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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2024/0495
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey extension to rear and side of dwelling (involving a 1m width increase to rear extension approved under 3/2023/0814.)
Springwood Whalley Road Hurst Green BB7 9PN
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0496
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 7 (details of replacement tree planting) of planning permission 3/2023/0791
27 Pendleton Road Wiswell BB7 9DD
Received 13 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0471
Applications for full consent EXTENSIONS TO PROVIDE EXTRA CLASSROOM AND STAFF ROOM SPACES (RESUBMISSION)
BOLTON-BY-BOWLAND C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL, GISBURN ROAD, BOLTON BY BOWL AND, CLITHEROE BB7 4NP
Received 23 May 2003 - Withdrawn3/2024/0497
Application for tree works .
St Pauls Vicarage St Pauls Street Clitheroe BB7 2LS
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0498
Applications for full consent Proposed roof lift and installation of dormers, extensions to front, rear and sides to create five-bedroom, two-storey dwelling, double garage and patio area. Installation of solar panels and extension of residential curtilage.
Penrhyn Whalley Road Barrow BB7 9BA
Received 13 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0499
Variation of Condition Proposed single-storey extension to rear (pursuant to variation of condition 2 (approved plans) to allow a flat roof instead of the approved pitched roof of permission 3/2024/0281.
15 Waddow Grove Waddington BB7 3JL
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0500
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing conservatory and construction of single-storey extension to rear, two-storey extension to side and alteration of driveway/vehicular access.
30 Pimlico Village Pimlico Road Clitheroe BB7 4PZ
Received 14 Jun 1994 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0501
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing canopy and construction of lean-to UPVC conservatory to side of hall.
Billington and Langho Community Centre Whalley Road Langho BB6 8AY
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0502
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed construction of detached, single-storey building to side of main dwelling for use as home office/playroom.
11 Wheatley Drive Longridge PR3 3TT
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Withdrawn3/2024/0503
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use of the annex to use as a holiday cottage, minor changes to external fenestration and conversion of garage to a lounge. Resubmission of application 3/2023/0339.
Annex at Cuttock Clough House Mill Lane Waddington BB7 3JJ
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0504
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed building consent for proposed natural stone flags to rear beer garden area complete with timber balustrade edge protection. Retention of new timber boundary fence.
The White Lion 11 Market Place Clitheroe BB7 2BZ
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0505
Applications for full consent Planning permission for proposed stone flagging and timber boundary fence to rear beer garden area.
The White Lion 11 Market Place Clitheroe BB7 2BZ
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0506
Prior approval of a proposed enlargement of a dwellinghouse by construction of additional storeys Prior notification for enlargement of dwelling by construction of one additional storey.
36 Painter Wood Whalley Old Road Billington BB7 9JD
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0472
Applications for full consent INSTALLATION OF A CCTV DOME CAMERA MOUNTED ON A 6m HIGH COLUMN
PLAYING FIELDS off LANGSHAW DRIVE, CLITHEROE, BB7 1EY
Received 2 Jun 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0507
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 5 (basketball and netball courts) and 6 (community use agreement) of planning permission 3/2022/1182.
St Cecilias RC High School Chapel Hill Longridge PR3 2XA
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0508
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of rear conservatory and construction of single-storey extension to side and rear.
59 Mardale Road Longridge PR3 3EU
Received 17 Jun 2024 - APPEAL LODGED3/2024/0509
Variation of Condition Proposed change of use of land for the siting of four holiday lodges with associated parking, access and amenity areas. Revision to scheme approved under 3/2020/0981 and 3/2022/1022 part retrospective (pursuant to variation of condition 12 (occupancy) of planning permission 3/2023/0281).
Land at Morans Farm Pendleton Road Wiswell BB7 9BZ
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0510
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Certificate of Lawfulness to regularise the building of a single-storey double garage with roof terrace.
Old Bobbin Mill Longridge Road Hurst Green BB7 9QW
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0511
Applications for full consent Demolition of existing garage. Two-storey side extension, rear dormer and single-storey extension to rear.
63 St Marys Drive Langho BB6 8DL
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0512
Prior notification of proposed larger home extensions
24 The Crescent Clitheroe BB7 2LP
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0513
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use of vacant restaurant/public house and adjoining cottage to village hall to include first floor meeting rooms and ancillary storage. Demolition of single storey flat roof link extension to rear.
22 and 23-25 Old Row Whalley Road Barrow BB7 9AZ
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0514
Application for tree works Carry out a 20% thining of the canopy to reduce end weighting and allow greater wind penetration through the canopy of Beech tree T495.
land rear of 4-7 The Grange Wilpshire BB1 9JU
Received 18 Jun 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0515
Applications for full consent Planning Permission for proposed alterations including single-storey extension to side and remodelling of garden terrace area. Resubmission of 3/2023/1050.
Halsteads Farm Rimington Lane Rimington BB7 4EA
Received 18 Jun 2023 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0516
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for proposed alterations including single-storey extension to side and remodelling of garden terrace area. Resubmission of 3/2023/1049.
Halsteads Farm Rimington Lane Rimington BB7 4EA
Received 18 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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