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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2024/0559
Application for tree works in a conservation area Fell T1 sycamore, remove deadwood from T2 sycamore.
Pinder Hill Barn Twitter Lane Waddington BB7 3LG
Received 13 Nov 2023 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0560
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use from drinking establishment (sui generis) to Travel Agency (Use class E).
36 King Street Clitheroe BB7 2EU
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0561
Application for tree works T1 Sycamore - side reduce away from building and crown thin and clean, but no reduction in height , T2 hawthorn crown raise between 3-4m and crown clean and thin but no reduction in height, T3 holly - fell due to dieback and low amenity value , T4 hawthorn -.fell due to low vigour and low amenity value, Fell T5 cherry due to stem cankers and lean. Will Replace Felled TPO trees with a standard Hawthorn. As advised by a qualified Arborist.
1 St Nicholas Mews Sabden BB7 9HU
Received 3 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0562
Application for tree works Prune T1 beech, T2 sycamore and T3 beech.
Beech Wood 26 Barker Lane Mellor BB2 7ED
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0563
Application for tree works Crown thin and clean with no reduction in height large Oak
5 Hayhurst Road Whalley BB7 9RL
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0564
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 4 (historical recording) of listed building consent 3/2022/0967.
Crow Trees Farm Crow Trees Brow Chatburn BB7 4AA
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0565
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 5 (protected species licence) of listed building consent 3/2022/0967.
Crow Trees Farm Crow Trees Brow Chatburn BB7 4AA
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0566
Applications for full consent Proposed conversion of garage, replacement of garage door with a window and insertion of window facing no. 10, enlargement of existing side extension including replacement of flat roof with a pitched roof and insertion of a window in the gable end facing No. 6.
8 Carter Fold Mellor BB2 7ER
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0167
Applications for full consent CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FRONT PORCH TO REPLACE THE EXISTING VERANDA
TRESLOE COTTAGE, 12 ABBOTT BROW, MELLOR, BLACKBURN
Received 5 Mar 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0567
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development to confirm that the development approved by outline planning permission 3/2006/0583 and reserved matters permission 3/2022/0434 can be lawfully commenced.
BAE Systems Samlesbury Aerodrome Myerscough Smithy Road Balderstone BB2 7LF
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0568
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing first floor conservatory.
Pleasant View Farm Saccary Lane Mellor BB1 9DW
Received 3 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0569
Non-Material amendment Non-material amendment to planning permission 3/2022/0070 to change external render to natural stone to match the front wall.
2 West View Main Street Grindleton BB7 4RB
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0570
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 5 (construction method statement) of planning permission 3/2022/0070.
2 West View Main Street Grindleton BB7 4RB
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0571
S.106 Variation Proposed modification of S106 Agreement dated 15 October 2013 relating to planning permission 3/2013/0137 to remove the need to reserve land for a school site.
Land to the east of Clitheroe Road (Lawsonsteads) Whalley
Received 3 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0572
Applications for full consent Proposed new livestock, feed and machinery storage building.
Land off Hothersall Lane Hothersall PR3 2XB
Received 3 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0573
Applications for full consent Proposed removal and reinstatement of concrete agricultural track and hardstanding.
Hall Barns Farm Knowles Brow Hurst Green BB7 9PT
Received 3 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0574
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 5 (SW drainage) and 7 (construction management plan) of planning permission 3/2024/0234.
23 Pendleton Road Wiswell BB7 9DD
Received 4 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0575
Applications for full consent Proposed installation of photo voltaic panels to south and east-facing roof slopes.
Chipping and District Memorial Hall Garstang Road Chipping PR3 2QH
Received 4 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0576
Advertisements Advertisement consent for regularisation of 24 non-illuminated aluminium advertisement boards secured to the timber fencing around the football pitch. Advertisements to be on display 1 week prior to the first game in the season until 1 week after the last game of the season.
Coulthurst Jubilee Field Back Lane Rimington BB7 4EL
Received 4 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0168
Applications for full consent STRUCTURAL RECONFIGURATION OF CAR PARK ELEVATION OF LOUNGE AREA
MYTTON FOLD FARM HOTEL, WHALLEY ROAD, LANGHO, BLACKBURN
Received 5 Mar 2003 - Withdrawn3/2024/0577
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use from a shop (class E) to a bar and restaurant with outdoor seating area to the rear.
23 King Street Clitheroe BB7 2EU
Received 5 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0578
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 4 (works/construction compound) of planning permission 3/2023/0664.
Langho Sports and Social Club Dewhurst Road Langho BB6 8AF
Received 5 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0579
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use to Residential Family Centre.
14 and 16 Inglewhite Road and 1A Crumpax Avenue Longridge PR3 3JS
Received 5 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0581
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use from dwelling to holiday let.
68 Mitton Road Whalley BB7 9RY
Received 8 Jul 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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