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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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 Decision3/2002/0105

    Applications for full consent SINGLE ROOM EXTENSION TO SIDE OF PROPERTY

    MELLOR HOUSE, PRIMROSE LANE, PRIMROSE HILL, MELLOR

    Received 1 Feb 2002
  2. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0484

    Applications for full consent Erection of single storey extension to rear of premises

    White Bull Hotel 257 Preston Road Longridge PR3 3BJ

    Received 24 May 2017
  3. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0485

    Application for tree works Crown lift, selective pruning, deadwood and thin out at bottom of stem of T1 Oak

    27 Bushburn Drive Langho BB6 8EZ

    Received 25 May 2017
  4. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0486

    Demolition Notification Demolition of two buildings.

    Dugdale Merchants Limited Pendle Trading Estate Clitheroe Road Chatburn BB7 4JY

    Received 26 May 2017
  5. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0487

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Application for a lawful development certificate for an existing use of land for purposes of residential curtilage in association with Mill Hey Croft, Sawley Road, chatburn BB7 4LD.

    Mill Hey Croft Sawley Road Chatburn BB7 4LD

    Received 17 May 2017
  6. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0488

    Applications for full consent Application for retention of unauthorised development consisting of demolition of existing porch and erection of replacement, and single storey extension to rear.

    15 St Marys Drive Langho BB6 8DL

    Received 26 May 2017
  7. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0489

    Applications for full consent Proposed conversion of barns to two new dwellings.

    Lyme House Farm Chipping Road Thornley with Wheatley PR3 2TE

    Received 25 May 2017
  8. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0490

    Discharge of Conditions Discharge of conditions 5 (external materials) 6 (windows) 7 (roof lights) 8 (boundary treatments) 9 (landscaping details) 11 (drainage details) 12 (archeological building record) 14 (bat boxes) from planning permission 3/2016/0905.

    Fletcher Fold Farm Osbaldeston Lane Osbaldeston BB2 7LY

    Received 26 May 2017
  9. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0491

    Discharge of Conditions Discharge of conditions 2 (external materials) and 18 (boundary treatment) from planning permission 3/2017/0064.

    land south west of Barrow and west of Whalley Road Barrow

    Received 26 May 2017
  10. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0492

    Applications for full consent Proposed floodlights to existing rugby pitch.

    Blackburn Rugby Club Ramsgreave Drive Blackburn BB1 8NB

    Received 30 May 2017
  11. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0493

    Applications for full consent Demolition of existing conservatory and porch and replacement with new, flat-roof, single storey extension with balcony to front and side. Alterations to existing driveway and creation of terrace to front.

    Hillcrest House Coopers Fold Farm Higher Ramsgreave Road Ramsgreave BB1 9DQ

    Received 24 May 2017
  12. Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0106

    Alter or Extend a Listed Building ALTERATIONS TO FORM TWO HOUSES (LISTED BUILDING CONSENT)

    LOWER TRAPP FARM, WHINS LANE, SIMONSTONE, BURNLEY

    Received 31 Jan 2002
  13. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0494

    Discharge of Conditions Discharge of conditions 3 (materials) 4 (boundary treatment) 5 (landscaping scheme) 6 (conservation details) 10 (window frames) 16 (privacy screens) from planning permission 3/2016/0698.

    Twinbrook Farm Upbrooks Clitheroe BB7 1PL

    Received 31 May 2017
  14. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0495

    Alter or Extend a Listed Building Re-slating of pitched roof area behind parapet wall.

    Castle Museum Clitheroe Castle Castlegate Clitheroe BB7 1AZ

    Received 30 May 2017
  15. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0496

    Applications for full consent Rebuilding of existing bungalow to create two storey dwelling to include first floor balcony.

    Edenfields Ribchester Road Clayton le Dale BB1 9EY

    Received 30 May 2017
  16. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0497

    Applications for full consent Replacement of timber framed windows and doors to the Garden Block with powder coated aluminium frames.

    Bowland County High School Sawley Road Grindleton BB7 4QS

    Received 30 May 2017
  17. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0498

    Applications for full consent Construction of new storage building following demolition of two buildings (demolition applied for in application 3/2017/0486).

    Dugdale Merchants Ltd Pendle Trading Estate Clitheroe Road Chatburn BB7 4JY

    Received 26 May 2017
  18. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0499

    Non-Material amendment Non-material amendment to planning permission 3/2016/0748 to allow the installation of two additional rooflights in the rear/south east facing roof elevation of Plot 3.

    Land off Chatburn Old Road Chatburn

    Received 2 Jun 2017
  19. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0500

    Applications for full consent Proposed extension and relocated parking (parking started under planning permission 3/2016/0994).

    Alston Dairy Ltd Preston Road Longridge PR3 3BN

    Received 30 May 2017
  20. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0501

    Alter or Extend a Listed Building Relocation of an existing steel palisade fence and pedestrian gate from the southern end of the viaduct to the northern end of the viaduct. The fence will be mounted on posts founded in the material forming the viaduct deck and will not be fixed to the parapets of the viaduct. The fence and gate will be set in 2.0m from the northern end of the viaduct. The fence and gate will be painted gloss black once re-erected.

    Martholme Viaduct Martholme Lane Great Harwood

    Received 30 May 2017
  21. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0502

    Applications for full consent Relocation of an existing steel palisade fence and pedestrian gate from the southern end of the viaduct to the northern end of the viaduct. The fence will be mounted on posts founded in the material forming the viaduct deck and will not be fixed to the parapets of the viaduct. The fence and gate will be set in 2.0m from the northern end of the viaduct. The fence and gate will be painted gloss black once re-erected.

    Martholme Viaduct Martholme Lane Great Harwood

    Received 30 May 2017
  22. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0503

    Alter or Extend a Listed Building Repair and rebuild accident damaged outbuilding.

    12 Church Lane Whalley Clitheroe BB7 9SY

    Received 30 May 2017
  23. Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0504

    Applications for full consent ERECTION OF CARPORT AND BALCONY TO REAR ELEVATION

    PARK HEY HOUSE, STONEYGATE LANE, RIBCHESTER, PRESTON

    Received 11 Jun 2002
  24. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0504

    Applications for full consent Demolition of existing single storey dwelling and annex and erection of replacement, two-storey dwelling with detached triple garage.

    Willow Spring 58 Pendleton Road Wiswell BB7 9BZ

    Received 31 May 2017

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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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