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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.

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 Decision3/2023/0911
Application for tree works in a conservation area Remove and thin branches overhanging 25 Abbots Croft.
22 The Sands Whalley BB7 9TL
Received 6 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0565
Applications for full consent CONVERT PART OF EXISTING GARAGE TO GRANNY FLAT AND ERECT CONSERVATORY
FAR LATHE BARN, LOWER CHAPEL LANE, GRINDLETON, CLITHEROE
Received 25 Jun 2003
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0912
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for demolition of existing conservatory and construction of replacement garden room to rear.
White Hall Whitehall Lane Grindleton Clitheroe BB7 4RL
Received 8 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0913
Applications for full consent Planning permission for demolition of existing conservatory and construction of replacement garden room to rear.
White Hall Whitehall Lane Grindleton Clitheroe BB7 4RL
Received 8 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0914
Application for tree works Reduce canopy of T1 Horse Chestnut by 2m.
77 Mellor Lane Mellor BB2 7EW
Received 10 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0915
Application for tree works Fell sycamore tree.
165 Kingfisher Close Shireburn Caravan Park Edisford Road Waddington BB7 3LB
Received 10 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0916
Application for tree works Fell one tree.
170 Kingfisher Close Shireburn Caravan Park Edisford Road Waddington BB7 3LB
Received 10 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0917
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for the erection of a pair of steel handrails, powder coated in black to front doorstep.
Paythorne Methodist Church Kiln Lane Paythorne BB7 4JD
Received 10 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0918
Applications for full consent Planning permission for installation of new sewage treatment plant in adjacent field.
Eaves House Farm Waddington Road West Bradford BB7 3JF
Received 10 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0919
Applications for full consent Retention of two temporary (five years) offices for design and administration/packing/dispatch.
Holden Clough Nursery Bolton by Bowland Road Bolton by Bowland BB7 4PF
Received 10 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0920
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for proposed internal alterations.
18 Parson Lane Clitheroe BB7 2JN
Received 10 Nov 2023
APPEAL LODGED3/2023/0921
Applications for full consent Proposed two-storey extension to side.
Broadhead Farm Moorfield Avenue Ramsgreave BB1 9BZ
Received 13 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0566
Applications for full consent PROPOSED CONSERVATORY TO REAR OF DWELLING
RHYDDYN COTTAGE, BARKER LANE, MELLOR, BLACKBURN
Received 25 Jun 2003
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0922
Agricultural determination Prior approval for a new agricultural track 390m x 3.5m.
Burnhouse Farm Back Lane Slaidburn BB7 3EE
Received 14 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0923
Application for tree works Fell two sycamore trees.
124 Pine Drive Shireburn Caravan Park Edisford Road Waddington BB7 3LB
Received 13 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0924
Application for tree works Fell T4 lime tree and replace with light standard specimen; prune T6 oak tree to remove epicormic growth to approx. 5m height on north and west sides; Prune G1 lime and horse chestnut to attain approx. 2.5m canopy clearance over footway and 5m canopy clearance over road.
The Village Green Gisburn Road Bolton by Bowland BB7 4NP
Received 14 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0925
Application for tree works in a conservation area Prune horse chestnut. Reduce overhanging limb by 4m.
105 Whalley Road Sabden BB7 9EA
Received 14 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0926
Applications for full consent Construction of two storey extension to side and rear, including conversion of existing garage.
2 Water Meadows Longridge PR3 3BW
Received 13 Nov 2023
APPEAL LODGED3/2023/0927
Applications for full consent Regularisation of boundary fence to front and side.
2 Sunnyside Avenue Wilpshire BB1 9LW
Received 13 Nov 2023
APPEAL LODGED3/2023/0928
Variation of Condition Proposed change of use and conversion of domestic dwelling into hairdressing salon (pursuant to variation of condition 5 (extend opening hours) on planning permission 3/2022/0873)
9 Birtwistle Terrace Whalley Road Langho BB6 8BT
Received 14 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0929
Applications for full consent Proposed installation of platform lift behind the external coal store to the front; new boundary fence to side of rear garden with angled solar panels.
1 Talbot Street Chipping PR3 2QE
Received 14 Nov 2023
Withdrawn3/2023/0930
Applications for full consent Proposed construction of four one-bedroom apartments in a purpose-built detached building with separate dedicated access off Knowsley Road, following demolition of existing garage.
Clayton Manor Ribchester Road Wilpshire Lancashire BB1 9HU
Received 14 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0931
Applications for full consent Planning Permission for proposed change of use and conversion of outbuilding to one dwelling, addition of front porch, addition of window openings and rooflights, replacement of windows and roof and party wall to be built up.
Rock House 24 Church Street Clitheroe BB7 2DG
Received 14 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0567
Applications for full consent SUB-DIVISION OF EXISTING HOUSE INTO 2no DWELLING HOUSES. ERECTION OF DETACHED GARAGE.
CLAYTON MANOR, RIBCHESTER ROAD, WILPSHIRE, NR. BLACKBURN
Received 23 Jun 2003

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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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