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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2016/0522
Applications for full consent Change of use of premises from use class A4 to use class A1, internal and external alterations and works to public car park area with associated works
Whalley Arms 60 King Street Whalley BB7 9SN
Received 31 May 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0523
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Change of use of premises from use class A4 to use class A1, internal and external alterations and works to public car park area with associated works
Whalley Arms 60 King Street Whalley BB7 9SN
Received 31 May 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0524
Screening Opinion
Sykes Holt Myerscough Road Mellor Brook BB2 7LB
Received 13 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0525
Applications for full consent Two storey extension to side.
28 Conway Avenue Clitheroe BB7 2QG
Received 23 May 2016
Withdrawn3/2016/0526
Applications for full consent Residential development comprising 17 bungalows, 12 houses, 20 apartments and 26 sheltered apartments together with access roads, car parking, landscaping, open space and flood compensation storage area.
Land to the south of Accrington Road and west of Woodfield View Whalley
Received 31 May 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0527
Observations to Another Local Authority Request for observations on Blackburn with Darwen application 10/16/0586, external alterations including new entrance door and access ramp, ATM and rear service yard enclosed by 2.5m high fence.
Bulls Head Hotel 799 Whalley New Road Blackburn BB1 9PH
Received 10 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0528
Applications for full consent Proposed addition of conservatory to rear of Plot 45 at existing approved residential development.
Land north and west of Littlemoor Clitheroe BB7 1HG
Received 1 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0529
Application for tree works 15% crown thin and trim epicormic growth to Sycamore.
18 Pendle Side Close Sabden BB7 9DJ
Received 3 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0530
Applications for full consent Alterations and extensions to front, side and rear of existing dwelling house.
Saccary House Saccary Lane Mellor BB1 9DL
Received 2 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0531
Applications for full consent Retention and extension of unauthorised agricultural access track.
Land adjacent to Gregsons Farm Settle Road Newsholme BB7 4JF
Received 6 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2001/0796
Applications for full consent INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL WINDOWS AND FIRST ESCAPE DOORS
FORMER BKW SITE, CHAPEL HILL, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON
Received 25 Oct 2001
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0532
Applications for full consent Proposed single storey extension to rear outrigger.
5 West View Main Street Grindleton BB7 4RB
Received 7 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0533
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of conditions 3 (drainage of manege), 5 (boundary treatment), 6 (landscaping), 7 (external lighting), 9 (parking, manoeuvring, hard standing), 15 (manure management plan), 17 (swallow nesting boxes) of planning permission 3/2015/0571, granted on appeal.
Four Acres Pendleton Road Wiswell BB7 9BZ
Received 1 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0534
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of condition 4 (walling and roofing materials) of planning permission 3/2015/0698.
The Old Smithy Little Bowland Road Leagram PR3 2QS
Received 3 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0535
PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF AGRIC BLDG TO DWELLINGHOUSE Prior approval sought for (Class q (a) and (b)) for the change of use of an agricultural building to a dwelling house (Class 3) and for associated operational development on land at Wiswell Eaves Farm, Pendleton Road, Wiswell.
Agricultural building on land off Pendleton Road Wiswell Clitheroe
Received 1 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0536
Application for tree works Fell 1No Oak, 1No Austrian Pine and selective trimming and pruning of 3No Sycamore, 2No. Beech under TPO 100 May 1990.
Apartments 1-8 The Grange Wilpshire BB1 9JU
Received 3 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0537
Applications for full consent Change of use from house (C3) to college accommodation (C2) for a temporary period of three years
16 Knowles Brow Stonyhurst College Hurst Green BB7 9PZ
Received 2 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0538
Application for tree works Fell 1No Pine Tree
The Vicarage Shire Lane Husrt Green BB7 9QR
Received 6 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0539
Application for tree works Selective trimming and pruning of 2No Cherry Trees
Bank Chambers York Street Clitheroe BB7 2DN
Received 6 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0540
PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF AGRIC BLDG TO DWELLINGHOUSE Prior notification of a proposed change of use of an agricultural building to a dwellinghouse (Class Q) parts A and B.
Agricultural building adjoining the farmhouse Shuttleworth Hall Burnley Road Gisburn BB7 4LL
Received 13 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0541
Applications for full consent Creation of ground floor kitchen/dining room, utility/toilet from the attached garage, with bathroom/store above.
Rodhill Lodge Bolton-by-Bowland Clitheroe BB7 4NJ
Received 7 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2001/0797
Applications for full consent CONSTRUCTION OF NEW GARAGE AND TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO PROVIDE LIVING ROOM AND BEDROOM
BIRLEY FOLD FARM, SACCARY LANE, MELLOR, BLACKBURN
Received 22 Oct 2001
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0542
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Creation of ground floor kitchen/dining room, utility/toilet from the attached garage, with bathroom/store above.
Rodhill Lodge Bolton-by-Bowland Clitheroe BB7 4NJ
Received 7 Jun 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2016/0543
Non-Material amendment Application for non-material amendment to planning permission 3/2014/0845 to provide a window at ground floor level to north west elevation.
Ashlea Northcote Road Langho BB6 8BD
Received 9 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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