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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2017/0619
Applications for full consent Demolition of existing stone built outbuilding in a conservation area and rebuilding with new stone built garage on a reduced footprint.
Swindlehurst Farm Sawley Road Grindleton BB7 4QT
Received 23 Jun 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0620
Applications for full consent Change of use of existing RVBC play area to form part single-storey, part two-storey extension to the rear of the existing medical centre.
Berry Lane Medical Centre Berry Lane Longridge PR3 3JJ
Received 4 Jul 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0621
Discharge of Conditions Application to discharge condition 24 (bird and bat box), 25 (play space management statement) and 26 (street lighting) from planning permission 3/2016/0820.
Land to South-West of Barrow and West of Whalley Road Barrow
Received 28 Jun 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0622
Variation of Condition Application to vary condition no.2 from planning permission 3/2004/0251 and 3/2016/0956, to change opening hours to 09.00 to 20.00 Tuesday to Friday and 09.00 to 17.00 Monday and Saturday.
1 Church View Lovely Hall Lane Salesbury BB1 9HL
Received 4 Jul 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0623
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of condition 23 (materials) from planning permission 3/2012/0964.
Land to the north of Whalley Road Hurst Green (between Warren Fold and School Lane comprising part field and school car park) Clitheroe BB7 9QH
Received 30 Jun 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0624
Applications for full consent Application to install additional fencing with two gates to add new equipment to the existing play area following drainage works.
Mellor Play Area Rear of Mellor Library St Marys Gardens Mellor Blackburn BB2 7JW
Received 29 Jun 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0626
Advertisements 2 wall signs positioned on the building and 1 totem sign positioned at the entrance to the site.
Foxfields Country Hotel Whalley Road Billington BB7 9HY
Received 30 Jun 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0627
Advertisements Proposed illuminated totem sign 6m high for Starbucks, Subway, Greggs, and KFC.
Starbucks Subway Greggs KFC Barrow Brook Business Park Hey Road Barrow BB7 9WD
Received 26 Jun 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0628
Applications for full consent Revision of planning permission 3/2016/0226 (variation of 3/2012/0637) for the replacement of warden's office with one affordable bungalow (plot 139); re-positioning and allocation of parking to plots 93-102.
Land at Mitton Road Whalley BB7 9RX
Received 6 Jul 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0629
Applications for full consent Retention of unauthorised change of use of ground floor to use A4 (drinking establishment) including on-licenced and off-licenced premises.
Read Ale and Wines 116 Whalley Road Read BB12 7PN
Received 27 Jun 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0365
Applications for full consent REAR EXTENSION TO EXISTING LINK TO FORM DINING HALL
THE STEADING, ROCK BROW, THORNLEY, LONGRIDGE
Received 2 Apr 2002
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0630
Applications for full consent Installation of one 4.5m high pole-mounted, high-definition, fixed-position CCTV camera.
Sabden Car Park Padiham Road Sabden BB7 9EW
Received 7 Jul 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0631
Application for tree works Selective pruning of 2 Ash Trees, branches overhanging garage, selective felling of stems of 2 multi stemed Ash trees.
7 Elm Close Calderstones Park Whalley BB7 9UT
Received 7 Jul 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0632
Application for tree works Tree works to 3 Ash, 2 Beech, 1 Larch trees.
Land off Ribble Lane Chatburn
Received 10 Jul 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0633
Applications for full consent Demolition of existing nursery building and erection of three-storey retail/office building with ground-floor parking area.
7 Accrington Road Whalley BB7 9TD
Received 7 Jul 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0634
Observations to Another Local Authority Consultation on Lancashire County Council planning application LCC/2017/0069 for new pupil entrance to existing dining room and after school club.
Edisford Primary School Edisford Road Clitheroe BB7 2LN
Received 6 Sept 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0636
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of condition 3 (materials) from planning permission 3/2016/0225.
The Cedars 34 Peel Park Avenue Clitheroe BB7 1ET
Received 7 Jul 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0637
Prior notification of change of use B1A office to C3 residential Notification for prior approval for a proposed change of use of a building from office use (class B1 (a)) to six apartments (class C3).
Asturian House Asturian Gate Ribchester PR3 3XQ
Received 11 Jul 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0638
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Replacement timber door.
Lower Standen Hey Farm Whalley Road Clitheroe BB7 1PP
Received 10 Jul 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0639
Applications for full consent Proposed single storey extension to rear.
18 Garnett Road Clitheroe BB7 2PA
Received 23 Aug 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0366
Applications for full consent ERECTION OF DOUBLE GARAGE
28 GEORGE LANE, READ, BURNLEY
Received 22 Apr 2002
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0640
Applications for full consent Change of use from A1 (retail) to A4 (drinking establishment) including internal alterations.
35 Moor Lane and 124 Lowergate Clitheroe BB7 1BE
Received 10 Jul 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0641
Non-Material amendment Non-material Amendment to planning permission 3/2017/0298 to amend the positions of the windows, and add two more.
11 Wasdale Grove Longridge PR3 3AT
Received 10 Jul 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0642
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of condition 59 (details of the proposed bus stops) from planning permission 3/2015/0895.
Land at Higher Standen Farm and Part Littlemoor Farm Clitheroe
Received 7 Jul 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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