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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Planning information Planning, Buildings and Countryside Contact planning Contact Planning Local plan Planning Policy Pre-application advice How to Apply for Planning Permission Conservation areas Conservation Areas Article 4 directions

Council contacts

Planning enquiries01200425111 Council source
Planning enquiriesplanning.policy@ribblevalley.gov.uk Council source
Planning enquiriesplanning@ribblevalley.gov.uk Council source

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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 Decision3/2021/0544
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Proposed erection of a single storey side extension and a single storey rear extension.
7 Milbeck Close Longridge PR3 3LQ
Received 18 May 2021
Decided - Final Decision3/2005/0669
Applications for full consent Proposed two storey extension to dwelling with garage at lower ground level.
12 Whalley Old Road York Lancashire
Received 22 Jul 2005
Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0390
Applications for full consent INSTALLATION OF NEW PPC ALUMINIUM ELECTRONICALLY OPERATED, PERFORATED LATH, ROLLER SHUTTER
50 MOOR LANE, CLITHEROE, LANCS
Received 1 May 2002
Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0545
Applications for full consent Proposed two storey extension to side and rear of property. Single storey extension to front, rear and side to form double garage. Relocation of site access.
49 Edisford Road Clitheroe BB7 3LA
Received 19 May 2021
Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0546
Applications for full consent Proposed single storey rear extension.
4 Whitethorne Fold Barrow BB7 9YQ
Received 19 May 2021
Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0547
Prior Notification of change of use from commercial to dwelling Prior notification for change of use from commercial to residential.
14 Whalley Road Sabden BB7 9DZ
Received 20 May 2021
Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0548
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing 2-storey garage with home office. Extension of the existing dwelling constituting a 2-storey side extension with internal alterations and associated landscaping works. Resubmission of 3/2021/0033.
School House West Bradford Road Waddington BB7 3JE
Received 19 May 2021
Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0549
Applications for full consent Proposed erection of gates and wall.
Riverside 5 Browgate Sawley BB7 4NB
Received 19 May 2021
Withdrawn3/2021/0550
Agricultural determination Proir notification for a proposed agricultural machinery store.
Hesketh End Judd Holmes Lane Chipping PR3 2TJ
Received 18 May 2021
Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0551
Applications for full consent Proposed erection of a two storey holiday cottage, previously approved on 3/2020/0013.
Dewhurst Farm Longsight Road Langho BB6 8AD
Received 18 May 2021
Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0552
Applications for full consent First floor extension to rear. Resubmission of 3/2020/1077
11 Mellor Brook Blackburn BB2 7PH
Received 20 May 2021
Withdrawn3/2021/0553
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing lean-to building attached to an existing outbuilding.
The Pendle Witch 38 Whalley Road Sabden BB7 9DZ
Received 20 May 2021
Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0554
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing garage. Alterations to change the use of the domestic store to a dwelling to include a single storey side extension and single storey rear extension. Resubmission of 3/2021/0084.
The Rann Saccary Lane Mellor BB1 9DL
Received 21 May 2021
Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0391
Applications for full consent TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING. ADDITION OF NEW PORCH ON FRONT ELEVATION
4 DYKE NOOK, CLITHEROE, BB7 1JJ
Received 1 May 2002
Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0555
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use from Residential Class C3 (dwellinghouse) to C2 (residential institution).
42 Knowsley Road Wilpshire BB1 9PN
Received 21 May 2021
Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0556
Reserved Matters (following outline) Application for reserved matters consent (appearance, scale, landscaping and layout) pursuant to outline planning consent (ref 3/2016/1082) for the demolition of 74 Higher Road and construction of up to 123 houses on land to the rear.
74 Higher Road Longridge PR3 3SY and land to the rear.
Received 21 May 2021
Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0557
Applications for full consent Proposed single storey rear extension, entrance porch and associated internal alterations.
2a Ribble Prospect Clitheroe BB7 2FE
Received 24 May 2021
Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0558
Applications for full consent Proposed wooden post structure ranging in height from 2.4m to 2.8m in the rear garden. Posts to be joined by trellis/lattices.
28 Sheepfold Crescent Barrow Clitheroe BB7 9XR
Received 24 May 2021
Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0559
Application for tree works T12 (Ash) - Fell due to decay. T14 (Oak) - Remove Tree due to damage.
22 Vicarage Lane Wilpshire BB1 9HX
Received 22 Mar 2021
Withdrawn3/2021/0560
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Certificate of Lawful Development for the rewiring of the property and the replacement boiler and oil tank
Kirk House Malt Kiln Brow Chipping PR3 2GP
Received 24 May 2021
Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0561
Prior notification of proposed larger home extensions Proposed demolition of existing conservatory and replacement with single storey extension to rear 6m long, 2.87m high (max) and 2.87m high to eaves.
20 Shireburn Avenue Clitheroe BB7 2PN
Received 25 May 2021
Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0562
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for a dormer extension to the rear and change of existing garage into a habitable space with internal changes.
20 Shireburn Avenue Clitheroe BB7 2PN
Received 25 May 2021
Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0563
Applications for full consent Proposed front dormer extension and side juliet balcony.
20 Shireburn Avenue Clitheroe BB7 2PN
Received 25 May 2021
Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0564
Applications for full consent Proposed extension to dwelling to provide basement accommodation and extension of residential curtilage.
Painley Settle Road Newsholme BD23 3FE
Received 26 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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