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Ribble Valley planning applications

PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Ribble Valley Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Ribble Valley website

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
29,791Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 26,347 approved or refused records
3,926Refused applications

22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Nov 1992 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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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

  1. Decided - Final Decision3/2013/0833

    Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing rear extensions and erection of a two storey rear extension and single storey side extension and insertion of a first floor window in the gable.

    Fernside Cottage Smithy Fold Lane Twiston Clitheroe BB7 4BZ

    Received 21 Jun 2013
  2. Decided - Final Decision3/2001/0316

    Applications for full consent SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE AND REAR

    14 BARKER LANE, MELLOR, BLACKBURN

    Received 20 Apr 2001
  3. Decided - Final Decision3/2013/0834

    Application for tree works Removal of deadwood on 2 poplars T4 & T9. Remove poplar T5

    Whalley Parish Council 16 The Dales Langho BB6 8BW

    Received 3 Sept 2013
  4. Withdrawn3/2013/0841

    Outline Outline application for four residential dwellings.

    Land adjacent to The Dene Hurst Green BB7 9QB

    Received 21 May 2013
  5. Decided - Final Decision3/2013/0842

    Applications for full consent Change of use of existing barn and attached former cottage to form dwelling with associated external alterations and formation of enclosed courtyard.

    Whins Barn Sabden BB7 9HP

    Received 20 Sept 2013
  6. Withdrawn3/2013/0843

    Applications for full consent Conversion of existing garage premises to three dwellings

    Garage premises Back Brennand Street Clitheroe BB7 2HQ

    Received 24 Sept 2013
  7. Decided - Final Decision3/2013/0844

    Applications for full consent Resubmission of approved application 3/2013/0323. Clearance of previous bowling green and gardens for the erection of one detached 2.5 storey property with detached garage and one detached 2.5 storey property with integral garage. This application seeks to alter the smaller property (Plot 2 - with integral garage) by removing the quoin detail and modifying the pitch of the main roof and front elevation, gable roofs to 45 degrees.

    The Bowling Green Brockhall Village Old Langho BB6 8BL

    Received 30 Sept 2013
  8. Decided - Final Decision3/2013/0846

    Applications for full consent Proposed two storey rear extension and dropped kerb to provide off street parking.

    54 Padiham Road Sabden BB7 9EX

    Received 18 Sept 2013
  9. Decided - Final Decision3/2013/0847

    Applications for full consent Proposed single storey side bedroom/bathroom/utility room extension for disabled use.

    13 Brookside Old Langho BB6 8AP

    Received 27 Sept 2013
  10. Decided - Final Decision3/2013/0835

    Screening Opinion

    Parcel B and Parcel C at Samlesbury Enterprise Zone Samlesbury Aerodrome Samlesbury

    Received 27 Sept 2013
  11. Decided - Final Decision3/2013/0836

    Applications for full consent Erection of a ventilation discharge stack (height of 20m) between the west wall of 1 Shed and the existing tarmac road, supported on a concrete plinth and laterally tied to the building with structural steelworks.

    BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd Samlesbury Aerodrome Balderstone BB2 7LF

    Received 18 Sept 2013
  12. Decided - Final Decision3/2013/0837

    Alter or Extend a Listed Building Alteration and refurbishment of internal spaces

    Stydd Almshouses Stydd Lane Ribchester PR3 3YQ

    Received 24 Sept 2013
  13. Decided - Final Decision3/2001/0317

    Applications for full consent CONVERSION OF ADJOINING GARAGE TO ENLARGE EXISTING DWELLING

    89 REGENT STREET, WADDINGTON, CLITHEROE

    Received 18 Apr 2001
  14. Decided - Final Decision3/2013/0838

    Applications for full consent Alterations to front entrance doorway

    5 Rogersfield Langho BB6 8HB

    Received 25 Sept 2013
  15. Decided - Final Decision3/2013/0839

    Applications for full consent Proposed entrance porch to front elevation. Retrospective application for erection of single storey rear extension and shed/workshop.

    16 The Crescent Whalley BB7 9JW

    Received 27 Sept 2013
  16. Decided - Final Decision3/2013/0840

    Applications for full consent Change of use of stone barn to four bedroom house.

    Mill House Farm Chipping Road Chaigley BB7 3LS

    Received 6 Sept 2013
  17. Decided - Final Decision3/2013/0845

    Applications for full consent Proposed new detached dwelling house and garage, to replace dilapidated dwelling

    Sunny View Copster Green BB1 9EL

    Received 8 Aug 2013
  18. APPEAL LODGED3/2013/0848

    Applications for full consent Small extension to front of garage, bedroom, en-suite and study extension above garage, small extension to utility room, extension to lounge to bring it to front of house, replacement of a wooden outbuilding with a brick outbuilding.

    7 Church Close Mellor BB2 7JU

    Received 16 Sept 2013
  19. Decided - Final Decision3/2013/0849

    Agricultural determination Prior Notification for a proposed portal frame building 22.9 metres length x 17.5 metres breadth x 5.9 metres height to ridge

    Clerk Laithe Barn Newton in Bowland Clitheroe BB7 3DY

    Received 30 Sept 2013
  20. Decided - Final Decision3/2013/0850

    Applications for full consent Proposed alterations to the front elevation

    Copley Cottage Martin Top Lane Rimington Clitheroe Lancashire BB7 4EG

    Received 30 Aug 2013
  21. Decided - Final Decision3/2013/0851

    Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 16 dwellings with assoicated access and ancillary works

    The Whins Whins Lane Read Burnley BB12 7QY

    Received 5 Sept 2013
  22. Decided - Final Decision3/2013/0852

    Observations to Another Local Authority Create new signalised junction

    Land at A59 Samlesbury Enterprise Zone

    Received 7 Oct 2013
  23. Withdrawn3/2013/0855

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed use to create a new access to land onto an un-adopted lane

    Land at Hothersall Lodge Hothersall Lane Hothersall

    Received 30 Sept 2013
  24. Decided - Final Decision3/2004/0748

    Applications for full consent Internal and external alterations and rebuild part existing lean-to.

    Whiteholme Ribchester Road Clayton-Le-Dale Lancashire BB1 9EY

    Received 23 Jul 2004

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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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