGE IN REAR GARDEN
SALISBURY HALL, MAIN STREET, NEWTON-IN-BOWLAND, CLITHEROE
Received 8 Jun 2001
Decided - Final Decision3/2012/1113
Applications for full consent Proposed housing development.
Parker Avenue Clitheroe Lancashire BB7 1JA
Received 4 Dec 2012

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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.

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