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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2021/0238
Applications for full consent Proposed single storey and side extension following demolition of existing conservatory.
20 Branch Road Mellor BB2 7NU
Received 2 Mar 2021 - APPEAL LODGED3/2021/0239
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Proposed conversion and re-use of the building for an ice cream parlour. The unstable wall is to be partially demolished due to poor condition and rebuilt with a new entrance and copings.
35a King Street Whalley BB7 9SP
Received 2 Mar 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0240
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of condition 6 (Construction Management Plan) of planning application 3/2020/0579.
Bowland Wild Boar Park Wardsley Road Chipping PR3 2QT
Received 3 Mar 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0241
Applications for full consent Proposed two storey extension to the side of the house and first floor extension over the existing garage.
20 Hippings Way Clitheroe Lancashire BB7 2PQ
Received 3 Mar 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2005/0662
Applications for full consent Conservatory (swimming pool).
61 Mellor Brow Mellor Lancashire
Received 20 Jul 2005 - Decided - Final Decision3/2001/0676
Applications for full consent EXTENSION TO DWELLING
DALE HOUSE, FOUR ACRE LANE, THORNLEY WITH WHEATLEY, NR PRESTON
Received 30 Aug 2001 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0242
Outline Outline application for up to 2 two storey residential dwellings (access and layout details applied for only)
Land to rear of Glencroft Pendle Avenue Chatburn BB7 4AX
Received 3 Mar 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0243
Applications for full consent Proposed single storey extension to existing retail shop unit and covered seating area.
The Conference Centre Gleneagles Drive Brockhall Village Old Langho BB6 8AY
Received 3 Mar 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0244
Variation of Condition Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) of planning application 3/2019/0953. Proposed substitution of house types.
Land at Pendle Road Clitheroe
Received 3 Mar 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0245
Applications for full consent Proposed loft conversion with dormer.
21 Springwood Drive Whalley BB7 9XL
Received 4 Mar 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0246
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Four proposed arena mirrors along a pre-existing fence line.
Marylebone Farm Bowland Gate Lane West Bradford BB7 4TL
Received 4 Mar 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0247
Applications for full consent Proposed extensions to the rear to form kitchen and dining room and demolition of existing single storey outrigger.
98 Beech Mount Waddington BB7 3HS
Received 4 Mar 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0249
Non-Material amendment Amendments to planning permission 3/2019/0629 to allow alterations to fenestration on front elevation; five pane bay window in west elevation to be replaced with smaller 3 panel bi-fold door; removal of central pillars in both diagonal windows in the east and west gables to form one window in east gable; additional Velux in the south side of roof.
Chancers Leap Abbey Fields Whalley BB7 9RS
Received 5 Mar 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0250
Applications for full consent Proposed loft conversion with rear facing dormer and side extension to form single garage.
White House Bungalow Moreton Park Whalley BB7 9DW
Received 5 Mar 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0251
Applications for full consent Proposed change of part of the existing car park and bin storage at the rear of the property to be part of the licenced area allowing for a seated area for food and drinks to be served. The area will have a boundary of temporary low level fencing/planters to enclose the space that will be removed in winter.
41 King Street Whalley BB7 9SP
Received 5 Mar 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0252
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Lawful Development Certificate for use of buildings and land in connection within Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouses)
Hill Top Farm Monubent Lane Bolton by Bowland BB7 4NX
Received 5 Mar 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2001/0677
Applications for full consent ERECTION OT TWO DETACHED HOUSES
LAND ADJACENT, 69 PIMLICO ROAD, CLITHEROE, LANCS
Received 30 Aug 2001 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0253
Observations to Another Local Authority Consultation on South Ribble Borough Council application 07/2021/00222/LDO for The Lancashire Advanced Engineeering and Manufacturing Enterprise Zone (Salmesbury) Local Development Order No2 (2014) (LDO): Earthworks and Drainage (northern plots). Viewable via LCC website http://publicaccess.southribble.gov.uk
BAE Samlesbury Aerodrome Whalley Road Samlesbury BB2 7LB
Received 5 Mar 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0254
Applications for full consent Proposed extension to create a one bedroom holiday apartment and construction of two single storey one bedroom holiday let units with parking.
Wellsprings Hotel Clitheroe Road Sabden BB7 9HN
Received 5 Mar 2021 - Withdrawn3/2021/0255
Application for tree works To fell 2 x Scotts Pine due to location and height.
Calderstones Hospital Mitton Road Whalley BB7 9PE
Received 8 Mar 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0256
Applications for full consent Proposed single detached garage, front extension adjacent to porch, removal of three windows from kitchen and one window from utility as a revision to original plan approval ref 3/2020/0304.
7 Tennyson Avenue Read BB12 7RN
Received 8 Mar 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0257
Agricultural determination Prior notification for two hardcore tracks each measuring 220m in length by 4m in width.
Little Mearley Hall Worston Clitheroe BB7 1QA
Received 8 Mar 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0258
Applications for full consent Proposed extension of existing store, installation of new flat roof on existing front garage and store and change to roof line.
Hawburn 7 Claremont Avenue Clitheroe BB7 1JN
Received 8 Mar 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0259
Applications for full consent Proposed single storey porch to front and single storey extension to the rear.
11 Spring Gardens Clitheroe Road Waddington BB7 3HH
Received 8 Mar 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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