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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.
22,421 approved · 3,925 refused · 1,940 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
7 Market Place Clitheroe Lancashire BB7 2BZ
Received 11 May 2012BARN 3, NEWHURST FARM, ANNA LANE, BOLTON-BY-BOWLAND, NR. CLITHEROE
Received 16 Nov 2001St. Marys Church Whalley Road Sabden Clitheroe BB7 9DZ
Received 24 May 2012Land adjacent Radley Ribblesdale Avenue Clitheroe Lancashire
Received 24 May 2012Wittons Farm Bolton By Bowland Clitheroe Lancashire BB7 4NZ
Received 24 May 2012Training Centre Clough Bottom Rabbit Lane Bashall Eaves BB7 3NA
Received 28 May 2012Kenmare Littlemoor Road Clitheroe Lancashire BB7 1EW
Received 29 May 20125 Church Street Clitheroe Lancashire BB7 2AA
Received 30 May 2012Red Rock House Sabden Road Padiham Burnley BB12 9AD
Received 30 May 201221 MARDALE ROAD, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON
Received 16 Nov 2001Rattenclough Farm Wesley Street Sabden Lancashire BB7 9EN
Received 1 Jun 2012McDonalds Restaurants Ltd Ribble Valley Enterprise Park Holm Road Barrow Lancashire BB7 9WF
Received 30 May 2012Horton Grange Farm Horton Skipton Yorkshire BD23 3JT
Received 29 May 2012Strawberry Fields Main Street Gisburn Lancashire BB7 4HN
Received 31 May 2012Higher House Farm Back Lane Newton Lancashire BB7 3EE
Received 15 May 2012The Granary at Bulcocks Farm Pendleton Lancashire
Received 16 May 2012Land at Mill House Barn Grunsagill Tosside Skipton Yorkshire
Received 7 Jun 2012Mitton Hall Kennels 2 Mitton Hall Cottages Mitton Clitheroe Lancs
Received 1 Jun 2012Land off Private Access Track off Newton Road Dunsop Bridge Lancashire
Received 6 Jun 2012Prospect House Sawley Road Grindleton Lancashire BB7 4QS
Received 6 Jun 201222 STATION CLOSE, WILPSHIRE, BLACKBURN
Received 11 Mar 200265 The Rydings Langho Blackburn Lancashire BB6 8BG
Received 6 Jun 201216 Whalley Road Langho Blakburn Lancashire BB6 8EJ
Received 1 May 2012R Soper Ltd Crownest Mill Skipton Road Barnolsdwick Lancashire
Received 8 Jun 2012Records 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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