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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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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More application records

  1. Decided - Final Decision3/2015/0892

    Applications for full consent Proposed two storey and single storey extension to side. Addition of pitched roof to existing double garage.

    1 The Fields Sabden Clitheroe BB7 9EF

    Received 29 Oct 2015
  2. Decided - Final Decision3/2015/0893

    Discharge of Conditions Discharge of Condition(s) 3 (windows specification) of Listed Building consent 3/2014/1023

    58 Church Street Ribchester PR3 3YE

    Received 2 Nov 2015
  3. Decided - Final Decision3/2015/0894

    Discharge of Conditions Discharge of Condition(s) 4 (stair specification) of Listed Building consent 3/2014/1022.

    58 Church Street Ribchester PR3 3YE

    Received 2 Nov 2015
  4. Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0422

    Outline OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR ERECTION OF A FARM WORKER'S DWELLING

    HESKETH END FARM, JUDD HOLMES LANE, CHIPPING, PRESTON

    Received 13 May 2002
  5. Decided - Final Decision3/2015/0895

    Variation of Condition Application to vary conditions 1 (Development to be carried out in accordance with approved details), 2 (Plan reference), 3 (Phasing), 4 (Design code), 8 (Phase 01 particulars), 12 (Reserved matters requirements), 21 (Buffer zone), 40 (Energy/Sustainability), 42 (Energy / Sustainability BREEAM), 59 (Pedestrian/Cycle linkages), 62 (Employment site), 63 (Retail centre), 64 (Roundabout /Highway Improvements) and removal of condition 41 (Code for Sustainable Homes) of previously approve outline planning consent 3/2012/0942 (Erection of 1040 residential dwellings comprising: 728 market homes, 312 affordable homes, 156 of the total (1040) would be for elderly people (ie over 55 years of age) of which 78 would be affordable, 0.8ha to be reserved for retirement living within the total of 1040 homes, 0.5ha for local retail, service and community facilities (Classes A1 to A4, B1 and D1), 2.25 ha for employment (Class B1) accommodating up to a maximum gross floorspace of 5,575m2, 2.1 ha of land for a primary school site, public open space including green corridors and areas for tree planting and landscaping, an improved (roundabout) junction between Pendle Road the A59, new vehicular, pedestrian and cycle accesses onto Pendle Road and Littlemoor, new pedestrian and cycle accesses onto Worston Old Road, New pedestrian and cycle access from the end of Shays Drive, Roads, sewers, footpaths, cycleways, services and infrastructure including: A sustainable urban drainage system,; New services such as gas, electricity, water and telecommunications).

    Land at Higher Standen Farm and Part Littlemoor Farm Clitheroe

    Received 3 Nov 2015
  6. Decided - Final Decision3/2015/0896

    Applications for full consent Replace windows with double glazed steel framed units and internal refurbishment to provide SEN teaching space.

    Longridge C of E Primary School Berry Lane Longridge PR3 3JA

    Received 30 Oct 2015
  7. Decided - Final Decision3/2015/0897

    Discharge of Conditions Discharge of Condition(s) 3 (Tree Survey and Method Statement), 5 (Planting scheme), 8 (Archaeology) and partial discharge of 7 (Barn Owl Boxes) on planning permission 3/2013/0538.

    Cocklick End Farmhouse and Barn School Lane Slaidburn Lancs

    Received 1 Nov 2015
  8. APPEAL LODGED3/2015/0898

    Applications for full consent Alterations to existing hip roof to form gable on north west (side) elevation and erection of dormer to rear.

    Corner Way Church Lane Mellor BB2 7EY

    Received 29 Oct 2015
  9. Decided - Final Decision3/2015/0900

    Applications for full consent Ground floor rear extension

    Higher Channels Further Lane Mellor BB2 7QB

    Received 2 Nov 2015
  10. Withdrawn3/2015/0902

    Applications for full consent Demolition of existing lean-to porch and construction of new porch to front of house. Single storey extension to rear.

