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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2023/0932
Application for tree works Remove dead wood and crown raise ash tree.
17 Abbott Walk Clitheroe BB7 1JE
Received 14 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0933
Applications for full consent Proposed installation of external flue system (accompanying internal wood burning stove) on the south elevation.
41 Wolfs Fell Close Chipping Preston PR3 2DR
Received 16 Nov 2023
Withdrawn3/2023/0934
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for conversion of bathroom into shower room, with new extract vent through the glass window pane.
5 Church Gates Gisburn Road Bolton by Bowland BB7 4NP
Received 14 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0935
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Written Scheme of Investigation), condition 10 (Drainage Scheme) and condition 13 (Landscaping Scheme) of planning permission 3/2023/0521.
Evesons Barn Simonstone Lane Simonstone BB12 7NU
Received 16 Nov 2023
Withdrawn3/2023/0936
Applications for full consent Proposed five new dwellings on site of former Pack Horse Garage together with associated parking, landscaping and link bridge.
Pack Horse Garage Mellor Brow Mellor BB2 7PL
Received 15 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0937
Applications for full consent Retrofit and refurbishment works to fit external wall insulation with a render finish to the exterior of the houses and associated roof extensions.
Nos 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 12 15 18 19 20 29 34 35 38 Kirkfield Chipping PR3 2GL
Received 16 Nov 2023
Withdrawn3/2023/0938
Agricultural determination Prior notification for the erection of an agricultural storage building.
Wheatley Farm Four Acre Lane Thornley PR3 2TD
Received 15 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0939
Observations to Another Local Authority Consultation on LCC application LCC/2023/0039 to allow mineral working to continue until 31 December 2023 and final restoration to be completed by 31 December 2024.
Waddington Fell Quarry Slaidburn Road Waddington BB7 3AA
Received 17 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0940
Applications for full consent Retrofit and refurbishment works to fit external wall insulation with a render finish to the exterior of the houses.
1 2 and 5 Pendle Terrace Rimington Lane Rimington
Received 16 Nov 2023
Withdrawn3/2023/0942
Application for tree works Tree Works - T1 to be removed to ground level due to decay.
Holmrook Simonstone Lane Simonstone BB12 7NP
Received 17 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0632
Applications for full consent PROPOSED DOUBLE GARAGE AND STORE/WORKSHOP
BARN 2, CROW TREES FARM, MILL LANE, CHIPPING, PRESTON
Received 11 Jul 2003
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0943
Applications for full consent Listed Building Consent for proposed change of use and conversion of outbuilding to one dwelling, addition of front porch, new 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
APPEAL LODGED3/2023/0944
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed erection of rear extensions to the dwellinghouse.
Woodfold Park Stud Woodfold Park Mellor BB2 7QA
Received 17 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0945
Non-Material amendment Non-material amendment to application 3/2023/0613 to allow the addition of solar panels on the south-facing double-storey section of the house.
15 Warren Fold Hurst Green BB7 9QS
Received 20 Nov 2023
APPEAL LODGED3/2023/0946
Applications for full consent Retention of re-positioned access gate and stone track off Slaidburn Road.
Moorcock House Slaidburn Road Waddington BB7 3AA
Received 17 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0947
Application in principle Permission in principle application for one new dwelling.
Brentwood Pendleton Road Wiswell BB7 9BZ
Received 21 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0948
Agricultural determination Prior notification for a proposed agricultural workshop and store.
Cunliffe House Farm Longsight Road Langho BB6 8AD
Received 21 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0949
Application for tree works Crown reduce T1 (sycamore tree) by 15% and crown reduce T2 (cherry tree) to provide 2m clear from the house.
20 Mellor Lane Mellor BB2 7JR
Received 20 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0950
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed demolition of existing garage and conservatory and construction of hip to gable roof extension, rear dormer, single-storey extension to rear and front porch.
302 Pleckgate Road Ramsgreave BB1 8QU
Received 20 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0951
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey extension to rear.
Lynton Abbott Brow Mellor BB2 7HT
Received 20 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0952
Applications for full consent Proposed first-floor extension to rear and associated alterations.
Cottam House Cottage Writtenstone Lane Longridge PR3 2ZN
Received 20 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0633
Alter or Extend a Listed Building REMOVAL OF ROOF COVERINGS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TIMBER ROOF STRUCTURE (LISTED BUILDING CONSENT)
BRENNANDS ENDOWED PRIMARY SCHOOL, CHURCH STREET, SLAIDBURN, CLITHEROE
Received 10 Jul 2003
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0953
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of condition no. 11 (detailed site access arrangements) from planning permission 3/2023/0153.
Old Row Whalley Road Barrow BB7 9AZ
Received 20 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0954
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed two-storey extension to rear and dormer to side.
30 Waddow Grove Waddington BB7 3JL
Received 20 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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