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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2021/1265
Applications for full consent Erection of garage for ancillary use in connection with new dwelling approved under 3/2018/0036 and extension of residential curtilage. Resubmission of 3/2020/0966.
Manor House Howgill Lane Rimington BB7 4EF
Received 9 Dec 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/1266
Application for tree works T3 (Ash) - Fell to ground level, replant with Oak/Hornbeam/Lime. T8 (Lawson Cypress) - Fell to ground level, replant with Oak/Hornbeam/Lime. T18 (Lawson Cypress) - Crown reduce by 50% due to overhang into neighbours garden. T15 - Horse Chestnut - Crown Clean and side reduce the western side of canopy to clear building and phone wires. T17 - Oak - Deadwood and slight crown raise to the south eastern side to clear footpath.
Oakhill College Wiswell Lane Whalley BB7 9AF
Received 9 Dec 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/1267
Application for tree works in a conservation area T1 - Ash - Crown Lift to 5m and sever ivy stems.
Sawley Village Hall Sawley Lancashire BB7 4LE
Received 13 Dec 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/1268
Non-Material amendment Non Material Amendment of Reserved Matters application 3/2018/0181. To provide a stone entrance feature at the beginning of the development.
Land off Waddington Road Clitheroe BB7 2JD
Received 10 Dec 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/1269
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Regularisation of unauthorised ground source heat pump.
Aighton Bailey and Chaigley War Memorial Hall
Received 13 Dec 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/1270
Applications for full consent Proposed agricultural / machinery store.
Rowan Cottage Old Clitheroe Road Hurst Green PR3 2YU
Received 14 Dec 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0130
Applications for full consent REPLACEMENT AGRICULTURAL LIVESTOCK/STORE BUILDING
LANESIDE FARM, WEST BRADFORD ROAD, WADDINGTON, CLITHEROE
Received 11 Feb 2002 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/1271
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of agricultural buildings, erection of a detached dwelling and garage.
Pinfold Farm Preston Road Ribchester PR3 3YD
Received 14 Dec 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/1272
Applications for full consent Proposed rear dormer extension, single storey rear extension and 2 storey side extension.
12 Bowland Close Longridge PR3 3TU
Received 14 Dec 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/1273
Variation of Condition Variation of Condition 5 (Materials) of planning application 3/2021/0554. Proposed change of roofing material from grey slate to a natural welsh blue slate to match the house.
The Rann Saccary Lane Mellor BB1 9DL
Received 14 Dec 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/1274
Applications for full consent Proposed replacement entrance with a 1 1/2 storey extension, a flat roof rear extension, a flat roof side extension link to the garage, rear first floor additions including two gable extensions and two roof dormers.
Craigmore Longsight Road Copster Green BB1 9EX
Received 14 Dec 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/1275
Applications for full consent Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey extension.
20 Chatburn Park Drive Clitheroe BB7 2AY
Received 14 Dec 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/1276
Applications for full consent Proposed detached garage/office conversion to granny annexe.
Victoria House West Lane Worston Clitheroe BB7 1QA
Received 14 Dec 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/1277
Applications for full consent Erection of 23 dwellings and 81 apartments, of which 49 are for people aged over 55, with associated roads, car parking, landscaping and infrastructure, accessed from Accrington Road.
Land South of Accrington Road Whalley
Received 14 Dec 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/1278
Agricultural determination Proposed agricultural storage building and farm track.
Land off Church Lane Great Mitton BB7 9PQ
Received 21 Dec 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/1279
Non-Material amendment Non material amendment of reserved matters, 3/2020/0332 to make the following amendments - Plots 1,2,13 flipped with front door and front window locations switched. Plots 2,3,4,14 and 15 moved to 1m to the rear. Landscaping and parking amendments to the front of plots 19,20,21,22,23 and 26. Fencing amendments between plots 22,23,24 and 25. Plots 11 and 12 increase in driveway width. Relocation of parking spaces for Plot 3.
Land off Sheepfold Crescent Barrow BB7 9XR
Received 15 Dec 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/1280
Applications for full consent Proposed partial demolition of an existing stable complex and the erection of a new building. Conversion of the retained building to provide a wellbeing centre. Resubmission of 3/2021/0788.
Pendle View Primrose Lane Mellor BB2 7EQ
Received 14 Dec 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0131
Applications for full consent EXTERNAL FIRE ESCAPE TO SIDE ELEVATION
CLITHEROE ADVERTISER, 3 KING STREET, CLITHEROE, LANCS
Received 11 Feb 2002 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/1281
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for the erection of single storey extension to north elevation. Alteration of existing lean-to and removal of existing render wall finish to the west elevation. Proposed internal alterations, underfloor heating, replacement of existing window to the west elevation of the proposed entrance hallway. Renewal of existing electrical, heating and plumbing installations. Internal re-plastering. Associated drainage works. Removal of foul drainage/waste pipes from the east elevation.
The Priory Hellifield Road Gisburn BB7 4HQ
Received 17 Dec 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/1282
Applications for full consent Proposed erection of single storey extension to north elevation. Alteration of existing lean-to and removal of existing render wall finish to the west elevation. Replacement of existing window to the west elevation of the proposed entrance hallway.
The Priory Hellifield Road Gisburn BB7 4HQ
Received 17 Dec 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/1283
Applications for full consent New detached bungalow at the rear of the dwelling.
2 Bushburn Drive Langho Lancashire BB6 8EZ
Received 16 Dec 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/1284
Application for tree works in a conservation area T1 Hawthorn - remove, T2 Ash - remove, T3 Sycamore - remove, T5 Ash - remove.
10 Incy Bobbin Mill Longridge Road Hurst Green BB7 9QP
Received 16 Dec 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/1285
Applications for full consent Retrospective temporary planning permission (2 years) for a wedding marquee on a site to the west of the main built form of Stanley House.
Stanley House Preston New Road Mellor BB2 7NP
Received 16 Dec 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/1286
Applications for full consent Proposed erection of a detached dwelling, detached garage, garden, landscaping works, new access and associated drive.
Land Adjacent to Mulgrave House Ribblesdale Avenue Clitheroe BB7 2HZ
Received 16 Dec 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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