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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2017/0531
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of condition 2 (materials) from planning permission 3/2016/0735.
Hansons Garden Centre Whalley Road Barrow Lancashire BB7 9BA
Received 9 Jun 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0532
Applications for full consent Single storey extension to rear.
Hillside Barker Lane Clayton le Dale BB2 7EE
Received 8 Jun 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0533
Screening Opinion
United Utilities Hodder Works Catlow Road Slaidburn Clitheroe BB7 3AQ
Received 12 Jun 2017
Withdrawn3/2017/0534
Applications for full consent Variation of condition 2 (to include a roof terrace) of planning permission 3/2014/1018 for demolition of existing buildings and erection of 33 units of retirement living housing (Category 11 type accommodation), communal facilities, landscaping and car parking.
Barnacre Road Longridge PR3 2PD
Received 12 Jun 2017
Withdrawn3/2017/0535
Applications for full consent
White Bull Hotel 257 Preston Road Longridge
Received 16 Jun 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0536
Advertisements New external signage.
White Bull Hotel Main Street Gisburn BB7 4HE
Received 13 Jun 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0285
Applications for full consent FRONT PORCH EXTENSION
5 WARWICK DRIVE, CLITHEROE, BB7 2BG
Received 28 Mar 2002
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0537
Alter or Extend a Listed Building New external signage
White Bull Hotel Main Street Gisburn BB7 4HE
Received 13 Jun 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0538
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Proposed new partition within the main hall and conversion of storage room into a unisex toilet.
Old Grammar School Community Centre Station Road Whalley BB7 9RH
Received 16 Jun 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0539
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of condition 3 (materials) from planning permission 3/2016/0449.
The Old Vicarage Hellifield Road Gisburn BB7 4HQ
Received 14 Jun 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0540
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of condition 2 (specifications of equipment fixture to walling) from planning application 3/2017/0229.
Abbey Mill Cottage 1 Abbey Mews Whalley BB7 9SP
Received 9 Jun 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0541
Prior notification of proposed larger home extensions Single storey rear extension. 4 metres long, 2.7 metres (maximum) high and 2.4 metres high to eaves.
12 Poplar Drive Longridge Preston PR3 3HS
Received 12 Jun 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0542
Screening Opinion
land at Club Farm off Pimlico Link Road Clitheroe BB7 1QA
Received 16 Jun 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0543
Applications for full consent Proposed siting of 13 static caravans for holiday/recreation use.
Acorn Lodge Longsight Road Clayton le Dale BB1 9EX
Received 6 Jun 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0544
Applications for full consent Erection of single storey basement with first floor bedroom extension to existing rear ground floor extension.
3 Ebenezer Terrace Whalley Road Billington BB7 9NN
Received 12 Jun 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0545
Prior notification for the installation alteration or replacement of other solar photovoltaics on roofs of non-domestic buildings............. Proposed additional 371 370w solar panels on the pitched and the flat roofs.
Bowland County High School Sawley Road Grindleton BB7 4QS
Received 13 Jun 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0546
Applications for full consent Demolition of existing outbuilding and erection of single storey extension.
2 Standen Road Clitheroe BB7 1JY
Received 15 Jun 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0286
Applications for full consent EXTENSION TO REAR
NEW HOUSE, HILL LANE, HURST GREEN, CLITHEROE
Received 28 Mar 2002
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0547
Variation of Condition Variation of condition 2 (by substitution of an amended plan) from planning permission 3/2016/0449.
The Old Vicarage Hellifield Road Gisburn BB7 4HQ
Received 14 Jun 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0548
Application for tree works Fell Ash Tree due to close proximity to stone barn and boundary wall.
Town Farmhouse Main Street Pendleton BB7 1PT
Received 13 Jun 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0549
Application for tree works Damaged Maple to be felled, Oak obstructing pedestrian access to be crown raised to 2.5m, Lime 525 dead wooded after leaf fall in October, Three way cable brace on Chestnut 620 tensioned and checked, sever ivy on multi stemmed sycamore.
St Mary's and All Saints Parish Church Church Lane Whalley BB7 9SY
Received 8 Jun 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0550
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Dismantling and reconstruction of Grade II Listed embattled tunnel portal, to include the installation of a drainage system.
Gisburn Railway Tunnel Portal Gisburn
Received 20 Jun 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0551
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of condition 4 (construction scheme), 7 (programme of archaeological work) 13 (method statement), 17 (surface water drainage scheme), 22 outline for the general system of drainage for foul and surface water flows), 23 (foul drainage scheme), 24 (seperate foul and surface water schemes) and 25 (surface water drainage and means of disposal) from planning permission 3/2012/0179.
Land at Accrington Road Whalley Lancashire
Received 15 Jun 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0552
Application for tree works Ash to fell as to close to boundary wall.
Quaker Burial Ground Back Lane Newton in Bowland BB7 3EE
Received 20 Jun 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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