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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 dates
29,791Searchable 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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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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.

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More application records

  1. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0500

    Discharge of Conditions Discharge of conditions 4 (Tree Planting), 6 (Landscaping Plan), 10 (Noise Management Plan) and 12 (Highway Survey) from planning permission 3/2020/0876.

    Bowland County High School Sawley Road Grindleton BB7 4QS

    Received 11 May 2021
  2. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0501

    Application for tree works T2 - Sycamore - Prune tree to reduce stem. T4 - Ash - Prune tree to remove end weighted branch. T5 - Downy Birch - Remove dead tree. T6 - Common Ash - Remove tree due to stem failure at base. G1 - Birch Oak Sycamore - Remove Oak to west of group due to progressive subsidence towards power line.

    Throstles Nest Saccary Lane Mellor Lancashire BB1 9DW

    Received 10 May 2021
  3. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0502

    Discharge of Conditions Discharge of Condition 3 (Samples) of Listed Building Consent 3/2020/0909.

    Snow Hill House Main Street Gisburn BB7 4HD

    Received 11 May 2021
  4. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0503

    Applications for full consent Demolition of existing single storey extension and glazed entrance porch. Erection of single storey rear extension and entrance porch. Resubmission of approved consent 3/2020/0768

    19 Bleasdale Avenue Clitheroe BB7 2PF

    Received 11 May 2021
  5. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0504

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Confirmation that planning permission reference APP/T2350/W/16/3164118 has been implemented and that the erection of the approved dwelling houses, in accordance with the permission, would be lawful.

    30 Barker Lane Mellor BB2 7ED

    Received 11 May 2021
  6. Decided - Final Decision3/2001/0945

    Reserved Matters (following outline) 2NO. NEW DWELLINGS

    STEPS COTTAGE, 17 WADDINGTON ROAD, CLITHEROE, LANCS

    Received 24 Dec 2001
  7. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0505

    Applications for full consent Demolition of agricultural building and construction of building to provide a wedding and events venue, the siting of three timber holiday lodges and the creation of thirty-two parking spaces.

    Oak Bank Farm Stoneygate Lane Ribchester PR3 3YN

    Received 11 May 2021
  8. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0506

    Applications for full consent Proposed extension of cubicle building.

    Hothersall Hall Farm Hothersall Lane Ribchester PR3 2XB

    Received 12 May 2021
  9. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0507

    Discharge of Conditions Discharge of condition 14 (Construction Method Statement) from Reserved Matters application 3/2019/0132.

    Parcel 4 Land to the west of Malt Kiln Brow Chipping PR3 2GP

    Received 11 May 2021
  10. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0508

    Applications for full consent Proposed single storey rear extension and two dormer windows to rear

    4 Loach Field Close Hurst Green BB7 9ZF

    Received 12 May 2021
  11. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0509

    Applications for full consent Proposed demolition and replacement of existing side extension to create garage and extended dining area.

    Chorley House Back Commons Clitheroe Lancashire BB7 2DX

    Received 12 May 2021
  12. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0510

    Applications for full consent Proposed erection of a single storey lean-to extension.

    1 Brookes Lane Whalley BB7 9RG

    Received 12 May 2021
  13. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0511

    Prior notification for the installation alteration or replacement of other solar photovoltaics on roofs of non-domestic buildings............. Prior notification for proposed works to involve the addition of Solar Photovoltaic panels to the existing school building roofs as part of the decarbonisation scheme (PSDS).

    St Leonards C E Primary School Commons Lane Balderstone BB2 7LL

    Received 12 May 2021
  14. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0512

    Discharge of Conditions Discharge of Condition 6 (Ecologist Report) from planning permission 3/2017/0775.

    Pendle View Fisheries A59 Barrow BB7 9DH

    Received 12 May 2021
  15. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0513

    Applications for full consent Proposed removal of existing prefabricated garage and store and replacement with new garage and store.

    19 Moorland Avenue Clitheroe Lancashire BB7 4PX

    Received 13 May 2021
  16. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0514

    Applications for full consent Proposed single storey extension to bakery and alterations to internal access.

    Chew Mill Farm Unit 1 Elker Lane Billington BB7 9HZ

    Received 14 May 2021
  17. Decided - Final Decision3/2001/0946

    Applications for full consent ENLARGEMENT OF REAR KITCHEN EXTENSION

    8 CALDER VALE, WHALLEY, CLITHEROE BB7 9SR

    Received 24 Dec 2001
  18. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0515

    Prior Notification Railway Clauses Consolidation Act 1845 Proposed works to reconstruct the Settle Road (A682) railway bridge at Newsholme.

    Settle Road (A682) Railway Bridge Newsholme

    Received 14 May 2021
  19. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0516

    Applications for full consent Demolition of existing single-storey extension to rear and replacement with single-storey conservatory.

    88 Higher Road Longridge PR3 3SY

    Received 13 May 2021
  20. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0517

    Applications for full consent Proposed construction of a two-storey extension to the rear.

    Lower Abbott House Abbott Brow Mellor BB2 7HU

    Received 14 May 2021
  21. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0518

    Applications for full consent Proposed annex extension to the rear of existing garage to form living room, bedroom and en-suite.

    16 The Woodlands Brockhall Village Langho BB6 8BH

    Received 13 May 2021
  22. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0519

    Non-Material amendment Non-material Amendment of planning application 3/2020/0822. Proposed minor alteration of building position. Annexe GFL raised by 400mm (700mm below main house floor level) and postioned 5m away from house gable.

    Greenacres Whalley Old Road Billington Whalley Lancashire BB7 9JE

    Received 14 May 2021
  23. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0520

    Applications for full consent Proposed construction of a general purpose agricultural building.

    Cockleth House Farm Harrop Gate Grindleton Clitheroe BB7 4PJ

    Received 14 May 2021
  24. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0521

    Discharge of Conditions Discharge of Condition 3 (Written Scheme of Investigation) of Listed Building Consent 3/2020/0548.

    26 Church Street Ribchester PR3 3XP

    Received 14 May 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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