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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2017/0041
Non-Material amendment Non-material amendment to planning permission 3/2015/0370 consisting of the revision of the site layout plan in relation to the location of the proposed affordable units.
Strawberry Fields Main Street Gisburn BB7 4HN
Received 17 Jan 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0042
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of condition 3 (materials) from planning permission 3/2016/0821.
Lower Monubent Barn Hellifield Road Bolton by Bowland BB7 4LY
Received 17 Jan 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0043
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of conditions 3 (archaeological record), 4 (tree protection measures, 5 (bat survey) from planning permission 3/2015/0968.
Stonyhurst College Avenue Road Hurst Green BB7 9PZ
Received 17 Jan 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0044
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of conditions 3 (archaeological record), 4 (tree protection measures, 5 (bat survey) from planning permission 3/2015/0969.
Stonyhurst College Avenue Road Hurst Green BB7 9PZ
Received 17 Jan 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2001/0798
Applications for full consent SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO PROVIDE DINING/FAMILY ROOM
22 DENBIGH DRIVE, CLITHEROE, LANCS
Received 26 Oct 2001
APPEAL LODGED3/2017/0045
certificate of lawfulness for proposed works to a listed building Re-roofing; repair of chimney stacks including leadwork, pots and flaunching; re-pointing external boundary walls and re-bed stone copings; repair/make good rainwater goods, replacing damanged and corroded brackets, repair of cracking to render wall finish to the east gable end; cleaning and re-laying of paving to rear patio.
Newton Hall Newton in Bowland BB7 3DY
Received 18 Jan 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0046
Applications for full consent Erection of single storey side extension to Middlewood Cottage.
Middlewood Cottage Worston Road Chatburn BB7 4GR
Received 19 Jan 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0047
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of condition 3 of planning permission 3/2016/0459 (material amendment)
10 Pendle Drive Whalley BB7 9JT
Received 12 May 2016
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0048
Application for tree works Crown raising thin 12 Limes and side reduce from house
East Elswick House 1 Elswick Lodge Mellor Brow Mellor Blackburn BB2 7RX
Received 19 Jan 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0049
Applications for full consent Replacement and enlargement of front and rear dormers.
1 Valley Road Longridge PR3 3UB
Received 20 Jan 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0050
Reserved Matters (following outline) Application for approval of Reserved Matters for details of the layout, scale and appearance of the buildings and landscaping of a residential development of 225 dwellings and associated works on the southern part (Parcel B) of the overall site following planning permissions 3/2012/0630 & 3/2016/0820.
Land to South-West of Barrow and West of Whalley Road Barrow
Received 13 Jan 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0051
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of condition 4 (construction and demolition method statement) and condition 5 (tree protection) from planning permission 3/2015/0592.
Land adjacent to Moorfield Avenue Ramsgreave Lancashire BB1 9BU
Received 20 Jan 2017
Withdrawn3/2017/0052
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Lift existing flag floor in front room. Remove 220mm depth of soil and install sublime limecrete floor to manufacturers specification.
22 King Street Whalley BB7 9SL
Received 20 Jan 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0053
Applications for full consent Proposed dressage riding arena 20m x 60m together with 13.7m diameter horse exerciser.
Land at Almond Fold Farm Ribchester Road Langho BB6 8AL
Received 16 Jan 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0054
S.106 Relaxation Modification of S106 Agreement dated 30th March 2015 contained in planning permission 3/2015/0065 to enable a sale of the affordable housing to Chorley Community Housing.
Land to North Of Dilworth Lane Longridge PR3 3ST
Received 23 Jan 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2001/0799
Applications for full consent EXTENSION AND ALTERATIONS TO DWELLING
THE ROOKERY, BRIDGE ROAD, CHATBURN, CLITHEROE
Received 26 Oct 2001
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0055
Applications for full consent The siting of two equestrian buildings; a storage building and a single stable building.
Land north of Alston Lane Longridge PR3 3BN
Received 20 Jan 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0056
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of condition 2 (Material) and condition 5 (window) from planning permission 3/2014/0099.
Spread Eagle Hotel Sawley Road Sawley BB7 4NH
Received 19 Jan 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0057
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Raising of electric meter position to outside wall and installation of larger pump to existing sewage pump well.
Sands Cottage 34 The Sands Whalley BB7 9TL
Received 25 Jan 2017
Withdrawn3/2017/0058
Applications for full consent Proposed side conservatory.
38 Kestor lane Longridge Preston PR3 3JX
Received 25 Jan 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0059
Application for tree works Pruning of mature beech tree.
4 Church Brow Gardens Clitheroe BB7 2AB
Received 23 Jan 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0060
Variation of Condition Variation of conditions 1 (timetable for start of work) and 2 (timetable for completion of external works) from planning permission 3/2015/0620.
Greengates Farm Skipton Road Gisburn BB7 4HP
Received 24 Jan 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0061
Applications for full consent Change of house type approved in planning permission 3/2016/0863 to allow the addition of a single storey garden room extension to rear of plot 28 (8 Sundrop Close, Clitheroe, BB7 1FH).
8 Sundrop Close (Plot 28) Clitheroe BB7 1FH
Received 26 Jan 2017
Decided - Final Decision3/2017/0062
Applications for full consent Extension to existing cottage, utilising the footings from an extant planning permission.
Rowan Cottage Old Clitheroe Road Hurst Green PR3 2YU
Received 16 Jan 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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