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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0383
PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF AGRIC BLDG TO DWELLINGHOUSE
Barn at Alston Old Hall Farm Alston Lane Longridge PR3 3BN
Received 16 May 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2004/0091
Applications for full consent EXTENSION TO EXISTING WORKSHOPS
EXISTING WORKSHOPS UNIT 3, SALTHILL INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, LINCOLN WAY, CLITHEROE
Received 6 Feb 2004
APPEAL LODGED3/2024/0384
Outline Outline application for installation of 11 static holiday caravans with all matters reserved.
Acorn Lodge Longsight Road Clayton le Dale BB1 9EX
Received 16 May 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0385
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Proposed drilling into the side of the barn to fit an S2 service bracket using anchor bolts.
Causeway Farm Longsight Road Clayton le Dale BB2 7HZ
Received 16 May 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0386
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed demolition of existing outbuildings and construction of single-storey bin store, car port, workshop and maintenance store.
The Croft Eaves Hall Lane West Bradford BB7 3JG
Received 17 May 2024
Withdrawn3/2024/0387
Application for tree works Crown reduce horse chestnut tree by 15 feet and crown lift by 6 feet.
4 Highwoods Park Brockhall Village Old Langho BB6 8HW
Received 2 May 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0388
Applications for full consent Proposed construction of single-storey detached garage in front garden.
Key Hills Martin Top Lane Rimington BB7 4EG
Received 17 May 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0389
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 8 (tree and hedgerow protection), 9 (construction traffic management plan), 14 (surface water drainage strategy), 15 (construction SW management plan), 16 (SW drainage operation and maintenance manual), 17 (SW verification report) and 20 (Phase 2 land contamination report) of planning permission 3/2021/1262.
Land at the North of the Chapel Hill site Longridge
Received 17 May 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0390
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Application for listed building consent for the installation of two removable flood doors to the external door frames on the front elevation.
Shop and Cafe 20-22 Talbot Street Chipping PR3 2QE
Received 17 May 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0391
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey extension rear of existing attached garage and first-floor extension over existing attached garage and single-storey extension to rear.
51 Hacking Drive Longridge PR3 3EP
Received 17 May 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0392
Application for tree works Fell ash trees in G1 and G2.
Land at Clitheroe Road Chatburn
Received 20 May 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0393
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (materials), 7 (SW and FW drainage schemes), 10 (elevational streetscene details), 11 (drawings of proposed retaining wall), 13 (construction management plan) and 15 (details of existing and proposed ground levels) from planning permission 3/2023/0866.
land adjacent to no 9 Old Road Chatburn BB7 4AB
Received 20 May 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2004/0156
Applications for full consent REPLACEMENT ANCILLIARY RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL HABITABLE ROOMS FOR SINGLE FAMILY OCCUPATION
86 MELLOR BROW, MELLOR, BLACKBURN BB2 7PN
Received 24 Feb 2004
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0394
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 7 (construction management) and 11 (drainage strategy) of planning permission 3/2024/0011.
Eaves Hall Farm Moor Lane West Bradford BB7 3JG
Received 20 May 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0395
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 5 (cycle storage), 12 (SW drainage), 13 (water mains), 14 (hard and soft landscaping), 17 (construction SW management plan) and 18 (operation and maintenance manual) from planning permission 3/2021/1134.
Land east of Chipping Lane Longridge
Received 20 May 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0396
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 6 (planting programme), 9 (foul drainage), 11 (construction management plan), 15 (travel plan), 18 (badger survey), 20 (landscape management plan) and 22 (street lighting) from planning permission 3/2017/0232.
Land east of Chipping Lane Longridge
Received 20 May 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0397
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 14 (foul and SW drainage), 16 (SW sustainable drainage strategy), 17 (construction SW management plan), 18 (operation and maintenance manual) and 20 (compensatory flood storage) from planning permission 3/2021/0731.
St James C of E Primary School Greenacre Street Clitheroe BB7 1ED
Received 21 May 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0398
Variation of Condition Application for change of use of part of class B2/B8 unit (general industry/storage) to Sui Generis Mixed Use (retail, warehouse, photo studio, sorting office). Proposed opening hours Monday - Friday 8.00am - 6.00pm, Saturdays 9.00am to 4.30pm, Sundays and Bank Holidays 10.00am to 4.00pm (pursuant to variation of condition 4 of permission 3/2023/0833 to only allow for the storage, display and retail sale of musical instruments by 'Reidy's Home of Music', as well as ancillary offices).
Unit 26 Mitton Road Business Park Whalley BB7 9YE
Received 15 May 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0399
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey, extension to side (north) elevation, new door opening and porch to rear (east) elevation, removal of front porch and door and replacement with bay window. Alterations to fenestration and addition of roof light to rear roof slope.
39 Kenilworth Drive Clitheroe BB7 2QN
Received 20 May 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0400
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 5 (traffic management plan) of listed building consent 3/2024/0083.
Whalley Railway Viaduct Broad Lane Whalley BB7 9RS
Received 21 May 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0401
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (materials), 4 (archaeological record), 5 (drainage scheme), 6 (landscaping scheme), 8 (highway proposals) and 15 (external lighting scheme) of planning permission 3/2023/0580.
Barn at Lower Abbott House Farm Abbott Brow Mellor BB2 7HT
Received 21 May 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0402
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 7 (boundary treatment) from planning permission 3/2018/1124.
Oakhill College Wiswell Lane Whalley BB7 9AF
Received 22 May 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0403
Variation of Condition Erection of eight two-storey, open-market dwellings with means of access, associated works and landscaping (pursuant to variation of conditions 2 (approved plans), 5 (landscaping), 6 (provisions to be made for building dependent species of conservation concern), 7 (boundary treatments) and 9 (closure of northern access) of planning permission 3/2018/1124 in order to regularise the difference between the approved plans and what has been built.)
Oakhill College Wiswell Lane Whalley BB7 9AF
Received 22 May 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2004/0157
Applications for full consent FIRST FLOOR LEVEL EXTENSION TO FORM TWO BEDROOMS/STUDY
6 ASH CLOSE, BARROW, CLITHEROE
Received 24 Feb 2004

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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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