    Hillcrest Cottage 21 Abbott Brow Mellor BB2 7HT

    Received 2 Nov 2015
  11. Decided - Final Decision3/2015/0903

    Reserved Matters (following outline) Application for approval of reserved matters (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) following planning permission 3/2011/0892 approved on appeal.

    Land off Milton Avenue Clitheroe BB7 2HX

    Received 29 Oct 2015
  12. Decided - Final Decision3/2015/0904

    Discharge of Conditions Discharge of conditions 3 (materials), 4 (land levels), 5 (landscaping), and 6 (construction method statement) from planning permission 3/2015/0593.

    Higher Cage Farm Green Moor Lane Ribchester PR3 2YR

    Received 4 Nov 2015
  13. Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0423

    Outline OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR PROPOSED FARM WORKER'S DWELLING

    PARKGATE FARM, COPSTER GREEN, BLACKBURN

    Received 13 May 2002
  14. Decided - Final Decision3/2015/0905

    Observations to Another Local Authority Erection of Stables for private use to include sand paddock and storage building for storage of items ancillary to the land.

    Plot 1 and 2 Field No6637 Old Clay Lane Preston

    Received 5 Nov 2015
  15. Withdrawn3/2015/0906

    Applications for full consent Proposed Business Park comprising 18 industrial units for B8 (storage and distribution) and B1 (offices and light industry) uses.

    Land adjacent to Time Technology Park Blackburn Road (A678) Simonstone BB12 7TY

    Received 6 Nov 2015
  16. Decided - Final Decision3/2015/0907

    Observations to Another Local Authority Erection of Stables for private use to include sand paddock and storage building for storage of items ancillary to the land

    Plot 4 and 5 Field No6637 Old Clay Lane Preston

    Received 5 Nov 2015
  17. Decided - Final Decision3/2015/0908

    Non-Material amendment Non material amendment to planning permission 3/2015/0637 to 1) Add chimney on the south gable of the original house. 2) To incorporate bi-folding doors in the proposed garden room in place of double doors and side light within the approved external opening. 3) To form small window in the rear wall to serve the WC.

    Orchard House Main Street Grindleton BB7 4QT

    Received 6 Nov 2015
  18. Decided - Final Decision3/2015/0909

    Applications for full consent Two storey / single storey rear extension with garage conversion.

    26 Hayhurst Road Whalley BB7 9RL

    Received 4 Nov 2015
  19. APPEAL LODGED3/2015/0910

    Applications for full consent Extension to provide living accommodation to the converted turbine house. 60m2 single storey building providing 2 bedrooms and bathroom. The building will be used for the extended family of the occupants of Primrose House.

    Primrose House Primrose Road Clitheroe BB7 1DR

    Received 30 Oct 2015
  20. Decided - Final Decision3/2015/0911

    Advertisements Two non-illuminated signs, one projecting flag sign and one fascia sign.

    73 Berry Lane Longridge PR3 3NH

    Received 6 Nov 2015
  21. Decided - Final Decision3/2015/0912

    Applications for full consent Substitution of house types on Plots 3,4,5 and 6 at Eden Gardens Brockhall Village BB6 8HW on planning permission 3/2006/0830 and 3/2006/0008.

    Eden Gardens Brockhall Village Old Langho BB6 8HW

    Received 2 Nov 2015
  22. Decided - Final Decision3/2015/0913

    Applications for full consent Demolition of existing side and rear extensions, erection of a new two and single storey rear extension (with balcony) and single storey side extension. New gable first floor window, associated alterations and external terrace works.

    Greenbank Farm Whalley Road Sabden BB7 9DT

    Received 6 Nov 2015
  23. Decided - Final Decision3/2015/0914

    Outline Outline planning application for six holiday cottages with all matters reserved except for access.

    Thorneyholme Hall Newton Road Dunsop Bridge BB7 3BB

    Received 4 Nov 2015
  24. Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0492

    Applications for full consent ALTERATIONS AND EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING BUILDINGS TO FORM RESTAURANT WITH FUNCTION ROOMS AND BEDROOMS

    STANLEY HOUSE, OFF PRESTON NEW ROAD, MELLOR, BLACKBURN BB2 7NT

    Received 6 Jun 2002

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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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