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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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 Decision3/2016/0854
Applications for full consent CCTV posts, external arena lighting and general external lighting off building
The Old Stables Higher Trapp House Trapp Lane Simonstone BB12 7QW
Received 8 Sept 2016
Withdrawn3/2016/0855
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Replacement of garage following demolition of garage stables by storm damage
Bank House Sawley Road Grindleton Clitheroe BB7 4RS
Received 8 Sept 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0856
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Single storey rear extension
15 Blackburn Road Ribchester PR3 3ZP
Received 9 Sept 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2005/0313
Applications for full consent Covered manure store
Hill House Farm Sawley Road Grindleton Lancashire
Received 11 Apr 2005
Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0282
Applications for full consent PROPOSED FENCING TO SIDES AND REAR
ABBEYDALE, CLITHEROE ROAD, WHALLEY, CLITHEROE
Received 28 Mar 2002
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0857
Agricultural determination Prior notification of agricultural or forestry development - proposed road. To prevent cattle from poaching the field when walking out of the building
Foulds House Farm Sabden Road Near Padiham Burnley BB12 9AD
Received 12 Sept 2016
APPEAL LODGED3/2016/0858
Removal of Condition Application for removal of condition 7 (holiday let) to allow for permanent residential use of the property from planning permission 3/2008/0403
Davis Gate Cottage Dutton Preston Lancashire PR3 2YT
Received 9 Sept 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0859
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of conditions 16 (landscape management plan) 17 (landscaping details) and 18 (boundary treatment) of planning permission 3/2012/0637.
Land at Mitton Road Whalley
Received 9 Sept 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0860
Applications for full consent Erection of agricultural unit for housing livestock and supplies etc
The Brows Farm Higher Road Longridge PR3 2YX
Received 9 Sept 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0861
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of condition(s) 4 (energy demand reduction study) & 15 (Landscape Management Strategy) of planning permission 3/2016/0226.
Land at Mitton Road Whalley Lancashire
Received 14 Sept 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0862
Application for tree works Proposed felling of 3no silver birch trees due to damage to property, excessive shading, poor conditition of T2 and affecting family member with a silver birch allergy.
The Birches 20 Highfield Drive Longridge Lancashire PR3 3SN
Received 19 Sept 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0863
Non-Material amendment Non material amendment to planning permission 3/2015/0879 for the proposed replacement of geoweb or similar approved drive width extension to plots 7, 22-24, 29-31 and 38-45 with rear garden cycle storage provision.
Land north and west of Littlemoor Clitheroe BB7 1HG
Received 14 Sept 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0864
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of condition(s) 3 (materials), 4 (renewable energy), 5 (fencing and walls), 8 (drainage), 10 & 11 (highway details) from planning permission 3/2016/0309.
Land adjacent to 2 Harewood Avenue Simonstone BB12 7JB
Received 13 Sept 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0865
Application for tree works 1 x Ornamental Cherry tree and 1 x silver birch proposed selective prune due to growing into overhead telephone wires.
26 Severn Street Longridge Lancashire PR3 3ND
Received 20 Sept 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0866
Variation of Condition Variation of condition 2 (approved drawing numbers) to change the design of the previously approved scheme of planning permission 3/2016/0275.
Killymoon 1 Bennetts Close off Wiswell Lane Whalley BB7 9AF
Received 15 Sept 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0283
Applications for full consent PROPOSED AGRICULTURAL BUILDING EXTENSION (NON LIVESTOCK) FOR STORAGE
CUNLIFFE HOUSE FARM, LONGSIGHT ROAD, LANGHO, BLACKBURN
Received 28 Mar 2002
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0867
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use from C3 residential to A1 shop use including internal alterations
32 & 34 Derby Road Longridge Preston PR3 3NP
Received 15 Sept 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0868
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Proposed double garage.
Hardene House Hesketh Lane Chipping PR3 2TH
Received 8 Sept 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0869
Application for tree works Felling of horse chestnut tree
Leaside Mire Ash Brow Mellor BB2 7EZ
Received 14 Sept 2016
Withdrawn3/2016/0870
Applications for full consent Proposed two storey extension to side and rear.
2 Beaufort Close Read BB12 7QF
Received 8 Sept 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0871
Applications for full consent Proposed covered pergola and patio.
37 Ramsden Terrace Clitheroe Road Waddington BB7 3HN
Received 15 Sept 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0872
Applications for full consent Single storey extension to side and rear of existing annexe.
Sandybank Cottage Sandybank Chipping PR3 2GA
Received 13 Sept 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0873
Application for tree works Trim and crown tree
69 They Rydings Langho BB6 6BQ
Received 15 Sept 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0874
Applications for full consent Proposed extension to Bashall Barn farm shop and restaurant to provide a function room and associated external works, including extension of existing car park.
Bashall Barn Twitter Lane Bashall Eaves BB7 3LQ
Received 6 Sept 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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