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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2016/0253
Non-Material amendment Non-material amendment to planning permission 3/2015/0624 to change the garage on plot 3 from detached to integral to allow more garden space at the rear.
Land adjacent to St Pauls Church Edisford Road Clitheroe BB7 2LT
Received 17 Mar 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0617
Applications for full consent EXTERNAL WORKS AND NEW PATIO TO REAR OF DWELLING WITH DECKING FINISH
GREAT OAKS, OSBALDESTON LANE, OSBALDESTON, BLACKBURN
Received 17 Jul 2002
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0254
Applications for full consent Proposed new driveway access to be created from the highway
Saccary House Saccary Lane Mellor BB1 9DL
Received 4 Mar 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0256
Variation of Condition Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 3/2011/0702 to allow the construction of external steps and enlarge existing first floor opening as shown on drawing nos. KZA 239 02 and KZA 239 03.
Fairclough House Loud Bridge Road Chipping PR3 2NX
Received 11 Mar 2016
Withdrawn3/2016/0257
Applications for full consent Two new four-bedroom detached houses with integral single garages.
Vacant land adjacent to Park Street Play Area Park Street Clitheroe
Received 16 Mar 2016
Withdrawn3/2016/0258
Applications for full consent Extension of curtilage and erection of building incorporating one domestic double garage, garden store, tack room and two private stables.
Horrocks Barn Knowles Brow Stonyhurst BB7 9QX
Received 9 Mar 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0259
Applications for full consent Erection of garage
Curtis House Chipping Road Longridge PR3 2NB
Received 17 Mar 2016
APPEAL LODGED3/2016/0260
Applications for full consent Proposed two storey extension and attached garage.
The Hey Moo Mellor Brow Mellor BB2 7EX
Received 11 Mar 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0261
Variation of Condition Variation of condition 2 (ancillary use of arena for household) of planning permission 3/2005/0158 to read as follows: The use of the arena hereby approved shall be strictly for the benefit of the owners of existing stables on site. It shall not be used for competitive events or the exercising or training of horses other than those stabled or kept on site.
Alston Lane Arena Alston Lane Longridge Preston PR3 3BN
Received 14 Mar 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0262
Application for tree works Fell beech tree.
The Old Vicarage Shire Lane Hurst Green BB7 9QR
Received 14 Mar 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0263
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Proposed new vehicular access.
57 Abbeyfields Whalley BB7 9RS
Received 14 Mar 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0264
Application for tree works Crown lift lime tree to first major limb. Remove deadwood and epicormic growth.
23 Barrow Brook Close Barrow BB7 9UN
Received 21 Mar 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0618
Applications for full consent CONSTRUCTION OF FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO FORM STUDY, EN-SUITE BATHROOM AND DRESSING ROOM.
THE OLD VICARAGE, WHINS LANE, READ, BURNLEY
Received 18 Jul 2002
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0265
Application for tree works Fell T1 Sycamore
High Brake House 129 Chatburn Road Clitheroe BB7 2BD
Received 21 Mar 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0266
Observations to Another Local Authority Consultation on Lancashire County Council planning application LCC/2016/0027 Importation and processing of construction and demolition waste including road planings and reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) including the regularisation of the RAP Hopper at Bankfield Quarry, Pimlico Link Road.
Bankfield Quarry Pimlico Link Road Bankfield Clitheroe BB7 4QA
Received 29 Mar 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0267
Applications for full consent New rear garden room extension. Additional bedroom window to side.
23 Portland Road Langho BB6 8EL
Received 18 Mar 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0268
Outline Application for outline planning permission for one new dwelling, including access.
Land adj 25 Paris Ramsgreave BB1 9BJ
Received 18 Mar 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0269
Applications for full consent Proposed agricultural building
New House Farm Grunsagill Road Bolton by Bowland BD23 4SQ
Received 21 Mar 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0270
Prior notification of proposed larger home extensions Proposed new conservatory to rear to extend 5m beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling, with a maximum height of 3.4m from the natural ground level and 2.4m height to eaves.
17 Deer Park Crescent Whalley Clitheroe BB7 9XH
Received 29 Mar 2016
Withdrawn3/2016/0271
Applications for full consent
Quakersfield House Lambing Clough Lane Hurst Green BB7 9QN
Received 21 Mar 2016
Withdrawn3/2016/0272
Prior notification of proposed larger home extensions
12 Woodhead Road Read BB12 7PH
Received 16 Mar 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0273
Applications for full consent Proposed single storey side extension to provide accessible ground floor accommodation including ramped access
57 Lower Lane Longridge PR3 3SQ
Received 9 Mar 2016
Withdrawn3/2016/0274
Discharge of Conditions Outline planning application with all matters reserved for proposed two storey building to form 4 no. one bedroom flats on land adjacent to 25 Little Lane Longridge with associated parking and landscaping.
Land adjacent 25 Little Lane Longridge
Received 19 Feb 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0619
Change of Use (MKA) PROPOSED MENAGE
SPRING BARN, OLD NAB ROAD, BILLINGTON, CLITHEROE
Received 18 Jul 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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