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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2023/0286
Application for tree works Tree Works - T1, T2, T3, T4 (Ash) located on Ribblesdale School playing fields to be felled due to ash dieback.
8 Springbrook Clitheroe BB7 1GZ
Received 6 Apr 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2002/1061
Applications for full consent TWO STOREY EXTENSION AND CONSERVATORY TO REAR OF PROPERTY AND FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION ABOVE EXISTING KITCHEN
MOONRAKERS, 88 WHALLEY ROAD, WILPSHIRE, BLACKBURN
Received 24 Dec 2002
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0287
Applications for full consent Proposal to extend residential accommodation to farmhouse building by partial change of use of attached agricultural building.
Bridge End Farm Wood House Lane Slaidburn BB7 3AH
Received 6 Apr 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0288
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent to extend residential accommodation to farmhouse building by partial change of use of attached agricultural building.
Bridge End Farm Wood House Lane Slaidburn BB7 3AH
Received 6 Apr 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0289
Applications for full consent Proposed detached garage and driveway.
Fair View Pendleton Road Wiswell BB7 9BU
Received 6 Apr 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0290
Applications for full consent Proposed two storey rear extension to create four new consulting rooms and associated supporting space and installation of solar pv panels on side elevations.
Whalley Medical Centre 42 King Street Whalley BB7 9SL
Received 6 Apr 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0291
Applications for full consent Proposed erection of an agricultural storage barn and one stable block for two horses for private use.
Land to the south of Old Langho Road Langho BB6 8AW
Received 11 Apr 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0292
Agricultural determination Prior approval for a general purpose portal frame farm building.
Miles Hill Moor Lane Billington BB7 9JH
Received 11 Apr 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0293
Applications for full consent Proposed garage conversion and single-storey side extension with glazed link to the house.
Higher House Barn Back Lane Newton BB7 3EE
Received 11 Apr 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0294
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing bungalow and garage and construction of replacement bungalow and garage.
70 Mellor Brow Mellor BB2 7EX
Received 11 Apr 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0295
Observations to Another Local Authority Consultation on Pendle Borough Council application number 23/0211/FUL for the erection of a new concrete slurry store. Viewable via www.pendle.gov.uk/planning
Wedacre Farm Skipton Road Gisburn BB7 4HP
Received 11 Apr 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0296
Applications for full consent Proposed single storey extension to the western elevation and single storey carport extension to the northern elevation of Unit 15.
Unit 15 Deanfield Way Clitheroe BB7 1QU
Received 11 Apr 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2002/1062
Applications for full consent FIRST FLOOR BEDROOM EXTENSION
87 PRESTON ROAD, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON
Received 2 Jan 2003
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0297
Applications for full consent Proposed addition of 16 x 395kw solar panels on the south east facing roofslope.
Rushton House Lower Chapel Lane Grindleton BB7 4QT
Received 11 Apr 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0298
Applications for full consent Replacement of existing single-storey rear outrigger with proposed two-storey rear extension for office use and additional parking area.
Miles House Blackburn Road Ribchester PR3 3ZQ
Received 11 Apr 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0299
Applications for full consent Proposed detached double garage and conversion of existing garage into games room.
8 The Oaks Wiswell Lane Whalley BB7 9FU
Received 12 Apr 2023
Withdrawn3/2023/0300
Applications for full consent Proposed change of window in first floor rear gable end elevation, removal of large window at ground floor and replace with french doors. Replace current roof with a small roof tiled in slate, pitched at 30 degrees.
6 Calder Vale Whalley BB7 9SR
Received 12 Apr 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0301
Applications for full consent Replacement Guide Hut with lowered floor level and ramped access.
Longridge Guide Hut Irwell Street Longridge PR3 3NA
Received 12 Apr 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0302
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 8b(i) (Details of internal road construction); 8b(ii) (Management and maintenance of internal roads); 17 (Surface Water from car park) of planning permission 3/2022/0568.
Land to rear of Malt Kiln House Malt Kiln Brow Chipping PR3 2GP
Received 12 Apr 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0303
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use from residential to holiday let.
Melrose 2 Goosebutts Lane Clitheroe BB7 1JT
Received 12 Apr 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0304
Applications for full consent Proposed erection of a single storey side extension.
9 Woodfields Whins Lane Simonstone BB12 7SB
Received 12 Apr 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0305
Applications for full consent Proposed construction of a 68 bed residential care home, related infrastructure and landscaping.
land at former Higher Standen Farm (adj Swardean Way Valley Lane Higher Peak Crescent South Gate Broadfield Street) Pendle Road Clitheroe BB7 1PR
Received 12 Apr 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0306
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed two storey rear extension.
8 Hillcrest Road Langho BB6 8EP
Received 13 Apr 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0001
Applications for full consent CONVERSION OF FARM BUILDING TO FORM AGRICULTURAL WORKER'S DWELLING (RESUBMISSION)
SHAW HOUSE FARM, CLITHEROE ROAD, WHALLEY, CLITHEROE
Received 24 Dec 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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