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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 CountrysideContact planning Contact PlanningLocal plan Planning PolicyPre-application advice How to Apply for Planning PermissionConservation areas Conservation AreasArticle 4 directions

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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.

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

  1. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0631

    Application for tree works in a conservation area Crown lift and crown thin of Sycamore tree at the front of the building.

    Ribble Valley Care Home Sawley Old Brow Sawley BB7 4LF

    Received 16 Jun 2021
  2. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0632

    Application for tree works Application to thin out any weak/poor/dying trees. 152 Sycamore, 10 Beech, 52 Ash.

    Bridge Heywood Caravan Park Dunkirk Farm Read BB12 7RR

    Received 15 Jun 2021
  3. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0633

    Agricultural determination Proposed road length 100.00 metres x 3.4 metres width.

    Dunsop Valley Turning Point Whitendale Road Dunsop Bridge BB7 3BL Grid references Site 1 Easting 365249 Northing 452859 Site 2 365296 453160

    Received 15 Jun 2021
  4. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0634

    Discharge of Conditions Discharge of condition 5 - bat activity survey of planning permission 3/2020/0974

    Listers Farm Settle Road Newsholme BB7 4JF

    Received 14 Jun 2021
  5. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0635

    Applications for full consent Demolition of existing detached garage and car port, replacement with detached single storey garden building containing garden room, gymnasium and storage. Raise level of existing patio to rear of existing dwelling with new balustrade.

    142 Ribchester Road Clayton-Le-Dale Lancashire BB1 9EE

    Received 15 Jun 2021
  6. Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0533

    Applications for full consent EXTENSION TO STABLE BLOCK TO CREATE SUMMER ROOM

    LAND ADJACENT, FOLLY HALL, FOREST ROAD, GRINDLETON, CLITHEROE

    Received 18 Jun 2002
  7. Withdrawn3/2021/0636

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for construction of two single storey rear extensions within parameters of permitted development rules.

    Holmfield Long Row Mellor BB2 7EF

    Received 15 Jun 2021
  8. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0637

    Applications for full consent Retention of unauthorised proposed field gate access.

    The Rann Saccary Lane Mellor BB1 9DL

    Received 15 Jun 2021
  9. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0638

    Applications for full consent Conversion of garage to living space.

    1 Cornmill Court Waddington BB7 3HB

    Received 16 Jun 2021
  10. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0639

    Applications for full consent Proposed front pitched roof dormer/loft conversion re submission of 3/2021/0245

    21 Springwood Drive Whalley BB7 9XL

    Received 16 Jun 2021
  11. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0640

    Advertisements Proposed 2 x externally illuminated facsia signs and window vinyls

    30 Carter Fold Mellor BB2 7ER

    Received 16 Jun 2021
  12. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0641

    Applications for full consent Proposed two storey extension to provide a three bay garage, entrance hall, home office, hobby/art studio and proposed tennis court. Resubmission of 3/2021/0103

    Rookwood 41 Clitheroe Road Whalley BB7 9AD

    Received 17 Jun 2021
  13. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0642

    Applications for full consent Proposed replacement porch and rendering of front (north-west) elevation of the existing house

    8 Back Lane Rimington BB7 4EL

    Received 18 Jun 2021
  14. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0643

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Lawful Development Certificate for proposed change of use from class use C3 (dwelling) to class C4 (house of multiple occupation).

    51 Peel Street Clitheroe BB7 1NF

    Received 17 Jun 2021
  15. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0644

    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 17 Jun 2021
  16. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0645

    Alter or Extend a Listed Building Proposed replacement windows, front door, re-rendering and internal alterations

    11 Railway View Road Clitheroe BB7 2HE

    Received 17 Jun 2021
  17. Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0534

    Advertisements ADVERTISEMENT HOARDING

    LONGSIGHT NURSERY, LONGSIGHT ROAD, LANGHO, BLACKBURN

    Received 19 Jun 2002
  18. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0646

    Applications for full consent Addition of four arena mirrors to an existing fence line. To consist of two vertical mirrors 1.2m x 1.8m and two horizontal mirrors 3.6m x 1.2m.

    Marylebone Farm Bowland Gate Lane West Bradford BB7 4TL

    Received 18 Jun 2021
  19. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0647

    Applications for full consent Proposed erection of single storey rear extension with balcony above. Proposed erection of single storey front porch extension.

    Thorn Platt Farm Alston Lane Alston PR3 3BN

    Received 18 Jun 2021
  20. APPEAL LODGED3/2021/0648

    Applications for full consent Change of use of land to tourism, including the siting of a shepherds hut for use as holiday accommodation with associated outdoor space and car parking. Alteration of vehicle access.

    land at Scriddles Croft Smalden Lane Grindleton BB7 4RX

    Received 18 Jun 2021
  21. Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0649

    Discharge of Conditions Discharge of condition 9 from planning permission 3/2016/0146 - Drainage

    Old Row Whalley Road Barrow BB7 9AZ

    Received 18 Jun 2021
  22. Withdrawn3/2021/0650

    Agricultural determination New agricultural building for plant storage and hay bales. Length 11.76 m x width 6.10 m. Height to eaves 3.88 m. Height to ridge 4.37 m.

    Fields Farm Barn Back Lane Chipping PR3 2QA

    Received 18 Jun 2021
  23. Withdrawn3/2021/0651

    Applications for full consent Construction of a machinery store and maintenance workshop. Landscaping with native species hedgerow.

    Bank Top Farm Sawley Road Clitheroe BB7 4RS

    Received 21 Jun 2021
  24. Withdrawn3/2021/0652

    Applications for full consent Dropped kerb

    22 Billington Gardens Billington BB7 9LU

    Received 21 Jun 2021

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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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