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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2018/0489
Application for tree works 4m crown raise and 15% crown trim (T1) Lime, (T2) Chestnut & (T3) Beech in rear garden. (T4) Willow in front garden, trim 15% to reduce excessive shading and proximity to house.
28 Pendle View Brockhall Village Old Langho BB6 8AT
Received 5 Jun 2018
Decided - Final Decision3/2018/0490
Application for tree works (T1) Lime & (T2) Oak 4m crown raise and 15% crown trim due to excessive shading and proximity to the house.
30 Pendle View Brockhall Village Old Langho BB6 8AT
Received 1 Jun 2018
Decided - Final Decision3/2018/0491
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of condition 1 (landscape design proposal) from planning permission 3/2015/0385.
Land to the east of Clitheroe Road Whalley BB7 9AB (Lawsonsteads)
Received 25 May 2018
Decided - Final Decision3/2018/0492
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing attached outbuildings and new single storey extension.
4 Piggery Cottages New Lane Great Mitton BB7 3LN
Received 5 Jun 2018
Decided - Final Decision3/2018/0493
Applications for full consent Proposed summer house within the garden of the existing property.
Big Holme Farm Bolton by Bowland BB7 4NZ
Received 30 May 2018
Decided - Final Decision3/2018/0494
Applications for full consent Erection of relocated concrete panel garage.
Land adjacent to 2 Isabella Street Longridge PR3 3WL
Received 29 May 2018
Decided - Final Decision3/2005/0431
Applications for full consent New loft conversion with dormer windows.
5 Sydney Avenue Whalley Lancashire
Received 13 May 2005
Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0773
Applications for full consent FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION ABOVE AND SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED GARAGE (RESUBMISSION)
9 ABBOT WALK, CLITHEROE, LANCS
Received 12 Sept 2002
Decided - Final Decision3/2018/0495
Applications for full consent Side and rear extension
2 Eastmoor Drive Clitheroe BB7 1LG
Received 30 May 2018
Decided - Final Decision3/2018/0496
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Single storey extension to rear.
33 Dale View Billington BB7 9LL
Received 4 Jun 2018
Decided - Final Decision3/2018/0497
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Single dwelling to be used as six-roomed House of Multiple Occupation with shared facilities.
48 York Street Clitheroe BB7 2DL
Received 25 May 2018
Decided - Final Decision3/2018/0498
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of conditions 5 (bird and bat boxes) and 18 (archaeological record) from planning permission 3/2017/0489.
Lyme House Farm Chipping Road Thornley with Wheatley PR3 2TE
Received 7 Jun 2018
Decided - Final Decision3/2018/0499
Applications for full consent Erection of two garages.
Land adj Barns 1 2 and 3 Wheatley Farm Four Acre Lane Longridge PR3 2TD
Received 6 Jun 2018
Decided - Final Decision3/2018/0500
Applications for full consent Erection of ten bungalows and associated works.
Land to the East of Clitheroe Road Barrow BB7 9BN
Received 30 May 2018
Decided - Final Decision3/2018/0501
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of condition 4 (written scheme of investigation) from planning permission 3/2017/1157.
42 Sarmatian Fold Ribchester PR3 3YG
Received 4 Jun 2018
Decided - Final Decision3/2018/0502
Applications for full consent Installation of new 250m cubed nitrogen storage vessel and five roof mounted combustion flues.
Samlesbury Aerodrome Balderstone Blackburn BB2 7LF
Received 4 Jun 2018
Decided - Final Decision3/2018/0503
Discharge of Conditions Application for the discharge of condition 2 (escape door mechanism), 5 (external lighting details), condition 6 (external materials) and 9 (sustainable drainage design) from planning permission 3/2017/1029.
Specialised Automotive Services Garage rear of Pendle Street East Sabden BB7 9FX
Received 30 May 2018
Decided - Final Decision3/2018/0504
Applications for full consent Proposed conversion of former brewery building to wedding accommodation (2 x bedrooms) including new permanent timber canopy over existing timber decking with new associated access path and timber seating. (Resubmission of application 3/2018/0504).
Bashall Barn Twitter Lane Bashall Eaves BB7 3LQ
Received 4 Jun 2018
Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0842
Applications for full consent RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR AGRICULTURAL STORAGE BUILDING
HIGHER COCK HILL, RIBCHESTER ROAD, HOTHERSALL, LONGRIDGE
Received 8 Oct 2002
Decided - Final Decision3/2018/0505
Agricultural determination Proposed road to provide timber haulage wagons access to the forest to allow safe collection of timber.
Hookcliffe Wood Pendle Road Downham
Received 6 Jun 2018
Decided - Final Decision3/2018/0506
Applications for full consent Change of use of agricultural land to allow extension to lodge park and the erection of an additional 12 lodges (Amendment to application 3/2015/0880 approved 16 December 2016).
Ribble Valley View Old Langho Road Langho BB6 8AW
Received 1 Jun 2018
APPEAL LODGED3/2018/0507
Outline Outline application for up to 10 self-build dwellings with all matters reserved save for access.
Land adjacent to John Smith Playing Field Chaigley Road Longridge PR3 3TQ
Received 1 Jun 2018
Decided - Final Decision3/2018/0508
Applications for full consent Change of use of office building to a residential annex.
Hill Top Farm Forty Acre Lane Longridge PR3 2TY
Received 5 Jun 2018
Decided - Final Decision3/2018/0509
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of conditions 3 (Materials) and 10 (Landscape scheme) of planning application 3/2016/0044
Little Middop Farm Burnley Road Gisburn BB7 4JN
Received 4 Jun 2018

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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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