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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Withdrawn3/2023/0955
Applications for full consent Proposed solar panels to front and rear roofslopes.
21 Avenue Road Hurst Green BB7 9QB
Received 21 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0956
Applications for full consent Demolition of existing dwelling, outbuildings and detached garage and erection of four single-storey dwellings.
Ravenscourt Neville Street Longridge PR3 3FD
Received 21 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0957
Applications for full consent Proposed change of existing enclosed yard surface from hardcore to concrete.
Land off Settle Road Bolton by Bowland BB7 4NT
Received 22 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0958
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 6 (Render) of Listed Building Consent 3/2022/1029.
11 Railway View Road Clitheroe BB7 2HE
Received 22 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0959
Applications for full consent Change of use of land for the siting of two shepherd's huts for use as holiday accommodation
Forty Acre Farm Forty Acre Lane Longridge PR3 2TU
Received 22 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0960
Applications for full consent Regularisation of change of use of games room to holiday let.
Hough Clough Barn Houghclough Lane Chipping PR3 2NT
Received 23 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0961
Applications for full consent Proposed steel-framed agricultural building for livestock and storage.
land opposite Bankhurst Cottage Knowles Brow Hurst Green Clitheroe BB7 9PW
Received 24 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0962
Application for tree works Removal of T2 (beech).
Aldi Store Whalley Road Clitheroe BB7 1HT
Received 23 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0634
Applications for full consent INSTALLATION OF 2NO. 5m LIGHTING POLES ADJACENT BUILDING FOR INSTALLATION OF CCTV CAMERAS AND LIGHTING TO OVERSEE SECURITY OF BUILDING
BROOKSIDE COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL, BRIGHT STREET, CLITHEROE, BB7 1NW
Received 11 Jul 2003
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0963
Application for tree works in a conservation area Fell one ash tree, reduce two others by 50%.
Quaker Burial Ground Back Lane Newton in Bowland BB7 3EE
Received 24 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0964
Applications for full consent Change of use from house in multiple occupation for visiting students (sui generis) to dwelling (C3).
Avenue Farm Avenue Road Hurst Green BB7 9QB
Received 23 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0965
Applications for full consent Application for planning permission for proposed internal alterations and refurbishment works; erection of a replacement internal porch and erection of an external bin enclosure to rear.
Dog and Partridge Hotel 1-3 Wellgate Clitheroe BB7 2DS
Received 24 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0966
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Application for listed building consent for proposed internal alterationsand refurbishment works; erection of a replacement internal porch and erection of external bin enclosure to rear.
Dog and Partridge Hotel 1-3 Wellgate Clitheroe BB7 2DS
Received 24 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0967
Application for tree works in a conservation area T1 - Beech. Crown reduce by 2m and reduce major limbs over main drive.
Clitheroe Castle grounds (just inside the Castlegate entrance)
Received 27 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0968
Observations to Another Local Authority Consultation on Pendle Borough Council application 23/0783/FUL for conversion of garage to ancillary accommodation and erection of a timber shed and log store.
Hesketh Barn Coal Pit Lane Rimington BB7 4JH
Received 27 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0969
Agricultural determination Prior notification for proposed agricultural track 354m long x 3m wide.
Land to the north of the A59 Horton in Craven BD23 3JP
Received 27 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0970
Applications for full consent Proposed erection of a single-storey detached garage and garden storage building. Erection of a single-storey side extension to the rear catslide addition including fenestration alterations. Replacement of existing entrance gate posts and gates. Resubmission of application 3/2023/0283.
The Laithe Stocks Lane Middop Gisburn BB7 4JR
Received 28 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0971
Applications for full consent Proposed single storey garage. Resubmission of 3/2023/0535.
Kemple Side Clitheroe Road Knowle Green PR3 2YS
Received 27 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0972
Applications for full consent Proposed erection of a second wellbeing building to accommodate three treatment rooms, a shower, WC, reception and an outside terrace area, pool and the change of use of an existing stable building for use as storage associated with the maintenance of the site.
Pendle View Primrose Lane Mellor BB2 7EQ
Received 27 Nov 2023
Withdrawn3/2003/0635
Applications for full consent EXTENSION TO REAR OF BUILDING FOR ENTRANCE LOBBY, STAIRS AND DISABLED TOILET FACILITIES
THE COMMERCIAL HOTEL, WHALLEY ROAD, CLITHEROE, LANCS
Received 11 Jul 2003
APPEAL LODGED3/2023/0973
Applications for full consent Retention of 14 solar panels on the South east facing roofslope. Resubmission of 3/2023/0297.
Rushton House Lower Chapel Lane Grindleton BB7 4QT
Received 28 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0974
Applications for full consent Proposed construction of one single-storey, three-bed holiday cottage with associated parking and amenity areas.
Land adj Knowle Hey Stoneygate Lane Ribchester PR3 3YN
Received 28 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0975
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 12 (drainage) from planning permission 3/2021/0076.
Queen Mary Terrace and Bridge Terrace Mitton Road Whalley BB7 9JS
Received 28 Nov 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0976
Applications for full consent Proposed raising of garage roof to create detached first-floor residential annexe.
Lynnwood Clitheroe Road West Bradford BB7 4ST
Received 28 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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