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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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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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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

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More application records

  1. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0929

    Application for tree works All round reduction of crown by 25% to correct unbalanced growth to 2x Sycamore trees and lateral limb reduction where there is excessive growth.

    Woodnook Moor Lane Whalley BB7 9JQ

    Received 2 Oct 2017
  2. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0930

    Alter or Extend a Listed Building Repairs to roof covering.

    Pullman House 2-4 Duck Street Clitheroe BB7 1LP

    Received 28 Sept 2017
  3. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0931

    Applications for full consent Amendment to the application submitted (3/2013/0851) for the development of The Whins. The amendment is for full planning approval for the addition of 2 semi-detached buildings consisting of 4 three-bed houses (of these one is a replacement of 1 approved five-bed detached house currently listed as plot 8).

    Plot 8 The Whins Whins Lane Read BB12 7QY

    Received 29 Sept 2017
  4. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0932

    Application for tree works Ash tree with die back.

    87 Birch Drive Shireburn Caravan Park Edisford Road Waddington BB7 3LB

    Received 2 Oct 2017
  5. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0933

    Application for tree works Willow Tree, fell because of excessive shading and splitting trunk. No replanting

    12 Church View Gisburn BB7 4HG

    Received 2 Oct 2017
  6. Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0700

    Applications for full consent NEW GARAGE WITH OFFICE ABOVE

    WALTON FOLD COTTAGE, WALTON FOLD LANE, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON

    Received 20 Aug 2002
  7. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0934

    Application for tree works Sycamore (T1 & T2) Crown raise by 1/3 of height and crown thin to let more light into garden and increase feeling of space. Conifer (T3) Fell - Becoming too big for space, low amenity value.

    32 Woodcrest Wilpshire BB1 9PR

    Received 3 Oct 2017
  8. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0935

    Application for tree works Sycamore tree T1 is now encroaching on building request 30% crown reduction to eliminate interference with property and allow air and light access to property.

    High Laithe Barret Hill Brow Bolton by Bowland BB7 4PF

    Received 3 Oct 2017
  9. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0936

    Application for tree works Crown reduction to Ash Tree as 70 cm deep hollow inside.

    80 and 80A Birch Drive Shireburn Caravan Park Edisford Road Waddington BB7 3LB

    Received 3 Oct 2017
  10. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0937

    Applications for full consent One new dwelling and associated works.

    Land at the entrance to Whalley Industrial Park Clitheroe Road Barrow BB7 9AQ

    Received 29 Sept 2017
  11. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0938

    Discharge of Conditions Discharge of conditions 3 (materials), 4 (boundary treatments), 5 (landscaping), 10 (window frame details) and 11 (details of window cills, lintels and steps) from planning permission 3/2016/0815.

    Eagle and Child 8 Whalley Road Hurst Green BB7 9QJ

    Received 4 Oct 2017
  12. Withdrawn3/2017/0939

    Applications for full consent Two new semi-detached, two-storey dwellings.

    Land adjacent to 5 Beech Close Clitheroe BB7 2JH

    Received 28 Sept 2017
  13. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0940

    Alter or Extend a Listed Building Reinstatement of grade II listed former farmhouse following fire damage to incorporate material change in roof, covering from thatch to slate.

    Shackerley House Farm Preston New Road Mellor BB2 7NP

    Received 28 Sept 2017
  14. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0941

    Applications for full consent Two storey extension to side including garage at ground floor level and extension of teaching space at first floor, with single storey toilet and washing/storage area to the rear leaving access from the neighbouring rear yard to the front of the street (resubmission of planning application 3/2016/1169).

    26 Holden Street Clitheroe BB7 1LU

    Received 28 Sept 2017
  15. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0942

    Applications for full consent Erection of single storey extension to rear and two storey extension to side over extended integral garage.

    81 Ribchester Road Clayton Le Dale BB1 9HT

    Received 28 Sept 2017
  16. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0943

    Applications for full consent Single storey extensions to front and rear. Two storey extension to side.

    5 Barn Croft Clitheroe BB7 1DY

    Received 26 Sept 2017
  17. Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0769

    Applications for full consent SINGEL STOREY EXTENSION TO PROVIDE BEDROOM AND EN-SUITE FACILITIES

    8 CRONSHAW DRIVE, LANGHO, BLACKBURN

    Received 11 Sept 2002
  18. Withdrawn3/2017/0944

    Unspecified

    37 Whalley Road Wilpshire BB1 9LQ

    Received 20 Sept 2017
  19. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0945

    Observations to Another Local Authority Consultation on Lancashire County Council application LCC/2017/0077 for the erection of solar photovoltaic panels and associated works including inverter station, switch gear housing, security fencing and integral connection to existing substation.

    Clitheroe WWTW Henthorn Road Clitheroe

    Received 5 Oct 2017
  20. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0946

    Prior notification of proposed larger home extensions Proposed demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single-storey extension to rear 4.2m long, 3.5m high (max), 2.2m to eaves.

    9 Hippings Way Clitheroe Lancashire BB7 2PQ

    Received 5 Oct 2017
  21. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0947

    Discharge of Conditions Discharge of condition 2 (door design specification) from listed building consent 3/2017/0092.

    East Gate Cottage Whalley Abbey the Sands Whalley BB7 9SS

    Received 3 Oct 2017
  22. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0948

    Applications for full consent Demolition of existing single-storey extension to side and conservatory to rear. Erection of two-storey extension to side with Juliet balcony, single-storey flat-roof extension to rear and conversion of loft space to include rear dormer.

    16 Brookside Langho BB6 8AP

    Received 3 Oct 2017
  23. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0949

    Application for tree works Proposed 20% reduction on 1 x semi mature sycamore.

    4 St Nicholas Mews Sabden

    Received 5 Oct 2017
  24. Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0950

    Applications for full consent Two storey extension to gable end, creating new entrance to property. Removal of part of the garage structure. Erection of garden room to north of main house.

    Hancock House Eaves Hall Lane West Bradford BB7 3JG

    Received 5 Oct 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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