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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

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.

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 Decision3/2016/0567
Applications for full consent Demolition of garage and erection of single storey extension to rear and side.
16 Hillside Drive West Bradford BB7 4TG
Received 13 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0568
Applications for full consent Erection of a lean-to extension on side of existing cow shed to provide extra housing for cattle and sheep.
Midge Hall Farm Ramsgreave BB1 9DS
Received 17 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0569
Applications for full consent Proposed side extension to existing ground floor cloakroom to provide porch area and a wet room for disabled use
6 Woodhead Road Read BB12 7PH
Received 17 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0570
Applications for full consent Conversion of barn to one dwelling with single storey extension to south elevation.
barn at Long Holme Row Gisburn Road Sawley BB7 4LH
Received 17 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0571
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of condition 4 (sections) of planning permission 3/2016/0340.
Nabside Farm Moor Lane Whalley BB7 9JQ
Received 15 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0572
Applications for full consent Erection of single storey flat roof extension to rear. (Resubmission of planning permission 3/2015/0650.
7 Leys Close Wiswell BB7 9DA
Received 15 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0240
Applications for full consent TWO STOREY EXTENSION (SITE AREA 170SQM)
20 KING STREET, CLITHEROE, LANCS
Received 14 Mar 2002
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0573
Applications for full consent Single storey extension to side. Two storey extension to rear incorporating flue for wood burning stove and external terrace.
1 Birks Cottages Birks Brow Thornley PR3 2TX
Received 15 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0574
Applications for full consent Demolition of one existing garage, and erection of single storey attached garage and utility room extension to side (south elevation). Two storey extension to opposite side (north elevation). Two balconies to west elevation (rear). Porch to east elevation (front). Addition of three chimney stacks. Addition of two rooflights to the rear.
34 George Lane Read BB12 7RH
Received 15 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0575
Applications for full consent Conversion of 2No. barns to dwelling houses and conversion of outbuilding to form car port at Painley Farm Knott Lane Newsholme Gisburn.
Painley Farm Knott Lane Newsholme Gisburn BB7 4JF
Received 9 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0577
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of 14No. garages and erection of 4No. 3 bedroom dwellings including alterations/improvements to existing vehicular access.
Land off Ribblesdale View Chatburn Clitheroe
Received 27 May 2016
Withdrawn3/2016/0578
Applications for full consent Retention of three unauthorised hard standings and creation of five additional hard standings for caravans. Replacement of existing temporary facilities unit, wash facility and porta-loo with wooden facilities building and wash/dry room. Supplementary planting with native species shrubs/trees.
Calder Farm Settle Road Bolton by Bowland BB7 4NT
Received 16 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0579
Applications for full consent Extension to an existing dwelling to form a link with the redundant garage, improving kitchen and dining facilities and creating a ground floor bedroom.
Wythenstocks Barn Back Lane Grindleton BB7 4RW
Received 16 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0580
Applications for full consent Proposed residential development to provide 34no new dwellings and associated works.
Spout Farm Preston Road Longridge PR3 3BE
Received 16 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0581
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of Condition(s) 5 (windows and doors), 7 (landscaping), 8 (glass encasement), and 9 (proposed openings) of planning permission 3/2014/0201.
Hougher Fall Farm Old Clitheroe Road Dutton PR3 2YU
Received 17 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0583
Applications for full consent Refurbishment of existing counter line and interview room with new studwork partition housing QSP self-service machines; new internal ventilation units at ceiling level serving a new internal system at ground floor level; suspended ceiling and flooring; replacement of flooring; installation of three air conditioning condenser units to rear of building at ground level; installation of one air conditioning condenser unit into ground store room.
Barclays Bank Plc 41 Castle Street Clitheroe BB7 2BT
Received 27 May 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0584
Applications for full consent Two storey extension to rear.
Smalley Fold Farm Commons Lane Balderstone BB2 7LP
Received 29 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0241
Outline OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR SINGLE DETACHED THREE BEDROOM DORMER BUNGALOW
89 HIGHER ROAD, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON
Received 15 Mar 2002
Withdrawn3/2016/0585
Applications for full consent Demolition and rebuilding of gable end wall, including insertion of extra window at first floor level.
74 Whalley Road Wilpshire BB1 9LF
Received 20 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0586
Applications for full consent Replacement summer house in rear garden.
10 Calder Vale Whalley BB7 9SR
Received 20 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0587
Applications for full consent Demolition of The Moorcock Inn and erection of four dwellings including associated drives, gardens and external landscaping works. Creation of work from home office/studio space.
The Moorcock Inn Slaidburn Road Waddington BB7 3AA
Received 20 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0588
Applications for full consent Proposed single storey garden room and dormer
4 Rogersfield Langho Blackburn BB6 8HB
Received 13 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0589
Applications for full consent New shop front
29 King Street Whalley BB7 9SP
Received 24 Jun 2016
Withdrawn3/2016/0590
Variation of Condition Condition 1 - timescale
c/o Agent
Received 24 Jun 2016

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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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