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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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 Decision3/2020/1099

    Discharge of Conditions Discharge of condition 3 (external facing materials) from planning permission 3/2018/0914.

    Land off Clitheroe Road Whalley (Lawsonsteads phase 2) BB7 9RG

    Received 22 Dec 2020
  2. Decided - Final Decision3/2020/1100

    Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for the retention of the works undertaken to the building to create a dwelling and the replacement of the 12 rooflights.

    The Orangery Woodfold Park Mellor BB2 7QA

    Received 22 Dec 2020
  3. Decided - Final Decision3/2020/1101

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the adaptation of a garage to use as residential accommodation in breach of condition 7 of planning permission 3/2002/0187.

    33 Copperfield Close Clitheroe BB7 1ER

    Received 23 Dec 2020
  4. Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0862

    Barn Conversion (Residential) (MKA) EXTENSION OF EXISTING DWELLING INTO ADJACENT BARN

    GIBBS, EASINGTON ROAD, NEWTON, CLITHEROE

    Received 11 Oct 2002
  5. Decided - Final Decision3/2020/1102

    Applications for full consent Proposed extensions to front and rear and internal alterations.

    55 Mellor Brow Mellor BB2 7EX

    Received 23 Dec 2020
  6. Decided - Final Decision3/2020/1103

    Applications for full consent Proposed replacement dwelling.

    Overdale York Lane Langho BB6 8DT

    Received 23 Dec 2020
  7. Decided - Final Decision3/2020/1104

    Variation of Condition Variation of Condition of planning application 3/2019/1011. Condition 13 - Occupancy.

    Rimington Caravan Park Hardacre Lane Rimington BB7 4EE

    Received 23 Dec 2020
  8. Withdrawn3/2021/0001

    Discharge of Conditions Discharge of Conditions of planning application 3/2020/0318. Condition 10 - Ground Levels, 11 - Scheme for retaining structure and 16 - Drainage.

    23 Bridge End Whalley Road Billington BB7 9NU

    Received 4 Jan 2021
  9. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0002

    Discharge of Conditions Discharge of conditions 1 (time constraint), 2 (approved details) and 3 (specification of windows and doors) from Listed Building Consent 3/2017/0221.

    Ale House 3 Abbeycroft The Sands Whalley BB7 9TN

    Received 4 Jan 2021
  10. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0003

    Applications for full consent Erection of boundary wall, package treatment plant and two removable timber structures.

    Higher Greaves Barn Holden Lane Bolton By Bowland BB7 4LZ

    Received 4 Jan 2021
  11. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0004

    Discharge of Conditions Discharge of Condition 3 of Application 3/2020/0010

    Land off Henthorn Road Clitheroe BB7 2QF

    Received 4 Jan 2021
  12. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0005

    Applications for full consent Proposed structure to provide ancillary storage for equipment, feed, bedding and materials, for use in the adjacent equestrian facility.

    The Old Stables Trapp Lane Simonstone BB12 7QW

    Received 23 Dec 2020
  13. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0006

    Applications for full consent Demolition of existing brick built lean-to and replacement with new extension, fencing to create outdoor play area, internal alterations to provide disabled lift, new first floor classroom, improved toilet areas, pre-school leaders office and associated works.

    Old Grammar School Community Centre Station Road Whalley BB7 9RH

    Received 23 Dec 2020
  14. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0007

    Demolition of a Listed Building Demolition of existing brick built lean-to and replacement with new extension, fencing to create outdoor play area, internal alterations to provide disabled lift, new first floor classroom, improved toilet areas, pre-school leaders office and associated works.

    Old Grammar School Community Centre Station Road Whalley BB7 9RH

    Received 23 Dec 2020
  15. Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0863

    Applications for full consent CONVERSION FROM A FLAT ROOF TO A PITCHED ROOF COVERING GARAGE AND PORCH AT FRONT OF HOUSE

    20 WESTMINSTER CLOSE, SIMONSTONE, NR. BURNLEY

    Received 11 Oct 2002
  16. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0008

    Application for tree works Tree works (felling and pruning) highlighted as high risk on the tree survey dated October 2020 submitted with this application.

    Calderstones Hospital Mitton Road Whalley BB7 9PE

    Received 5 Jan 2021
  17. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0009

    Discharge of Conditions Discharge of Conditions of planning application 3/2018/0975. Condition 5 - Emergency Link Road.

    Land east of Chipping Lane Longridge

    Received 4 Jan 2021
  18. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0010

    Variation of Condition Variation of Condition of planning application 3/2018/0975. Condition 1 - Proposed plot substitutions and house types.

    Land east of Chipping Lane Longridge

    Received 4 Jan 2021
  19. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0011

    Applications for full consent Proposed four bedroom detached dwelling and associated garage and external works including forming a new access from George Lane.

    Land adjacent to Number 34 and 40 George Lane Read

    Received 4 Jan 2021
  20. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0012

    Applications for full consent Proposed detached dwelling with detached garage. Outline planning approval previously granted - 3/2018/1066.

    Rose Cottage Edisford Road Clitheroe BB7 3LA

    Received 4 Jan 2021
  21. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0013

    Applications for full consent Proposed two storey extension above the garage and conversion of the attic into a master bedroom.

    School House Farm Osbaldeston Lane Osbaldeston BB2 7LT

    Received 6 Jan 2021
  22. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0014

    Observations to Another Local Authority Consultation on South Ribble Borough Council application 07/2021/00004/LDO to provide temporary welfare facilities. Viewable via South Ribble website https://publicaccess.southribble.gov.uk/online-applications

    Advanced Manufacturing Facility, Samlesbury Aerodrome, Myerscough Smithy Road, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LF

    Received 5 Jan 2021
  23. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0015

    Application for tree works in a conservation area Reduction of spread of 5 common lime trees, 1 wild cherry tree, 1 apple, 1 sycamore and 1 field maple trees to bring back to previous level when pollarded

    Stanworth House York Street Clitheroe

    Received 6 Jan 2021
  24. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0017

    hedgerow Removal of hedgerow for installation of the Alston Spade Mill Pipeline.

    White Bull WTW Preston Road Longridge PR3 3BL

    Received 4 Jan 2021

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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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