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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 CountrysideContact planning Contact PlanningLocal plan Planning PolicyPre-application advice How to Apply for Planning PermissionConservation areas Conservation AreasArticle 4 directions

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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

  1. Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0376

    Application for tree works Tree Works - Management and removal of a failed tree (Sycamore) due to decay and coppice 2 Elderberries. Permission is sought to replant trees to the woodland area once the failed/felled trees are removed.

    Brookside Whalley Road Mellor Brook Blackburn BB2 7HY

    Received 9 May 2023
  2. Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0377

    Non-Material amendment Non-material amendment to outline planning permission 3/2022/0632 involving retention of the electricity substation.

    Pendle Mill Pendle Road Clitheroe BB7 1JQ

    Received 9 May 2023
  3. Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0378

    Reserved Matters (following outline) Reserved matters application relating to appearance/landscaping/layout/scale following outline planning permission 3/2022/0632.

    Pendle Mill Pendle Road Clitheroe BB7 1JQ

    Received 9 May 2023
  4. Decided - Final Decision3/2005/0826

    Applications for full consent CCTV system

    Whalley C of E Primary School Church Lane Whalley Clitheroe BB7 9SY

    Received 23 Sept 2005
  5. Decided - Final Decision3/2001/0835

    Applications for full consent SINGLE STOREY LEAN-TO EXTENSION

    BROWFOOT, BARRET HILL BROW, HOLDEN, BOLTON BY BOWLAND

    Received 9 Nov 2001
  6. Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0379

    Applications for full consent Proposed insertion of window in north elevation of first floor flat.

    Flat 36 Well Court Well Terrace Clitheroe BB7 2AD

    Received 9 May 2023
  7. Withdrawn3/2023/0380

    Applications for full consent Proposed installation of solar panels to all sides of the roof.

    Sarah Layton 71 King Street Whalley BB7 9SW

    Received 9 May 2023
  8. Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0381

    Applications for full consent Proposed detached swimming pool house and alterations to fenestration in the rear (north east) elevation of the dwelling

    Broad Oaks Northcote Road Langho BB6 8BG

    Received 10 May 2023
  9. Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0382

    Application for tree works Tree works application to fell T1 (oak) owing to severe dieback of crown, remove deadwood and crown lift T2 (oak), deadwood and crown lift T3 (oak), make T4 (sycamore) safe and leave as habitat pole, deadwood and make safe damaged branches on T5 (oak).

    12 Pendle Drive Whalley BB7 9JT

    Received 10 May 2023
  10. Withdrawn3/2023/0383

    Applications for full consent Proposed installation of 20 ground mounted solar panels.

    West Moor Farm Holden Lane Bolton by Bowland BB7 4LZ

    Received 10 May 2023
  11. Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0384

    Applications for full consent Proposed new 4 bedroom dwelling and creation of new access on land to the side of 3 Grindleton View.

    Honfleur 3 Grindleton View Chatburn BB7 4BE

    Received 10 May 2023
  12. Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0385

    Applications for full consent Proposed change of use of land to create an external dining area including built in seating

    Millstone Hotel Mellor Lane Mellor Lancshire BB2 7JR

    Received 12 May 2023
  13. Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0386

    Agricultural determination Prior notification for the construction of two new agricultural buildings.

    Old House Farm Thornley with Wheatley Longridge PR3 2TX

    Received 11 May 2023
  14. Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0387

    Observations to Another Local Authority Consultation on North Yorkshire Council application number 2022/24665/FUL for a proposed camping/glamping site (resubmission of 2022/23716/FUL). Viewable at public.access.cravendc.gov.uk/online-applications/

    Lower Brayshaw Tosside Skipton BD23 4SU

    Received 12 May 2023
  15. Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0388

    Applications for full consent Proposed single storey rear extension. (Resubmission of 3/2023/0111)

    32 Hollin Hall Drive Longridge PR3 3UF

    Received 12 May 2023
  16. Decided - Final Decision3/2001/0836

    Applications for full consent CONSTRUCT PORCH AT REAR

    LOWER SCARLOOM HOUSE, HOLDEN LANE, BOLTON BY BOWLAND, CLITHEROE

    Received 9 Nov 2001
  17. Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0389

    Removal of Condition Two-storey extension to side and alterations to provide additional accommodation (pursuant to removal of condition 5 (annexe restrictions) on permission 3/2018//0583 to enable use as a holiday let.

    Burnridge School House Grunsagill Road Bolton by Bowland BD23 4SL

    Received 15 May 2023
  18. Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0390

    Variation of Condition Erection of three dwellings with associated highway works (pursuant to variation of condition 2 (approved plans) on planning permission 3/2016/0092.

    Victoria Terrace Mellor Brow BB2 7PL

    Received 15 May 2023
  19. Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0391

    Application for tree works in a conservation area Tree Works - T1 - T4 (Conifers) to be felled, T5 (Cherry) Remove branch over shed, T6 (Scotts Pine) Crown lift and remove deadwood.

    The Old Reading Room Lyndale Terrace Gisburn BB7 4EZ

    Received 15 May 2023
  20. Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0392

    Application for tree works Tree works application to fell T1 (sycamore), crown liftT2 and T3 (sycamore) fell T4 (sycamore) and crown lift and deadwood T5, T6, T7 (lime).

    The Coach House Glendene Park Clayton-Le-Dale Lancashire BB1 9JQ

    Received 15 May 2023
  21. Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0393

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension.

    59 Mellor Brow Mellor BB2 7EX

    Received 15 May 2023
  22. Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0394

    Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing extension and construction of new single storey rear extension

    14 Woodfield View Whalley Lancashire BB7 9TB

    Received 16 May 2023
  23. Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0395

    Applications for full consent Proposed works to surface and resurface existing pedestrian footpath routes through the woodland.

    Greendale Wood, Grindleton

    Received 16 May 2023
  24. Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0396

    Applications for full consent Proposed conversion of barn into dwelling with single storey extension to replace outbuilding and construction of a detached garage.

    Barn adjacent to Big Holme Farm Anna Lane Bolton by Bowland BB7 4NZ

    Received 17 May 2023

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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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