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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2021/0982
Application for tree works Tree Works to T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T16, T17 and hedging. All detailed in the Tree Condition Report.
West Croft Rimington Lane Rimington BB7 4DP
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0983
Application for tree works in a conservation area Tree Works - 2 x Ash Tree's to be felled due to Ash dieback.
5 The Dene Hurst Green Clitheroe BB7 9QF
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0984
Applications for full consent Retention of unauthorised existing internal garden fence within the boundary of the property from the height of 185cm to 325cms, the additional height is from the use of a wooden timber frame with ivy netting.
3 Spring Gardens Waddington Clitheroe Road BB7 3HH
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0985
Applications for full consent Proposed single storey extension to the rear, removal of ceiling to second floor rooms and insertion of 3 conservation rooflights in rear roof pitch. New stud walls to form en-suite on the second floor. Removal of existing garage prior to construction of replacement.
84 Whalley Road Clitheroe BB7 1EE
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0986
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for a proposed single storey extension to the rear, removal of ceiling to second floor rooms and insertion of 3 conservation rooflights in rear roof pitch. New stud walls to form en-suite on the second floor. Removal of existing garage prior to construction of replacement.
84 Whalley Road Clitheroe BB7 1EE
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0987
Application for tree works Tree Works - Removal of two limbs overhanging the rear gardens of Plots 13 and 14.
Rear of Plot 13 Lime Close and Plot 14 Bellman Way Clitheroe BB7 4UB
Received 28 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0988
Observations to Another Local Authority Further consultation on South Ribble application 07/2020/00768/FUL Demolition of existing public house and related infrastructure and erection of convenience store and petrol filling station including associated canopy, 6 fuel pumps, underground storage tanks, EV charging points, car parking and associated landscaping. Viewable via South Ribble Borough Council website.
Windmill Hotel Preston New Road Mellor Brook BB2 7NS
Received 28 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0657
Applications for full consent PROPOSED SUN LOUNGE
HAWTHORN, 3 PORTFIELD BAR, WHALLEY, LANCASHIRE
Received 1 Aug 2002 - APPEAL LODGED3/2021/0989
Applications for full consent Proposed annexe within the residential curtilage.
Cliveden Sandy Bank Chipping PR3 2GA
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0990
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of Conditions 6 (Foul Surface Water Disposal), 9 (Construction Method Statement), 14 (Land Contamination) from planning permission 3/2018/0837.
Former Household Waste Recycling Centre off Whalley Road Langho BB6 8AB
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0991
Applications for full consent Revisions to the proposed single storey dwelling of the previously approved application (3/2020/0006), amendments include roof overhang to south facing terrace/walkway and west facing patio. Internal reconfigurations, inclusion of study, amendment to entrance lobby, additional rooflight to living room, solar panels located on the roof and inclusion of air source heat recovery system. The application boundary has been revised to exclude the existing bungalow. The proposal also includes the construction of one double garage.
4B Ashgreen House Wiswell Lane Whalley Clitheroe BB7 9AF
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0992
Agricultural determination Prior notification for a covered muck midden.
Hacking Hall Farm Elker Lane Billington Lancashire BB7 9HZ
Received 28 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0993
Application for tree works Tree Works - T1 Multiple Ash trees along the side of Kiln Lane - remove the tree suffering with Ash dieback. T2 - Ash Tree - remove due to Ash Dieback.
Ribble Valley Country and Leisure Park Paythorne BB7 4JD
Received 29 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0994
Applications for full consent Erection of a polytunnel.
3 Bowland View Mill Lane Gisburn BB7 4PR
Received 28 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0995
Application for tree works Tree works - Beech to be felled. Tree has meripilus.
St Marys Court Church Lane Mellor Blackburn Lancs BB2 7SE
Received 29 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0996
Applications for full consent Propose dormer to front elevation.
143 Pasturelands Drive Billington BB7 9LJ
Received 28 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0997
Applications for full consent Proposed rear single storey extension in brick to match existing, flat roof with sky light.
96 Hacking Drive Longridge Lancashire PR3 3FP
Received 28 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0998
Applications for full consent Proposed new sustainable detached house on an existing development strip of land adjacent to Treetops.
Tree Tops Wiswell Lane Whalley Lancashire BB7 9AF
Received 28 Sept 2021 - Withdrawn3/2001/0751
Alter or Extend a Listed Building CHANGE OF USE FROM SINGLE DWELLING TO 6 SELF-CONTAINED FLATS AND CHANGE OF USE OF GARAGE TO 2 FLATS (LISTED BUILDING CONSENT)
110 WHALLEY ROAD, CLITHEROE, LANCS
Received 8 Oct 2001 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0999
Applications for full consent Change of Use from existing retail store (E Commercial) into a taxi office (Sui Generis).
Unit 2 75 Berry Lane Longridge PR3 3WH
Received 28 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/1000
Application for tree works Tree Works - T1 - Mature ash to be felled to ground level as the tree would appear to be in decline.
10 Ribchester Road Wilpshire BB1 9JH
Received 29 Sept 2021 - Withdrawn3/2021/1001
Unspecified Consultation on extending the age range of Ribblesdale High School to provide a 4-16 age all through school by utilising the Higher Standen site to provide 210 primary school places from September 2023
Ribblesdale High School, (Community) Queens Road Clitheroe BB7 1EJ
Received 30 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/1002
Prior notification for the installation alteration or replacement of other solar photovoltaics on roofs of non-domestic buildings............. Installation of Solar PV array to pitched roof of existing Agricultural Building
Withgill Farm Clitheroe Lane Withgill Clitheroe BB7 3LW
Received 29 Sept 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/1003
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing alterations to a garage from a sloping roof to a pitched roof.
4 Clayton Court Longridge PR3 3UD
Received 29 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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