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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2023/0641
Applications for full consent Proposed rear dormer extension, conversion of existing outbuilding to gym/office, single storey rear infill extension and new roofing and parapet wall.
9 West View Clitheroe BB7 1DG
Received 7 Aug 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0207
Applications for full consent RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR ERECTION OF AN AGRICULTURAL BUILDING
LAND AT REAR OF NEW ROW, CLITHEROE ROAD, KNOWLE GREEN
Received 5 Mar 2002
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0642
Applications for full consent Construction of equipment store and stable, and equine menage, animal shelter and landscaping (part retrospective). Resubmission of 3/2023/0331.
Former Ashcroft Mill Lane Waddington BB7 3JJ
Received 7 Aug 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0643
Applications for full consent Proposed erection of two storey extension to side with modification to existing front flat roof.
42 Knowsley Road West Clayton le Dale BB1 9PW
Received 7 Aug 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0644
Applications for full consent Proposed erection of an agricultural building.
Bridge End Farm Wood House Lane Slaidburn BB7 3AH
Received 7 Aug 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0645
Applications for full consent Proposed earth bank slurry store with associated landscaping.
Raygill Moss Farm Gisburn Road Bolton By Bowland BB7 4LS
Received 7 Aug 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0646
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 7 (highway works) and 12 (drainage verification) of planning permission 3/2021/0076.
Queen Mary Terrace and Bridge Terrace Mitton Road Whalley BB7 9JS
Received 7 Aug 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0647
Applications for full consent Planning Permission for removal of existing shed in rear garden and replacement with new domestic store.
The Old Reading Room Lyndale Terrace Gisburn BB7 4EZ
Received 8 Aug 2023
Withdrawn3/2023/0648
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for removal of existing shed in rear garden and replacement with new domestic store.
The Old Reading Room Lyndale Terrace Gisburn BB7 4EZ
Received 8 Aug 2023
Withdrawn3/2023/0649
PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF AGRIC BLDG TO DWELLINGHOUSE Prior notification under Class Q (a) and (b) for the proposed change of use of an agricultural building to two dwelling houses.
Barn adj Tile Croft Chipping Road Longridge PR3 2NB
Received 10 Aug 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0650
Applications for full consent Erection of new agricultural building for cow cubicle.
Bolton Fold Farm Alston Lane Longridge PR3 3BN
Received 10 Aug 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0651
Applications for full consent Proposed field-mounted 12kwp solar pv array.
Watery Gate Farm Whitecroft Lane Mellor BB2 7HE
Received 10 Aug 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0208
Advertisements APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO DISPLAY AN ADVERTISEMENT
GISBURN AUCTION MART, GISBURN ROAD, GISBURN, NR CLITHEROE
Received 1 Mar 2002
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0652
Applications for full consent Regularisation of installation of new wooden boundary fence to front garden.
5 Brookes Lane Whalley BB7 9RG
Received 11 Aug 2023
Withdrawn3/2023/0653
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 5 (materials) and 4 (method statement) from 3/2023/0196.
35a King Street Whalley BB7 9SP
Received 14 Aug 2023
Withdrawn3/2023/0654
Applications for full consent Proposed home office/gym/family accommodation on land to the rear.
The Old Coach House Saccary Lane Mellor BB1 9DL
Received 14 Aug 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0655
Applications for full consent Removal of existing decking and replacement with new decking at side and rear and new pergola at rear.
Bier Bridge Bungalow Bolton by Bowland Road Bolton by Bowland BB7 4NL
Received 14 Aug 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0656
Prior notification of proposed larger home extensions
30 Hall Street Clitheroe BB7 1HJ
Received 14 Aug 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0657
Application for tree works Fell ash trees with ash dieback and sycamore in decline namely:- G2 (several ash) fell, T15 (ash) fell, T16 (ash) fell, T4 (ash) pollard and T21 (sycamore) pollard
land at Tootle Green development Dilworth Lane Longridge PR3 3UF
Received 15 Aug 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0658
Applications for full consent Proposed two-storey and single-storey extension to front. Dormer extension to rear.
Foxley Bank Stables Sawley Road Grindleton BB7 4QS
Received 15 Aug 2023
APPEAL LODGED3/2023/0659
Variation of Condition Change of use of agricultural land to exercise/play area for dogs. Erection of secure fencing and wooden shelter/rest area. Construction of limestone/gravel area for vehicle drop-offs and non-designated parking using existing gates. Pursuant to variation of condition 4 (number of dogs allowed on site) on planning permission 3/2018/1054 to allow up to 30 dogs.
Land on the south side of Ridding Lane (Broad Lane) Whalley adj Sewage Works.
Received 15 Aug 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0660
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing bungalow and erection of a two-storey dwelling with garage and granny annexe. Alterations to existing access and associated external works.
Hawthorn Bungalow Rimington Lane Rimington BB7 4DP
Received 15 Aug 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0661
Applications for full consent Change of use of an existing cafe to a bike hire shop and relocation of the cafe into the ground floor of adjacent building.
Gisburn Forest Hub and Cafe Hole House Lane Slaidburn BB7 4TS
Received 15 Aug 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0209
Barn Conversion (Residential) (MKA) CONVERSION OF EXISTING BARN AND YARD AREA TO FORM A SINGLE DWELLINGHOUSE AND CURTILAGE
WOOD STRAW FARM, THORNLEY, LONGRIDGE
Received 28 Feb 2002

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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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