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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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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 Decision3/2022/0754

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Lawful Development Certificate for the continued use of Coar Brook House as a single dwelling house unfettered by an agricultural occupancy restriction.

    Coar Brook House Clitheroe Road Waddington BB7 3HH

    Received 5 Aug 2022
  2. Decided - Final Decision3/2022/0755

    Applications for full consent Proposed timber stables for the isolation of horses and ancillary storage area.

    White Hill Stud Higher Trapp House Equestrian Centre Trapp Lane Simonstone BB12 7QW

    Received 5 Aug 2022
  3. Withdrawn3/2022/0756

    Application for tree works Tree Works - T4 (Beech) Crown lift to clear 5.5m over roadway to be constructed for site access and lift remainder of tree to balance. T5, T6, T9, T12 Remove deadwood over road above 50mm and damaged branches to reduce risk to road users. T7, T8, T10, T11 (Beech) Crown reduce lateral branches to south by approx 2m to suitable branch unions to facilitate development.

    33 Whittingham Road Longridge PR3 2AA

    Received 5 Aug 2022
  4. Decided - Final Decision3/2022/0757

    Discharge of Conditions Discharge of Condition 2 (Materials) of application 3/2021/1027.

    Springfield House 3 Springfield Close Whalley BB7 9BW

    Received 8 Aug 2022
  5. Decided - Final Decision3/2022/0758

    Applications for full consent Proposed removal of existing shed and construction of new detached garage and workshop.

    Plane Tree Cottage Chipping Road Chaigley BB7 3LT

    Received 8 Aug 2022
  6. Decided - Final Decision3/2022/0759

    Applications for full consent Proposed two storey side extension to include office in roof space.

    1 Larkhill Old Langho BB6 8AR

    Received 8 Aug 2022
  7. Decided - Final Decision3/2022/0760

    Applications for full consent Retention of unauthorised alterations to existing property; lifting of roof to align with main building behind and alterations to front elevation due to water damage.

    Capernaum 13 Kendal Street Clitheroe BB7 1PA

    Received 8 Aug 2022
  8. Decided - Final Decision3/2005/0798

    Applications for full consent Proposed erection of stable block, tack room, hay store and associated landscaping on land off Nethertown Close, Whalley.

    land off Nethertown Close Whalley Clitheroe Lancashire

    Received 12 Sept 2005
  9. Decided - Final Decision3/2001/0687

    Applications for full consent REPLACEMENT HEIFER BUILDING 256.6 SQ.M.

    BOLTON FOLD FARM, FURTHER LANE, MELLOR

    Received 10 Sept 2001
  10. Decided - Final Decision3/2022/0761

    Agricultural determination Prior notification of a proposed steel portal framed agricultural building.

    Stoops Farm (land adj Howcroft) Stopper Lane Rimington BB7 4DU

    Received 8 Aug 2022
  11. Decided - Final Decision3/2022/0762

    Applications for full consent Re-submission of planning application 3/2021/1286 with minor design amendments for the 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 9 Aug 2022
  12. Decided - Final Decision3/2022/0763

    Application for tree works in a conservation area Crown reduction of willow tree by 40% and crown reduction of sycamore tree by 30%.

    Rosehill Chapel Fold Wiswell BB7 9DE

    Received 9 Aug 2022
  13. Withdrawn3/2022/0764

    Variation of Condition Variation of Condition 3 (Plans)

    Land To the South Of Stella Maris Alston Lane Preston PR3 3BN

    Received 9 Aug 2022
  14. Decided - Final Decision3/2022/0765

    Agricultural determination Prior notification for a proposed agricultural building (90ft x 35ft) for general purpose/machinery and equipment storage.

    Crow Park Farm Crow Park Lane Gisburn BB7 4HP

    Received 10 Aug 2022
  15. Decided - Final Decision3/2022/0766

    Applications for full consent Proposed erection of two open canopies within the existing sales area of the garden centre.

    Shackletons Garden Centre Ltd Clitheroe Road Chatburn BB7 4JY

    Received 10 Aug 2022
  16. Decided - Final Decision3/2022/0767

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Lawful Development Certificate to regularise the unlawful summer house built to a different design from that allowed on 3/2018/0493.

    Big Holme Farm Anna Lane Bolton by Bowland BB7 4NZ

    Received 10 Aug 2022
  17. Withdrawn3/2022/0768

    Applications for full consent Proposed extension to existing caravan site to allow siting of additional caravans and associated works.

    Hackings Holiday Caravan Park Elker Lane Billington BB7 9HZ

    Received 11 Aug 2022
  18. Decided - Final Decision3/2022/0769

    Application for tree works Tree works to two lime trees. Remove all dead wood overhanging garden and footpath, remove epicormic growth.

    27 Barrow Brook Close Barrow BB7 9UN

    Received 10 Aug 2022
  19. Decided - Final Decision3/2022/0770

    Application for tree works T48 (Ash) - Pollard tree and retain stem as a 4m habitat pole to retain habitat features and help enhance the biodiversity of the area.

    Oakhill College Wiswell Lane Whalley BB7 9AF

    Received 10 Aug 2022
  20. Decided - Final Decision3/2001/0688

    Advertisements ILLUMINATED DOUBLE SIDED FREE STANDING ADVERTISEMENT DISPLAY UNIT

    KAM'S SERVICE STATION, WHALLEY ROAD, SIMONSTONE, BURNLEY

    Received 26 Jul 2001
  21. APPEAL LODGED3/2022/0771

    Applications for full consent Proposed change of use from a 2 bedroom Flat (C3) into a Hot Food Takeaway & Restaurant with a new shop front and a mechanical extractor flu to the rear. Resubmission 3/2022/0276.

    35-39 Whalley Road Clitheroe Lancashire BB7 1EE

    Received 11 Aug 2022
  22. Decided - Final Decision3/2022/0772

    Application for tree works T01 - Ash, T02 - Ash & T06 - Ash - Fell. T03 - Ash, TO4 - Ash & TO5 - Ash - crown clean all dead, dying, diseased and dangerous branches. Monitor due to the presence of Ash dieback

    10 Springbrook Clitheroe BB7 1GZ

    Received 11 Aug 2022
  23. Withdrawn3/2022/0773

    Application for tree works Tree Works - T1, T2, T3 (Ash) Crown reduction of 30%.

    12 Springbrook Clitheroe BB7 1GZ

    Received 11 Aug 2022
  24. Withdrawn3/2022/0774

    Application for tree works Tree Works - 5 x Ash 1 x Yew. Proposed crown reduction by a third.

    8 Springbrook Clitheroe BB7 1GZ

    Received 11 Aug 2022

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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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