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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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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  1. Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0378

    Applications for full consent EXTERNAL CANOPY

    3 BRICK HOUSE GARDENS, GARSTANG ROAD, CHIPPING, PRESTON PR3 2QH

    Received 29 Apr 2002
  2. Decided - Final Decision3/2019/0955

    Alter or Extend a Listed Building Regularisation of work started to remove plaster throughout (together with tongue and groove panelling on gable wall, re-plaster and decorate; remove cement pointing and white masonry paint (external) and repoint in lime; strip/varnish lacquer from beams throughout; strip paint from mullion windows; remove cement path from rear, lay French drain and gravel path; reinstate chimney pots; remove modern fireplaces, reinstate flues and install sympathetic stone surrounds; remove modern bay window and replace as per historical photograph; remove modern stud wall in kitchen (no. 7); replace floors in (no. 7) kitchen and living room (currently cement and brick) with stone flags; replace rotten window joist in pantry (no. 7) in oak.

    Fernside Cottage 5 and 7 Hellifield Road Bolton by Bowland BB7 4NS

    Received 18 Oct 2019
  3. Withdrawn3/2019/0956

    Applications for full consent Change of use to form first floor mezzanine and ground floor windows for office use. Additional Parking.

    1 Barrow Brook Trade Park Lodge Close Barrow BB7 9QZ

    Received 18 Oct 2019
  4. Withdrawn3/2019/0958

    Non-Material amendment Amendment of planning permission 3/2019/0648 to allow alterations to approved windows.

    34 Painter Wood Whalley Old Road Billington BB7 9JD

    Received 21 Oct 2019
  5. Decided - Final Decision3/2019/0959

    Non-Material amendment Amendment to planning permission 3/2019/0759 to allow the erection of metal gates and railings on stone dwarf walls along the boundary and access into the plot.

    Plot 7 Hare Hill Croft Chatburn Old Road Chatburn BB7 4EP

    Received 21 Oct 2019
  6. Decided - Final Decision3/2019/0960

    Non-Material amendment Amendment to planning permission 3/2018/0105 to add a turning head to plot 33 to enalbe the occupants to turn their vehicles to drive down the shared access in forward gear.

    Land West of Preston Road Longridge PR3 3BE

    Received 24 Oct 2019
  7. Decided - Final Decision3/2019/0961

    Discharge of Conditions Discharge of condition 3 (materials) from planning permission 3/2017/1002.

    44-46 King Street Clitheroe BB7 2EU

    Received 24 Oct 2019
  8. Decided - Final Decision3/2019/0962

    Discharge of Conditions Discharge of condition 2 (facing materials) from planning permission 3/2014/0259.

    Bay Gate House Bolton by Bowland BB7 4PQ

    Received 25 Oct 2019
  9. Decided - Final Decision3/2019/0963

    Discharge of Conditions Discharge of conditions 3 (artificial lighting) and 4 (bird and bat boxes) from planning permission 3/2019/0404.

    8 Longridge Road Hurst Green BB7 9QP

    Received 25 Oct 2019
  10. Decided - Final Decision3/2019/0964

    Applications for full consent Change of use from former bank (Use class A2) to podiatry/chiropody treatment clinic (Use class D1) with ancillary retail space. Conversion of first and second floors to two self-contained apartments including rear infill two-storey extension to create new internal stair and meter room below.

    1 Castle Street and 2-4 Parson Lane Clitheroe BB7 2BT

    Received 21 Oct 2019
  11. Decided - Final Decision3/2019/0965

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Request for confirmation that the replacement of the existing flat roof on the annexe with a pitched roof using matching materials will not require planning permission.

    Higher Standen Hey Farm Whalley Road Pendleton BB7 1PP

    Received 21 Oct 2019
  12. Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0379

    Applications for full consent CONVERSION OF FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS OF MAIN BUILDING TO FORM 16NO FLATS.DEMOLITION OF COURTYARD OUTBUILDINGS AND NEW BUILD OF 4NO COTTAGES ON THE COURTYARD SITE. (RESUBMISSION)

    OLD C0-0P BUILDING, BERRY LANE, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON

    Received 23 Apr 2002
  13. Decided - Final Decision3/2019/0966

    Applications for full consent Replace wooden front door and side frosted glass panel with upvc double glazed roof of similar design with frosted glass at both sides. The replacement door to be the same colour and finish as the existing double glazed windows.

    2 Southport Barn Cottages Sawley Road Sawley BB7 4LE

    Received 28 Oct 2019
  14. Decided - Final Decision3/2019/0967

    Removal of Condition Removal of condition 7 (lowering the tower) from planning permission 3/2016/0652 to enable the use of the mast by Raynet-UK for emergency radio communications.

    Former Royal Observer Corps Radio Station Forty Acre Lane Longridge PR3 2TX

    Received 23 Oct 2019
  15. Decided - Final Decision3/2019/0968

    Applications for full consent Raising and change of roof style to form first floor and dormers to the rear (resubmission of application 3/2019/0213).

    21 Paris Ramsgreave BB1 9BJ

    Received 21 Oct 2019
  16. Decided - Final Decision3/2019/0969

    Applications for full consent Replacement Guide Hut with lowered floor level and ramped access.

    Longridge Guide Hut Irwell Street Longridge PR3 3NA

    Received 23 Oct 2019
  17. Decided - Final Decision3/2019/0970

    Applications for full consent Retention of unauthorised change of use from B2 (general industry) to A2 (financial and professional services).

    Primrose Dairy Railway View Road Clitheroe BB7 2HE

    Received 23 Oct 2019
  18. Decided - Final Decision3/2019/0971

    Advertisements Replacement non-illuminated fascia sign.

    20 King Street Clitheroe BB7 2EP

    Received 23 Oct 2019
  19. Withdrawn3/2019/0972

    Applications for full consent Demolition of existing garage and proposed new dwelling on land adjacent to Braeside.

    land adj Braeside York Lane Langho BB6 8DT

    Received 23 Oct 2019
  20. Decided - Final Decision3/2019/0973

    Non-Material amendment Regularisation of works carried out to the site not included in planning permission 3/2014/0259 including alterations to the windows, insertion of roof lights and omission of quoins.

    Bay Gate Barret Hill Brow Bolton by Bowland BB7 4PQ

    Received 25 Oct 2019
  21. Decided - Final Decision3/2019/0974

    Applications for full consent Replacement windows and doors to west elevation. Change of material from timber to upvc.

    The Heathers Avenue Road Hurst Green BB7 9QB

    Received 25 Oct 2019
  22. Decided - Final Decision3/2019/0975

    Applications for full consent Alteration of the principal elevation to include a single-storey porch and a two-storey gabled elevation. Replacement conservatory with decked terrace to south west.

    The White House Sawley Road Sawley BB7 4LE

    Received 25 Oct 2019
  23. Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0380

    Change of Use (MKA) CHANGE OF USE TO PROVIDE MEAT PREPARATION AND FOOD PROCESSING FACILITIES, COLD STORAGE FACILITIES, OFFICE AND CLOAKROOM FACILITES RELATING TO EXISTING FARM

    CLOUGH BOTTOM, TALBOT BRIDGE, BASHALL EAVES, CLITHEROE

    Received 30 Apr 2002
  24. Decided - Final Decision3/2019/0976

    Discharge of Conditions Discharge of condition 4 (lighting) from planning permission 3/2018/1139.

    Calder Vale Park Simonstone Lane Simonstone BB12 7ND

    Received 25 Oct 2019

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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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