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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Withdrawn3/2024/0449
Applications for full consent Application to regularise the siting of a cabin for use as a welfare building for showers/rest room/occasional overnight stays/canteen/office and the siting of a storage shed in connection with the existing business of Empress Fencing Ltd (Class B2). Resubmission of 3/2023/0579.
Empress Fencing Ltd The Woodlands Clitheroe Road Mitton BB7 9PH
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0450
Applications for full consent Proposed two-storey extension to side.
8 Belmont Court Longridge PR3 3TG
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0451
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 5 (SW drainage), 6 (Construction SW drainage plan) 10 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) and 13 (vehicular access) of planning permission 3/2023/0156.
Dog and Partridge Hesketh Lane Chipping PR3 2TH
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0452
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing conservatory and construction of hip to gable roof extension with rear dormer, and single-storey extension to rear.
26 St Peters Close Clayton le Dale BB1 9HH
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0453
Applications for full consent Proposed installation of four solar panels to the front roof slopes and two heat pumps to the rear of the garage.
The Limes Blackburn Road Ribchester PR3 3ZQ
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0454
Applications for full consent Regularisation of unauthorised addition of mezzanine floor and creation of bar/cafe upstairs.
Unit 7 Abbey Works King Street Whalley BB7 9SP
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0455
PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF AGRIC BLDG TO DWELLINGHOUSE
Land adjacent to Miles Hill Moor Lane Billington BB7 9JH
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2004/0228
Applications for full consent NEW SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
8 ESKDALE ROAD, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON PR3 3ER
Received 12 Mar 2004 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0456
Applications for full consent Application for planning permission 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 Decision3/2024/0458
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent Application to regularise the works undertaken to raise cills by one stone course, new stone surrounds installed to windows and doors, raising of property door heights and rotation of first floor window on front elevation and new first floor window on rear (street-scene) elevation. New ground floor window to the front elevation.
Barn at Talbot Hotel 5 Talbot Street Chipping PR3 2QE
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0459
Applications for full consent Application to regularise the works undertaken to raise cills by one stone course, new stone surrounds installed to windows and doors, raising of property door heights and rotation of first floor window on front elevation and new first floor window on rear (street-scene) elevation. New ground floor window to the front elevation. Replacement roof.
Barn at Talbot Hotel 5 Talbot Street Chipping PR3 2QE
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0460
Applications for full consent Regularisation and retention of agricultural building and hardstanding area with access gates as built.
Land to the south of Stella Maris Alston Lane Longridge PR3 3BN
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0461
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use of offices (class E) to a childrens care home (class C2 Residential Institutions) including installation of patio doors, composite decking and steps to rear elevation and addition of a 1.8m high timber boundary fence between Dixon House and The Homestead.
Dixon House Whalley Road Wilpshire Lancashire BB1 9LL
Received 5 Jun 2024 - APPEAL LODGED3/2024/0462
Application for tree works Fell two beech trees G1a and G1b (resubmission of 3/2023/0755).
Incy Bobbin Mill 10 Longridge Road Hurst Green BB7 9QP
Received 6 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0463
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 4 (external materials) of planning permission 3/2018/0812.
The Brows Farm Brows Barn Higher Road Longridge PR3 2YX
Received 6 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0464
Applications for full consent Proposed two-storey detached dwelling with integral garage, parking and landscaping. To include widening of existing vehicular access to the existing electricity substation to provide access to the new dwelling.
Land opposite Rake Bottom George Lane Read BB12 7RD
Received 6 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0465
Applications for full consent Installation of 2.4m high wire mesh perimeter security fence and gates including electronically controlled sliding vehicular gate to Barnacre Road.
Barnacre Road Primary School Barnacre Road Longridge PR3 2PD
Received 6 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0466
Non-Material amendment Non-material amendment to planning permission 3/2023/0952 involving change to rear roof profile.
Cottam House Cottage Writtenstone Lane Longridge PR3 2ZN
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0468
Applications for full consent PROPOSED CONSERVATORY
82A HACKING DRIVE, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON
Received 22 May 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0467
Non-Material amendment Non-material amendment to planning permission 3/2021/0076 involving revision of plot 32 (no. 2A Pendle Drive) and repositioning of garage.
Queen Mary Terrace and Bridge Terrace Mitton Road Whalley BB7 9JS
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0468
Applications for full consent Proposed construction of a general purpose agricultural building to store machinery, fodder and provide housing for sheep when required.
Land east of Clitheroe Road Mitton BB7 9PH
Received 6 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0469
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed parking of private hire vehicle.
54 George Street Clitheroe BB7 1BU
Received 6 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0470
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for retention of unauthorised replacement of a central heating system including the removal of old cylinder, tanks and piping and insertion of a plastic flue pipe on the front wall.
16 Church Street Ribchester PR3 3XP
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Withdrawn3/2024/0471
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use of land from agricultural to 6 holiday lets including erection of two storey building, new access track, parking, landscaping, septic tank and soakway drain.
Land to East of Old Sawley Grange Gisburn Road Sawley BB7 4LH
Received 7 Jun 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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