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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2023/0887
Applications for full consent Proposed summer house in rear garden.
Doctors Well Barn Birdy Brow Clitheroe BB7 9QY
Received 1 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0888
Applications for full consent Proposed stables for three horses.
Land adj to Doctors Well Barn Birdy Brow Clitheroe BB7 9QY
Received 1 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2005/0835
Applications for full consent Conservatory to rear.
York House York Street Clitheroe Lancashire
Received 27 Sept 2005
Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0563
Outline OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR ERECTION OF 4NO. FLATS AND 4NO. DUPLEX FLATS
EXCELSIOR WORKS, STUBBINS LANE, SABDEN, CLITHEROE BB7 9EP
Received 24 Jun 2003
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0889
Applications for full consent Proposed agricultural building.
Land adj to Doctors Well Barn Birdy Brow Clitheroe BB7 9QY
Received 1 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0890
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey extension to rear. Resubmission of 3/2023/0259.
Oxenhurst Cottage Back Lane Slaidburn BB7 3EE
Received 1 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0891
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for a single-storey extension to rear. Resubmission of 3/2023/0250.
Oxenhurst Cottage Back Lane Slaidburn BB7 3EE
Received 1 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0892
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 15 (scheme for the construction of off-site highway works) of planning permission 3/2023/0056.
Phynis Farm Catlow Road Slaidburn BB7 3AQ
Received 2 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0893
Applications for full consent Retention of single-storey porch to rear.
The Pendle Witch 38 Whalley Road Sabden BB7 9DZ
Received 3 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0894
Applications for full consent Proposed agricultural building for storage and sheep shelter.
Land to the south of Oak Brook Farm Ribchester Road Clayton Le Dale BB1 9EY
Received 3 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0895
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use of part of first floor offices to a two bed apartment for use as holiday or short term let.
The Conference Centre Gleneagles Drive Brockhall Village Old Langho BB6 8AY
Received 3 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0897
Applications for full consent Creation of patio doors and raised patio area to rear including adjusted exercise track.
West Bradford Village Hall Grindleton Road West Bradford BB7 4TE
Received 3 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0898
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness to establish that works carried out to create an access road constitute a start on planning permission 3/2020/1008.
Land at Rakefoot Farm Thornley Road Chaigley Clitheroe BB7 3LY
Received 6 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0899
Application for tree works Reduce the large lime tree T9.
57 The Rydings Langho BB5 8BQ
Received 6 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0564
Applications for full consent ERECTION OF A TIMBER FRAMED OPEN FRONTED HORSE SHELTER AND FODDER STORE FOR DOMESTIC AND PLEASURE USEAGE (RESUBMISSION)
SHIRE OAKS, HALL TREES BARN, HOUGH CLOUGH LANE, CHIPPING, PRESTON
Received 24 Jun 2003
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0900
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for replacement of roof lights, replacement and alteration to internal partition walls, replacement of staircase, replacement of windows, replacement of front door, replacement of bathroom and kitchen fittings, formation of new ground floor WC in entrance hall.
Vicarage Barn Cottage Old Back Lane Wiswell BB7 9BS
Received 6 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0903
Variation of Condition Proposed roof lift with insertion of dormers front and rear. Conversion of garage to increase living space with an increase in height and insertion of velux windows front and rear (pursuant to variation of condition 2 (approved plans) from 3/2022/0130 to add a third dormer to the front of the garage, alter approved dormers, add rooflight to rear roof slope and removal of chimney).
9 Moor Field Whalley BB7 9SA
Received 6 Nov 2023
Withdrawn3/2023/0904
Application for tree works Crown reduce Yew Tree T1 by 25%, pollard Yew Trees T2 and T3 to the height of the natural archway, and coppice Yew Tree T4.
3 Alston Court Lower Lane Longridge PR3 2XD
Received 7 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0905
Application for tree works in a conservation area Crown raise T530 Oak, reduce canopy spread T557 Red Oak, remove branch obstructing path T623 Cherry.
St Marys and All Saints Parish Church Church Lane Whalley BB7 9SY
Received 7 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0906
Agricultural determination Prior notification for extension to existing agricultural livestock building.
Park Farm Whalley Road Barrow BB7 9BD
Received 7 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0907
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for removal of existing waste pipework and installation of new waste pipework and below ground drainage.
Eaves House Farm Waddington Road West Bradford BB7 3JF
Received 7 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0908
Applications for full consent Demolition of existing single-storey extension and construction of replacement single-storey extension to rear together with external stairs.
Dawson House 3 Church Brow Clitheroe BB7 2AA
Received 7 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0909
Observations to Another Local Authority Consultation on Blackburn with Darwen application 10/23/0950 Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) pursuant to reserved matters planning application 10/17/0588 Proposed Retail Development to allow for an increase in height of building to provide for new mezzanine floorspace.
Land adjacent to 605 Whalley New Road Blackburn BB1 9BA
Received 8 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0910
Applications for full consent Demolition of existing single-storey extension to side, and replacement with larger, single-storey extension to side. Construction of single storey mono pitched external store. Resubmission of 3/2023/0500.
Rosenburgh Settle Lane Paythorne BB7 4JD
Received 8 Nov 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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