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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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 Decision3/2014/1085
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of condition3 of planning consent 3/2014/0326 (manure management plan).
Withgill Farm Withgill Fold Withgill Clitheroe BB7 3LW
Received 2 Dec 2014
Decided - Final Decision3/2014/1086
Applications for full consent Change of house type and change of use from caravan storage yard to domestic curtilage.
land adj Elker Farm Whalley Road Billington BB7 9NF
Received 3 Dec 2014
Decided - Final Decision3/2014/1088
Applications for full consent Conversion of restaurant into two residential units.
The Longridge Restaurant 104 Higher Road Longridge PR3 3SY
Received 26 Nov 2014
Decided - Final Decision3/2014/1089
Applications for full consent Proposed erection of 2 new dwellings and detached garage
Land off Clough Bank Lane Chatburn BB7 4AW
Received 26 Nov 2014
APPEAL LODGED3/2014/1090
Applications for full consent Conversion of barns to two dwellings with garages, creation of garden areas, replacement garage for farmhouse and installation of package treatment plant
Little Dudlands Farm Rimington Lane Rimington Clitheroe BB7 4EA
Received 26 Nov 2014
Decided - Final Decision3/2014/1091
Applications for full consent Addition of second storey to existing rear extension.
7 School House Cottages Pendle Street East Sabden BB7 9FX
Received 28 Nov 2014
Decided - Final Decision3/2014/1092
Applications for full consent Retrospective application for change of use of an agricultural storage building to Scare Kingdom visitor attraction, retention of temporary storage container building and car parking.
Hawkshaw Farm Clayton le Dale BB2 7JA
Received 11 Dec 2014
Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0033
Applications for full consent SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR OF HOUSE
HOLMROOK, SIMONSTONE LANE, SIMONSTONE, NR. BURNLEY
Received 12 Dec 2001
Decided - Final Decision3/2014/1093
Applications for full consent Retrospective application for calving unit to be open to members of the public as part of the visitor attraction.
Hawkshaw Farm Clayton le Dale BB2 7JA
Received 30 Nov 2014
Decided - Final Decision3/2014/1094
Applications for full consent Retrospective application for a visitor centre, comprising a car park, five livestock shelters, one storage building, one polytunnel and one childrens play area.
Hawkshaw Farm Clayton le Dale BB2 7JA
Received 30 Nov 2014
Withdrawn3/2014/1095
Agricultural determination
Pinfold Farmhouse Deer House Farm Stonyhurst Clitheroe BB7 9QX
Received 1 Dec 2014
Decided - Final Decision3/2014/1096
Alter or Extend a Listed Building To replace existing damaged structural elements due to fire and water damage with new steelwork in accordance with the structural engineers design and calculations
Swan and Royal Hotel 26 Castle Street Clitheroe
Received 1 Dec 2014
Decided - Final Decision3/2014/1097
Applications for full consent Change to existing approved application on site adjacent to marwin into a granny/teen annex. Utilising the same agreed footprint as the previous double garage with adequate parking within the existing site available. This would not be a separate dwelling.
Marwin Clitheroe Road Barrow BB7 9AQ
Received 2 Dec 2014
Withdrawn3/2014/1098
Applications for full consent
Dairy House Goose Lane Chipping Preston PR3 2QB
Received 2 Dec 2014
Decided - Final Decision3/2014/1099
Applications for full consent Proposed raising of roof to form two dormer bedrooms.
10 Woodfold Close Mellor BB2 7NZ
Received 3 Dec 2014
Decided - Final Decision3/2014/1100
Application for tree works Remove Conifers and Sycamore Trees
Spex Opticians 3 New Market Street Clitheroe BB7 2JW
Received 15 Dec 2014
Withdrawn3/2014/1101
Applications for full consent Workshop structure for rehabilitation use.
Kemple View Longsight Road Langho BB6 8AD
Received 8 Dec 2014
Decided - Final Decision3/2014/1102
Applications for full consent Single storey side and rear extension to dwelling.
20 The Sands Whalley BB7 9TL
Received 4 Dec 2014
Decided - Final Decision3/2005/0089
Applications for full consent Removal of two car-wash facilities and hard standing areas and erection of new 3 bay enclosed car wash facility
Land to rear Bonds Garage Kestor Lane Longridge
Received 1 Feb 2005
Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0034
Applications for full consent GENERAL STORAGE/LIVESTOCK (SHEEP) BUILDING
THE HEANING, HEANING BROOK FARM, NEWTON-IN-BOWLAND, CLITHEROE, LANCS
Received 24 Dec 2001
Decided - Final Decision3/2014/1103
Prior notification of proposed larger home extensions Single storey rear extension 8m long, 4m high to the ridge, 2.8m high to the eaves.
17 Calfcote Lane Longridge PR3 3SZ
Received 9 Dec 2014
Decided - Final Decision3/2014/1104
Applications for full consent Proposed single storey rear and side extension following demolition of existing garage and store (Resubmission of application 3/2014/0447).
10 Chatburn Park Drive Clitheroe BB7 2AY
Received 7 Dec 2014
Decided - Final Decision3/2014/1105
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of conditions 4 (construction method statement), 6 (landscaping details) and 8 (signage scheme) of planning consent 3/2013/0549.
Central Garage Back York Street Clitheroe BB7 2DW
Received 9 Dec 2013
Decided - Final Decision3/2014/1106
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of condition 4 (demolition and construction method statement) of planning consent 3/2013/0543.
Central Garage Back York Street Clitheroe Lancashire BB7 2DW
Received 9 Dec 2013

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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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