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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Withdrawn3/2021/0938
Applications for full consent Proposed complete renovation of an existing dwelling and its extension into the adjoining barn.
Ling Hill Farm Dugdale Lane Bolton by Bowland BD23 4SY
Received 15 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0939
Applications for full consent Siting of a Shepherds Hut for holiday accommodation.
Hillcrest Farm Startifants Lane Chipping PR3 2NP
Received 15 Sept 2021 - Withdrawn3/2021/0940
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use to create a new retail store (off Moor Lane), 2 x Nailbar Units (off Lowergate) and a self-contained two bedroom first floor apartment. Associated fenestration alterations and building enhancements including replacement of existing concrete roof tiles with natural slate.
45-47 Moor Lane Clitheroe BB7 1BE
Received 15 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0941
Applications for full consent Proposed single storey side extension with lean to roof.
42 River Lea Gardens Clitheroe BB7 1QQ
Received 16 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0942
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of Condition 7 (Hard Landscaping Materials) of planning application 3/2021/0333.
Greenbank Farm Whalley Road Sabden BB7 9DT
Received 16 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0943
Applications for full consent Proposed single storey extension to rear of property and single storey bay window to side of rear kitchen-dining room.
Pepper Hill Pendleton Road Wiswell BB7 9BZ
Received 16 Sept 2021 - APPEAL LODGED3/2021/0944
Applications for full consent Retention of unauthorised existing outbuilding containers on site used as ancillary leisure space for Winton House.
Winton 145 Whalley Road Wilpshire BB1 9NE
Received 16 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0945
Application for tree works in a conservation area Tree Works - T1 and T2 (Hawthorns) to be removed and stumps grinding due to unacceptable risk of failure. 3 x Hawthorns to be replanted.
Towneley Gardens Berry Lane Longridge
Received 16 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0946
Applications for full consent Proposed full rendering of house and detached garage.
22 Betula Drive Longridge PR3 3DF
Received 17 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0947
Applications for full consent Proposed new production facility (Class B2) and associated works.
Calder Vale Park Simonstone Lane Simonstone BB12 7ND
Received 16 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2005/0673
Applications for full consent Conservatory. Remove existing bay French Doors to rear of property.
65 Beech Drive Calderstones Park Whalley Lancashire
Received 22 Jul 2005 - Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0870
Alter or Extend a Listed Building ERECTION OF LARGE LEAN-TO GARDEN SHED TO COVER EXISTING OIL TANK (LISTED BUILDING CONSENT)
MARL HILL HOUSE, EASINGTON ROAD, COWARK, CLITHEROE
Received 15 Oct 2002 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0948
Non-Material amendment Non-material amendment of planning application 3/2018/0776. Proposed changes include a change of door at the rear to a single door to utility room; added window on back wall of single storey extension; addition of utility room; dressing room turned into bedroom; lobby turned into WC.
Wild Rose Cottage Longsight Road Copster Green Clitheroe BB2 7JA
Received 17 Sept 2021 - Withdrawn3/2021/0949
Application for tree works in a conservation area Tree Works - Fell 3 conifers; deadwood, prune and raise the crown of the trees by the roadside; deadwood, prune and reduce the height of the other trees within the grassed area.
The Old Rectory Gisburn Road Bolton by Bowland BB7 4NP
Received 20 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0950
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey partially-enclosed glass room to rear.
8 Provence Avenue Brockhall Village Old Langho BB6 8DF
Received 17 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0951
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of Conditions 30 (Play Space Management Plan), Condition 54 (Footpath and Cycle Way), Condition 58 (Road Drainage, Fire Hydrants, Hard Landscaping, Foothpath and Cycle Linkages), Condition 59 (Bus Stops) from planning permission 3/2015/0895 as updated by non-material amendment 3/2016/0939.
Land at Higher Standen Farm and Part Littlemoor Farm Clitheroe
Received 17 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0952
Applications for full consent Demolition and conversion of farm buildings to employment space (Use Class E) including demolition of agricultural building and new build workshop.
Root Farm Dunsop Bridge Clitheroe BB7 3BB
Received 17 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0953
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for the removal of the flat ceiling over the lounge and replaced with vaulted ceiling following the existing roof line. Installation of air source heat pump as primary heat source.
Flat 8 Hodder Court Knowles Brow Stonyhurst Clitheroe BB7 9PP
Received 20 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0954
PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF AGRIC BLDG TO DWELLINGHOUSE
Old Sawley Grange Gisburn Rd Sawley BB7 4LQ
Received 20 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0955
Applications for full consent Change of use of land from agricultural to proposed offices.
Old Sawley Grange Gisburn Rd Sawley BB7 4LQ
Received 20 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0956
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Remove failing cement render, clean by soft air and water brushing, repoint with quick lime.
76 Whalley Road Clitheroe BB7 1EE
Received 21 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0957
Applications for full consent Proposed single storey extension to rear of dwelling.
17 Cottage Close Clitheroe BB7 1GX
Received 20 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0654
Applications for full consent CONSTRUCTION OF CAR PARK TO PROVIDE 12NO. SPACES
LONGRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, PRESTON ROAD, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON
Received 7 Aug 2002 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0958
Application for tree works Tree Works - T1 (Silver Birch) to be felled.
The Birches 20 Highfield Drive Longridge PR3 3SN
Received 20 Sept 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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