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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 dates29,791Searchable 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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning information Planning, Buildings and CountrysideContact planning Contact PlanningLocal plan Planning PolicyPre-application advice How to Apply for Planning PermissionConservation areas Conservation AreasArticle 4 directions
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries01200425111Council source
- Planning enquiriesplanning.policy@ribblevalley.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesplanning@ribblevalley.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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 Decision3/2024/0427
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed demolition of rear porch and construction of single-storey extension to rear.
Parkgate Fold Parkgate Row Copster Green Lancashire BB1 9ET
Received 29 May 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0428
Application for tree works Prune willow tree.
170 Kingfisher Close Shireburn Caravan Park Edisford Road Waddington BB7 3LB
Received 29 May 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0429
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 7 (ground levels and floor levels), 16 (demolition method statement) and 17 (surface water drainage strategy) from prior approval 3/2023/0992.
Healings Farm West Bradford Road Waddington BB7 3JE
Received 29 May 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0430
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 3 (materials) of planning permission 3/2023/0305.
land at former Higher Standen Farm (adj Swardean Way Valley Lane Higher Peak Crescent South Gate Broadfield Street) Pendle Road Clitheroe BB7 1PR
Received 30 May 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0431
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed porch to front.
61 Salthill Road Clitheroe BB7 1PE
Received 29 May 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0432
Agricultural determination Prior notification for a building to cover an existing midden.
Radholme Laund Farm Hall Hill Whitewell BB7 3DF
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Withdrawn3/2024/0433
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use of agricultural land to domestic curtilage and erection of a triple garage.
Ribble View Barn Alston Lane Longridge PR3 3BN
Received 29 May 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0434
Applications for full consent Proposed installation of air source heat pump.
Staveley West Lane Worston BB7 1QA
Received 29 May 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2004/0160
Applications for full consent PERFORATED EXTERNAL SECURITY ROLLER SHUTTERS TO EXISTING OPENING
73-75 BERRY LANE, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON
Received 26 Feb 2004 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0435
Non-Material amendment Non-material amendment to 3/2023/0100 involving varying the wording of condition 10 (SW drainage) to reflect the approved drainage scheme for the wider site.
Land west of Preston Road Longridge PR3 3BE
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0436
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of rear porch, removal of windows to rear of garage and utility room, removal of bay window and rear ground-floor wall of house, garden wall and steps. Construction of single-storey extension adjoining the garage, new raised patio and steps to rear garden.
15 Crow Trees Brow Chatburn BB7 4AA
Received 29 May 2024 - APPEAL LODGED3/2024/0437
Applications for full consent Regularisation of detached garage with home office above (involving changes to length, width, height of approved building under 3/2020/0199 aswell as inclusion of juliet balcony, rooflights and changes to doors and windows).
Riverside Barn Alston Lane Longridge PR3 3BN
Received 29 May 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0438
Applications for full consent Proposed installation of free standing ground mounted heat pump units in rear garden.
The Orchard Clitheroe Road Mitton BB7 9PH
Received 30 May 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0439
Applications for full consent Application for planning permission for change of use from public house with living accommodation to residential use. Demolition of side and rear extensions and construction of single-storey extension to side and detached garage. Alteration to vehicle access and creation of domestic curtilage.
Duke of York Inn Grindleton Brow Grindleton BB7 4QR
Received 30 May 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0440
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for change of use from public house with living accommodation to residential use. Demolition of side and rear extensions and construction of single-storey extension to side and detached garage. Alteration to vehicle access and creation of domestic curtilage.
Duke of York Inn Grindleton Brow Grindleton BB7 4QR
Received 30 May 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0441
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 9 (pre-clearance ecology check) of planning permission 3/2022/0762.
Land Adjacent to Mulgrave House Ribblesdale Avenue Clitheroe BB7 2HZ
Received 30 May 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0442
Observations to Another Local Authority Consultation on Burnley Borough Council application FUL/2024/0258 for the erection of a 99.9 MW battery storage facility with boundary fencing, access track, landscaping and associated infrastructure.
Land north of the A6068 Padiham BB12 8UE
Received 6 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0443
Applications for full consent Proposed two storey side extension.
Oaks Cottage Longsight Road Copster Green BB1 9EX
Received 31 May 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0444
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of conservatory and utility room and construction of single-storey extension on the south elevation. Construction of single-storey extension to the north elevation. Alterations to fenestration.
6B The Dene Hurst Green BB7 9QF
Received 31 May 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2005/0866
Applications for full consent Erection of 2no. dormers on existing dwelling.
145 Pasturelands Drive Billington Lancashire
Received 7 Oct 2005 - Decided - Final Decision3/2004/0161
Change of Use (MKA) CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF AGRICULTURAL BUILDING TO FORM CABINET MAKERS WORKSHOP
WHITEHALL FARM, WHITEHALL LANE, GRINDLETON, CLITHEROE
Received 26 Feb 2004 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0445
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Proposed replacement of two timber double-glazed windows and French doors with new timber windows and doors.
Park Head Farm 5 Park Head Whalley BB7 9FB
Received 31 May 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0446
Applications for full consent Proposed conversion of attached garage to home office and utility room. Construction of detached double car port and garden wall.
New Springs Barn Saccary Lane Mellor BB1 9DL
Received 31 May 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0448
Application for tree works Fell birch tree.
34 Fern Walk Shireburn Park Edisford Road Waddington BB7 3LB
Received 31 May 2024
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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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