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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 dates29,791Searchable 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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning information Planning, Buildings and CountrysideContact planning Contact PlanningLocal plan Planning PolicyPre-application advice How to Apply for Planning PermissionConservation areas Conservation AreasArticle 4 directions
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries01200425111Council source
- Planning enquiriesplanning.policy@ribblevalley.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesplanning@ribblevalley.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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 Decision3/2021/0018
Applications for full consent Proposed single storey extension, internal alterations and garage conversion to include a new window.
38 The Hazels Wilpshire BB1 9HZ
Received 6 Jan 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0864
Applications for full consent PROPOSED SUN LOUNGE EXTENSION AND RAILINGS TO ROOF PATIO
WARREN HOLT, WHALLEY ROAD, WILPSHIRE, BLACKBURN
Received 11 Oct 2002 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0019
Advertisements Proposed fascia and projecting signage on a place of business.
3 King Street Clitheroe BB7 2EL
Received 7 Jan 2021 - Withdrawn3/2021/0020
Applications for full consent Proposed rear single storey kitchen/living extension and removal of garage.
15 Warwick Drive Clitheroe BB7 2BG
Received 8 Jan 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0021
Application for tree works Common Ash remove T1 & T6, prune T2. Sycamore remove T4. Common Lime Prune G1. W1 remove Ash with Dieback Disease and prune applicable trees.
Barrow Brook Close Barrow Clitheroe Lancashire BB7 9UN
Received 11 Jan 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0022
Applications for full consent Internal remodelling and two storey rear extension
Tanner House Barn Higher Ramsgreave Road Ramsgreave BB1 9DJ
Received 11 Jan 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0023
Variation of Condition Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 3/2020/0707 to allow a rear dormer extension.
12 Hillside Close Clitheroe BB7 1HB
Received 11 Jan 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0024
Applications for full consent Proposed laying of cobbles, flags and gravel to the rear yard.
The Old School Slaidburn Road Newton BB7 3DY
Received 11 Jan 2021 - Withdrawn3/2021/0025
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Proposed laying of cobbles, flags and gravel to the rear yard. Listed Building Consent sought.
The Old School Slaidburn Road Newton BB7 3DY
Received 11 Jan 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0026
Applications for full consent Proposed garage/storage extension to the side.
23 Hollowhead Avenue Wilpshire BB1 9LD
Received 11 Jan 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0027
Applications for full consent Proposed installation of air sourced heat pump to be sited behind existing 1.8m high dry stone wall to garden area. Alter porch from timber to stone above 1m high. Resubmission of 3/2020/0774.
Clend Barn School Lane Dale Head Slaidburn Clitheroe BB7 4TS
Received 11 Jan 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0028
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Proposed reslating of roof using welsh blue slates.
Flats 1 2 3 and 4 71 Preston Road Longridge Preston Lancashire
Received 11 Jan 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0865
Applications for full consent SINGLE STOREY BEDROOM/DAYROOM EXTENSION FOR DISABLED FACILITY
MIDDLE WARBLE HEY BUNGALOW, OFF LONG ROW, MELLOR, BLACKBURN BB2 7EF
Received 14 Oct 2002 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0029
Agricultural determination Agricultural building for feed , machinery and temporary livestock housing
Land To the South Of Stella Maris Alston Lane Preston PR3 3BN
Received 13 Jan 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0030
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 and schedule 2 of S106 Agreement dated 24 March 2003.
32 Copperfield Close Clitheroe BB7 1ER
Received 13 Jan 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0031
Applications for full consent Proposed dormer to the rear including juliet balcony.
29 Larkhill Langho BB6 8AR
Received 13 Jan 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0032
Applications for full consent Replacement of unauthorised existing flat roof with a new pitched roof over a ground floor south facing rear outrigger.
2 Pendle Street West Sabden BB7 9EG
Received 13 Jan 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0033
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing 2-storey garage with home office. Extension of the existing dwelling constituting a 2-storey side extension; a single storey front extension and a single storey rear extension incorporating an integral garage; additional bedroom accommodation and living accommodation; a home office and porch entrance.
School House West Bradford Road Waddington BB7 3JE
Received 14 Jan 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0034
Agricultural determination Prior notification application for a proposed agricultural access track at Moorgate Farm
Moorgate Farm Kenyon Lane Langho BB6 8AN
Received 14 Jan 2021 - Withdrawn3/2021/0035
Applications for full consent Proposed two storey side and rear extension.
Glenburn Whalley Road Billington BB7 9NW
Received 19 Dec 2019 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0037
Applications for full consent Proposed two storey side and rear extension and alterations. Resubmission of 3/2020/0005.
Glenburn Whalley Road Billington BB7 9NW
Received 14 Jan 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0038
Applications for full consent Replacement timber windows.
Back o'Thorn 25 Brookside Downham BB7 4BP
Received 14 Jan 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0039
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Replacement timber windows, proposed internal works and refurbishments.
Back o'Thorn 25 Brookside Downham BB7 4BP
Received 14 Jan 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2005/0660
Applications for full consent Proposed garage and parking space (including access to site as previously approved, ref: 3/2003/0169P).
land adjacent to 2 Mellor Brook Mellor Lancashire
Received 20 Jul 2005
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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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