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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2020/1076
Applications for full consent Resubmission of 3/2020/0780. Proposed two storey side extension following existing roof line to include garage below with additional bedroom with balcony over. Cladding of rear elevation.
Burnside Parsonage Road Wilpshire BB1 4AG
Received 15 Dec 2020
Decided - Final Decision3/2020/1077
Applications for full consent Proposed first floor extension to rear.
11 Mellor Brook Blackburn BB2 7PH
Received 16 Dec 2020
Decided - Final Decision3/2020/1078
Application for tree works in a conservation area T1 Cherry tree. Reduction by 20% and a crown raise
9 Church Street Ribchester PR3 3XP
Received 16 Dec 2020
Withdrawn3/2020/1079
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of conditions for 3/2015/0895. Condition 4 - Design and Access Statement. Condition 6 - Approval of access, layout, scale, design and external appearance. Condition 10 - Approval of residential and non residential reserved matters. Condition 22 - Landscaping. Condition 24 - Archaeological Written Scheme. Condition 35 - Bat and Bird Box Placemrnt Plan. Condition 27 - Hard and Soft Landscaping. Condition 65 - Foul and Surface Water Drainage Strategy. Condition 67 - Details of the Foul Drainage Strategy. Condition 68 - Surface Water Regulation System. Condition 69 - Details of the Method to Control Surface Water. Condition 70 - CMP.
Land at Higher Standen Farm and Part Littlemoor Farm Clitheroe
Received 16 Dec 2020
Decided - Final Decision3/2020/1080
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of conditions for 3/2015/0895. Condition 4 - Design and Access Statement. Condition 6 - Approval of access, layout, scale, design and external appearance. Condition 10 - Approval of residential and non-residential reserved matters. Condition 22 - Landscaping. Condition 24 - Archaeological Written Scheme. Condition 35 - Bat and Bird Box Placement Plan. Condition 27 - Hard and Soft Landscaping. Condition 65 - Foul and Surface Water Drainage Strategy. Condition 67 - Details of the Foul Drainage Strategy. Condition 68 - Surface Water Regulation System. Condition 69 - Details of the Method to Control Surface Water. Condition 70 - CMP.
Land at Higher Standen Farm and Part Littlemoor Farm Clitheroe
Received 16 Dec 2020
Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0794
Applications for full consent PROPOSED CONSERVATORY
9 SUTHERLAND CLOSE, WILPSHIRE, BLACKBURN BB1 9LT
Received 23 Sept 2002
Decided - Final Decision3/2020/1081
Applications for full consent Proposed single storey extension to rear.
80 Branch Road Mellor BB2 7NY
Received 17 Dec 2020
Decided - Final Decision3/2020/1082
Applications for full consent Proposed single and two storey extension to the side and rear and associated external modifications to existing front and side elevations.
Lambing Clough Barn Lambing Clough Lane Hurst Green BB7 9QN
Received 17 Dec 2020
Decided - Final Decision3/2020/1083
Applications for full consent Resubmission of application 3/2018/1124, relating to house type amendment for Plot 7. Amendment to approved house type to add rear snug/dining extension and change double garage to swimming pool and increased first floor accommodation.
Oakhill College Wiswell Lane Whalley BB7 9AF
Received 17 Dec 2020
Decided - Final Decision3/2020/1084
Applications for full consent Proposed two storey side extension and single storey rear extension.
16 Wellbrow Drive Longridge PR3 3TB
Received 17 Dec 2020
APPEAL LODGED3/2020/1085
Applications for full consent Proposed construction of two semi-detached bungalows with associated gardens and parking areas.
Land at Bank Cottages Whalley Road Billington BB7 9NL
Received 18 Dec 2020
Decided - Final Decision3/2020/1086
Agricultural determination Proposed agricultural building for storage.
Land to the Rear of Hollins House Catlow Road Slaidburn BB7 3AQ
Received 18 Dec 2020
Withdrawn3/2020/1087
Advertisements Consent to display advertisement above front shop window.
68-70 Whalley Road Clitheroe BB7 1EE
Received 18 Dec 2020
Decided - Final Decision3/2020/1089
Variation of Condition Variation of Conditions of planning application 3/2018/0467. Conditon 2 - Relocation of approved house, Condition 5 - Updated AIA. Removal of Condition 4 - Gates, wall, fence.
The Woodlands Hothersall Lane Hothersall PR3 2XB
Received 18 Dec 2020
Decided - Final Decision3/2020/1090
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of Conditions of planning application 3/2018/0467. Condition 3 - Materials, Condition 8 - Bird & Bat Box Mitigation, Condition 15 - Construction Method Statement.
The Woodlands Hothersall Lane Hothersall PR3 2XB
Received 18 Dec 2020
Decided - Final Decision3/2020/1091
Applications for full consent Proposed redevelopment of site for 30 no. holiday chalets, conversion of existing holiday house and adjacent barn to a 20 person holiday let. Extension of existing cafe, construction of reception building with managers flat, alteration to existing garden centre to form a farm shop and plant display area. Creation of car parking, landscaping and associated works.
Coars Farm Garden Centre, Settle Road, Bolton By Bowland, BD23 4SN
Received 18 Dec 2020
Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0861
Applications for full consent ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING OUTBUILDING ADJACENT TO BACK LANE
1 HARRISON TERRACE, GRINDLETON, CLITHEROE
Received 11 Oct 2002
Decided - Final Decision3/2020/1092
Agricultural determination Construction of two portal-framed general purpose buildings for storage.
New Elmridge Farm Gib Hey Lane Chipping PR3 2WU
Received 18 Dec 2020
Decided - Final Decision3/2020/1093
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of conditions 6 (schedule of works), 7 (external materials), 8 (joinery details), 9 (roof lights), 12 (gutters and rainwater pipes), 1 (bat and bird boxes) and 20 (external lighting) from planning permission 3/2018/0598.
Hollins Farm Stopper Lane Rimington BB7 4EJ
Received 21 Dec 2020
Decided - Final Decision3/2020/1094
Applications for full consent Proposed first floor side and first floor rear extension.
Dunley Longsight Road Clayton-Le-Dale BB2 7JA
Received 21 Dec 2020
Decided - Final Decision3/2020/1095
Application for tree works in a conservation area T1 Birch reduce overhang by 1-1.5m.
3 Park Road Gisburn BB7 4HT
Received 21 Dec 2020
Decided - Final Decision3/2020/1096
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use of 1st and 2nd floors to three self contained apartments. Alterations to create new doorway serving new internal stairs to the apartments including associated change of use. Fenestration alterations to rear wall at first floor level and erection of two traditional gable dormer roof windows, where roof previously trimmed out for original light well windows. Formation of external roof deck over existing flat rear roof.
22-24 Castle Street Clitheroe BB7 2EU
Received 21 Dec 2020
Decided - Final Decision3/2020/1097
Non-Material amendment Non material amendment to planning application 3/2005/0136, to change from render to cedar cladding.
Fair Oak House Dinkling Green Lane Chipping PR3 2QT
Received 21 Dec 2020
Decided - Final Decision3/2020/1098
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use from tattoo parlour/laundrette to a dog grooming salon.
68 Whalley Road Clitheroe BB7 1EE
Received 21 Dec 2020

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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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