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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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

Decided - Final Decision3/2022/0906
Applications for full consent Proposed erection of four holiday lodges with associated access road and parking. Resubmission of 3/2021/0858.
Fishes And Peggy Hill Farm Henthorn Road Clitheroe BB7 3BY
Received 23 Sept 2022
Decided - Final Decision3/2022/0907
Applications for full consent Proposed erection of a stone-built building and the change of use of an existing stable building to create a wellbeing centre.
Pendle View Primrose Lane Mellor BB2 7EQ
Received 27 Sept 2022
Decided - Final Decision3/2022/0908
Applications for full consent Proposed single storey extension to form storage area.
53 to 55 Higher Road Longridge PR3 3SY
Received 20 Sept 2022
Decided - Final Decision3/2022/0909
PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF AGRIC BLDG TO DWELLINGHOUSE Change of use of three adjoining steel portal frame agricultural structures to five dwellings under Class Q (a) and (b) of the GPDO.
Pewter House Farm Commons Lane Balderstone BB2 7LN
Received 26 Sept 2022
Decided - Final Decision3/2022/0910
Observations to Another Local Authority Consultation on Lancaster City Council application 21/00792/FUL for works for and use of replacement section of aqueduct. Viewable via https://planning.lancaster.gov.uk/online-applications//
Haweswater Aqueduct Helks Brow Wray
Received 27 Sept 2022
Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0138
Change of Use (MKA) CHANGE OF USE TO RECREATIONAL LAND FOR AN ARCHERY COURSE AND CLUB
BRIDGE HEY WOOD, WHALLEY ROAD, READ, BURNLEY
Received 11 Feb 2002
Decided - Final Decision3/2022/0911
Applications for full consent Application for planning permission for a proposed extension to the existing accommodation annex to create an additional guest bedroom.
Three Millstones Inn Waddington Road West Bradford BB7 4SX
Received 23 Sept 2022
Decided - Final Decision3/2022/0912
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Application for Listed Building Consent for a proposed extension to the existing accommodation annex to create an additional guest bedroom.
Three Millstones Inn Waddington Road West Bradford BB7 4SX
Received 23 Sept 2022
Decided - Final Decision3/2022/0913
Applications for full consent Retention and regularisation of unauthorised kennels 6.5m x 3m and stables 6.2 m x 3m.
Little Dudlands Farm Rimington Lane Rimington BB7 4EA
Received 28 Sept 2022
Decided - Final Decision3/2022/0914
Applications for full consent Construction of summerhouse in rear garden.
29 Wolf Fell Close Chipping PR3 2DR
Received 28 Sept 2022
Decided - Final Decision3/2022/0915
Applications for full consent Retention of unauthorised lean to providing covered area and storage area to existing outdoor seating area.
Three Rivers Woodland Park Moor Lane West Bradford Clitheroe BB7 3JG
Received 28 Sept 2022
Decided - Final Decision3/2022/0916
Applications for full consent Construction of a concrete slurry tower with conical roof to store cattle slurry.
Hague Farm Bolton by Bowland Road Bolton by Bowland BB7 4NJ
Received 28 Sept 2022
APPEAL LODGED3/2022/0917
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey extension to the rear of the property.
2 Northacre Drive Barrow BB7 9XT
Received 29 Sept 2022
Decided - Final Decision3/2022/0918
Applications for full consent Proposed two storey side extension.
3 Over Hacking Cottages Knowles Brow Hurst Green BB7 9PY
Received 29 Sept 2022
Decided - Final Decision3/2022/0919
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use of agricultural land which houses septic tank to garden of residential house.
Kellets Farm Green Moor Lane Ribchester PR3 2YR
Received 29 Sept 2022
Decided - Final Decision3/2022/0920
Applications for full consent Proposed glazed, single-storey extension to rear.
2 Park Avenue Clitheroe BB7 2HW
Received 30 Sept 2022
Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0139
Applications for full consent SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY, 7 MARKET PLACE, CLITHEROE, LANCS
Received 12 Feb 2002
Decided - Final Decision3/2022/0921
Applications for full consent Retention of unauthorised replacement timber store.
Land opposite Orchard House Back Lane Grindleton Lancashire BB7 4RZ
Received 30 Sept 2022
Withdrawn3/2022/0922
Application for Planning Permission for relevant demolition in a Conservation Area Application for relevant demolition of an unlisted building in a conservation area (Retrospective)
Orchard House Back Lane Grindleton Lancashire BB7 4RZ
Received 30 Sept 2022
Decided - Final Decision3/2022/0923
Applications for full consent Proposed new raised decked area to rear of property with ramp to garden.
3 Knowsley Road West Wilpshire BB1 9PW
Received 30 Sept 2022
Decided - Final Decision3/2022/0924
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of rear garage.Replacement rear extension with new rooflights. Dormer extension and window alterations. Resubmission of 3/2021/0770.
7 Clayton Grove Copster Green BB1 9HJ
Received 30 Sept 2022
Withdrawn3/2022/0925
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed change of use from C3(a) to C3(b) - a permanent home for children and adults in care supervised by permanent staff living on site with a maximum of four children/young person adults.
Stoneycross Cottage Gallows Lane Ribchester PR3 3XX
Received 29 Sept 2022
Decided - Final Decision3/2022/0926
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Works to stone portal of former Railway Tunnel. Masonry blocks to be stitched as necessary to repair/maintain the integrity of the stone portal.
Former Railway Tunnel Higher Road Longridge PR3 2XY
Received 3 Oct 2022
Decided - Final Decision3/2022/0927
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use from Class B1(a) and Class B1(b), and use of building for storage of private cars and workshops, to Class E.
Blue Bell Farm Higher Road Longridge PR3 2YX
Received 30 Sept 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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