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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2024/0472
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 6 (Construction Management Plan), 8 (Cycling Storage Facilities) and 9 (artificial bat and bird boxes) from planning permission 3/2021/0542.
The Institute Rear of St Mary's Centre Church Street Clitheroe BB7 2DG
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0473
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 16 (management and maintenance of unadopted areas) of planning permission 3/2019/0954.
Lodematic Ltd Primrose Works Primrose Road Clitheroe BB7 1BS
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Withdrawn3/2024/0474
Applications for full consent Proposed house entrance alterations, balcony to north elevation and replacement windows and doors.
Brigadoon Saccary Lane Mellor BB1 9DW
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0475
Application in principle Permission in Principle for change of use of organic dairy (use class B2) to one detached dwelling (use class C3).
High Head Farm Moss Lane Chipping PR3 2TR
Received 13 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0476
Applications for full consent Proposed general purpose open-sided agricultural building 18.28m long, 9.14m wide, 4.27m high to eaves, 5.57m high to ridge.
Plane Tree Farm Chipping Road Chaigley BB7 3LT
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0469
Change of Use (MKA) USE AS BUILDERS YARD AND STORAGE OF BUILDING EQUIPMENT
THE BUILDERS YARD, DERBY STREET, CLITHEROE, LANCS
Received 22 May 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0477
Variation of Condition Variation of condition 8 (drainage) of permission 3/2017/0232 to regularise discharge rates with those subsequently approved pursuant to permission 3/2021/1134.
Land East of Chipping Lane Longridge
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0478
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reseved by conditions 7 (Schedule of Works), 8 (door and windows specification), 9 (external materials), 11 (lighting details), 17 (solar panel details) of planning permission 3/2023/0521.
Evesons Barn Simonstone Lane Simonstone BB12 7NU
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0479
Applications for full consent Installation of 13 illuminated bollards to either side of vehicular access.
Salesbury Memorial Hall and 93 Ribchester Road Clayton le Dale BB1 9HT
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0480
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing farmhouse and outbuildings and construction of one, three-storey, five-bedroom replacement dwelling with double garage and annex above and creation of new residential curtilage.
Greenthorn Farm Old Clitheroe Road Hurst Green BB7 9QY
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0481
Prior notification for the installation alteration or replacement of other solar photovoltaics on roofs of non-domestic buildings............. Prior notification for installation of eight solar panels to the front roof slope.
1a Old Coach House Main Street Gisburn BB7 4HL
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0482
Applications for full consent Regularisation of change of use of land for additional animal enclosures and play areas associated with the farm park.
Hawkshaw Farm Clayton le Dale BB2 7JA
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0483
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed dormer to rear roofslope.
19 Abbey Road Whalley BB7 9RP
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0484
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing warehouse structure and erection of two separate blocks of industrial units (use class B2/B8) comprising one block of five units, each with a mezzanine floor and one block of two units each with a mezzanine floor, including associated car parking and service yard.
Ramsgreave Bakery Pleckgate Road Ramsgreave BB1 8QW
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0486
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing conservatory and construction of single-storey side extension, removal of chimney stack and insertion of two new rooflights to the north elevation.
10 The Dene Hurst Green BB7 9QF
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0470
Applications for full consent LIGHTWEIGHT TIMBER CLAD FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION SPANNING OVER EXISTING FLAT ROOFED AREA
CLITHEROE HEALTH CENTRE, RAILWAY VIEW ROAD, CLITHEROE, BB7 2HE
Received 23 May 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0487
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (materials) and 5 (roof lights) of planning permission 3/2023/0842.
8 10 8A and former Edward Davies and Sons Ltd Shawbridge Street Clitheroe BB7 1LY
Received 13 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0488
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (materials) and 5 (roof lights) of listed building consent 3/2023/0843.
8 10 8A and former Edward Davies and Sons Ltd Shawbridge Street Clitheroe BB7 1LY
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0489
Application for tree works in a conservation area Prune three leyandii at Clover Cottage to remove branches overhanging the driveways at 1 and 2 Southport Barn Cottages.
1 Southport Barn Cottages Sawley Road Sawley BB7 4LE
Received 13 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0490
Applications for full consent Proposed new double garage with residential annex above; increased hardstanding/parking area; new sewage treatment plant to discharge into watercourse; alterations to approved fenestration of single-storey extension and addition of rooflights.
Lower Hud Lee Farm Longridge Road Hurst Green BB7 9QP
Received 13 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0491
Applications for full consent Regularisation of construction of wood store, kindling shed and hen house connected to the container constructed from tin sheets.
Beacon Cottage Commons Lane Balderstone BB2 7LN
Received 13 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0492
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Regularisation of installation of storage units including shipping container.
Beacon Cottage Commons Lane Balderstone BB2 7LN
Received 13 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0493
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of conservatory and construction of single-storey extension to rear incorporating feature glazed gable. Construction of pitched roof feature glazed dormer to rear. Alterations and additions to side and rear window and door openings.
Carrwood 131 Whalley Road Wilpshire BB1 9NB
Received 13 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0494
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 10 (historic building record) of planning permission 3/2023/0814.
Springwood Whalley Road Hurst Green BB7 9PN
Received 13 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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