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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2023/0553
Applications for full consent Planning application for the proposed erection of a greenhouse.
The Priory Hellifield Road Gisburn BB7 4HQ
Received 10 Jul 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0554
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey extension to rear and other alterations. Resubmission of application 3/2023/0023.
52A Lowergate Clitheroe BB7 1AD
Received 7 Jul 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0555
Applications for full consent Planning application for proposed new timber frontage, proposed repair and painting of existing white-washed stone, and repair and repaint of existing rainwater goods.
33 Castle Street Clitheroe BB7 2BT
Received 10 Jul 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0556
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for proposed new timber frontage, proposed repair and painting of existing white-washed stone, and repair and repaint of existing rainwater goods.
33 Castle Street Clitheroe BB7 2BT
Received 10 Jul 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0557
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 5 (joinery and room/ceiling partitions) from Listed Building Consent 3/2022/0453.
Stonyhurst College Avenue Road Hurst Green BB7 9PZ
Received 10 Jul 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0558
Application for tree works Crown thin by 20%, clean out and deadwood four beech trees.
17 Nethertown Gardens Whalley BB7 9GU
Received 10 Jul 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0559
Non-Material amendment Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 3/2021/0205 to allow re-positioning of plots 32-34.
Land at Neddy Lane Billington BB7 9LL
Received 10 Jul 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0560
Applications for full consent Two single-storey extensions to side and rear.
Sunny Bank Whalley Road Simonstone BB12 7HT
Received 10 Jul 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0561
Agricultural determination Prior notification for proposed erection to agricultural building for storage.
Fields Farm Barn Back Lane Chipping PR3 2QA
Received 13 Jul 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2001/0770
Applications for full consent ERECTION OF DINING ROOM EXTENSION TO SIDE
OAK TREE FARM, PRESTON ROAD, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON
Received 9 Oct 2001
Withdrawn3/2023/0562
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Change of use from a summer house to a beauty studio.
6 Croal Road Clitheroe BB7 2GU
Received 10 Jul 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0563
Applications for full consent Proposed covered manure store.
Mason House Farm Clitheroe Road Bashall Eaves BB7 3DD
Received 10 Jul 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0564
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Certificate of Lawfulness to confirm the planning unit and extent of land comprising the Spread Eagle public house/restaurant and its curtilage.
Spread Eagle Hotel Mellor Lane Mellor BB2 7EG
Received 10 Jul 2023
Withdrawn3/2023/0565
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey extension to rear and conversion of garage to a bedroom.
Valley Cottage Back Lane Grindleton BB7 4RW
Received 10 Jul 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0566
Applications for full consent Proposed new vehicular access. Resubmission of application 3/2023/0038.
Brentwood Pendleton Road Wiswell BB7 9BZ
Received 10 Jul 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0567
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 4 (window and door materials), 7 (boundary treatment) and 13 (surface water drainage scheme) of planning permission 3/2022/1185.
Moor Laithe Farm Blind Lane Gisburn BB7 4EU
Received 12 Jul 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0568
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition5 (internal roof sections) of planning permission 3/2023/0218.
Highcliffe Cottage Lower Chapel Lane Grindleton BB7 4RN
Received 12 Jul 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0569
Applications for full consent Conversion of agricultural barn to two dwellings and conversion of agricultural outbuilding to annexe accommodation, construction of two double garages, creation of garden areas and landscaping. Relocation of agricultural track.
Parsonage Farm Church Street Ribchester PR3 3YE
Received 12 Jul 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0570
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 6 (Protected Species Licence) of Listed Building Consent 3/2022/0750.
Barn 2 Dinkling Green Farm Little Bowland Road Chipping BB7 3BN
Received 12 Jul 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0571
Applications for full consent Removal of existing detached garages and outbuilding, erection of a single storey rear extension, replacement detached garage and insertion of 2 first floor windows, rooflights and ground floor window.
1 Hawthorne Place Clitheroe BB7 2HU
Received 12 Jul 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2001/0839
Applications for full consent SINGLE STOREY GARAGE/KITCHEN EXTENSION AND INTERNAL ALTERATIONS
35 ST PETERS CLOSE, SALESBURY, BLACKBURN
Received 9 Nov 2001
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0572
Application for tree works Crown raise lime tree T1 to 5m from ground level on the property side of the tree and 3m from ground level on the rear of the tree. Shorten lateral branches that overhang the garden by 1.5m and remove deadwood more than 3cm in diameter. Crown thin by 15%
Land adj 1 Guardians Close Clitheroe BB7 4SF
Received 13 Jul 2023
Withdrawn3/2023/0573
Applications for full consent Proposed industrial unit.
Central Garage Warwick Street Longridge PR3 3EB
Received 13 Jul 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0574
Application for tree works Removal of 8 ash trees at the rear of the property due to ash dieback.
52 Highwoods Park Brockhall Village Blackburn BB6 8HN
Received 18 Jul 2023

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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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