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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2021/0764
Applications for full consent Retention of unauthorised single storey rear and side extension and proposed alterations to existing outbuilding to form additional storage/playroom.
35 Clitheroe Road Whalley BB7 9AD
Received 22 Jul 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0765
Application for tree works in a conservation area Application to fell 1 x Cherry Tree,1 x Beech Tree and remove failed primary limb from mature multi-stemmed apple tree from the graveyard.
St Wilfreds Church Riverside Ribchester PR3 3XS
Received 23 Jul 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0766
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of Condition 3 (Timber Panelling) of Listed Building Consent application 3/2021/0214.
Whalley Abbey The Sands Whalley BB7 9SS
Received 23 Jul 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0396
Applications for full consent REBUILD EXISTING GARAGE WITH BEDROOM ACCOMMODATION AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL
39 CHATBURN PARK DRIVE, CLITHEROE, BB7 2AY
Received 7 May 2002 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0767
Applications for full consent Replacement two storey outbuilding.
The Barn By The River Kenyon Lane Langho BB6 8AN
Received 23 Jul 2021 - APPEAL LODGED3/2021/0768
Application for Planning Permission for relevant demolition in a Conservation Area Demolition of an external rear garden stone outbuilding. Building to be replaced with new to provide a hot tub/jacuzzi facility. All materials to match existing..
21 Church Street Ribchester PR3 3XP
Received 23 Jul 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0769
Applications for full consent Proposed two storey extension to rear.
16 Elswick Gardens Mellor BB2 7JD
Received 23 Jul 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0770
Applications for full consent Proposed rear extension and dormer extension.
7 Clayton Grove Copster Green BB1 9HJ
Received 23 Jul 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0771
PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF AGRIC BLDG TO DWELLINGHOUSE
Tan Yard Farm Ribchester Road Hothersall PR3 3YA
Received 27 Jul 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0772
Advertisements Five non-illuminated box signs on the exterior of the building detailing the occupiers professions and services.
Victoria House 34 Wellgate Clitheroe BB7 2DP
Received 26 Jul 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0773
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of Condition 7 (Bird and Bat Box) of planning application 3/2020/0931.
Oak Bank Slaidburn Road Newton BB7 3DL
Received 26 Jul 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0774
Agricultural determination Prior notification application for proposed cattle shed and midden.
Whittakers Farm Back Lane Read BB12 7SA
Received 27 Jul 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0775
Application for tree works T2 - Oak - Crown raise to 3 meters to clear the garage, side reduction of up to 2m and a crown clean which will remove all crossing dead, dying and diseased branches.
19 Railway Terrace Simonstone Nr Burnley BB12 7NN
Received 27 Jul 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0776
Applications for full consent Installation of black metal gates to 'coach' entrance between 15 and 17 York Street.
15 York Street Clitheroe BB7 2DH
Received 26 Jul 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0651
Applications for full consent PROPOSED DORMER TO FRONT ELEVATION
17 HILLCREST ROAD, LANGHO, BLACKBURN
Received 31 Jul 2002 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0777
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of conditions from Listed Building Consent 3/2021/0155: part discharge of conditions 1 (start date), 2 (design statement), 3 (method statement), 5 (wall pointing).; full discharge of conditions 4 (roof cover materials), and 7 (roof timbers).
Hodder Place Hodder Court Knowles Brow Hurst Green BB7 9PP
Received 26 Jul 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0778
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Conversion of existing conservatory into sunroom with new concrete tile roof.
23 Highwoods Park Brockhall Village Old Langho BB6 8HN
Received 27 Jul 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0779
Applications for full consent Proposed single storey rear extension and associated alterations.
Woodseave Barn Cross Lane Waddington BB7 3JH
Received 27 Jul 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0780
Application for tree works in a conservation area To remove 1 x Cotoneaster due to proximity to the house.
8 Church Brow Gardens Clitheroe BB7 2AB
Received 28 Jul 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0781
Variation of Condition Variation of Condition 2 (Drawings) 3 (Materials) of planning application 3/2021/0549.
Riverside 5 Browgate Sawley BB7 4NB
Received 28 Jul 2021 - Decided - Final Decision3/2021/0782
S.106 Variation Variation of the Unilateral Undertaking dated 10 May 2019 attached to outline planning permission 3/2018/0688 to amend the definition of 'mortgagee' and 'protected tenant' and to amend the 'mortgagee in possession' clause.
Land off Henthorn Road Clitheroe BB7 2QF
Received 29 Jul 2021 - APPEAL LODGED3/2021/0783
Applications for full consent Proposed extension of an existing driveway, creation of a car port with a balcony above.
York House York Road Wilpshire BB1 4AE
Received 28 Jul 2021 - Withdrawn3/2021/0784
Applications for full consent Remove external staircase and proposed two-storey (ground and lower ground floor) extension including internal staircase.
159 Whalley Road Clitheroe BB7 1HT
Received 28 Jul 2021 - APPEAL LODGED3/2021/0785
Applications for full consent Proposed balcony/patio area above the double garage, with 1.150m high glass balustrade, accessed by wooden steps from the garden.
1 The Hazels Wilpshire BB1 9HZ
Received 28 Jul 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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