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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2024/0604
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey, detached annex to the rear.
89 Chatburn Road Clitheroe BB7 2AS
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0606
Applications for full consent Proposed removal of existing timber annexe and replacement with single-storey, detached garden room.
16 Sutherland Close Wilpshire BB1 9LT
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0234
Alter or Extend a Listed Building RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR PROPOSED OUTSIDE UTILITY ROOM (LISTED BUILDING CONSENT)
WEST LODGE, BROWSHOLME HALL, CLITHEROE ROAD, COW ARK, CLITHEROE
Received 20 Mar 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0607
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 8 (Foul water drainage scheme) and 9 (Surface water drainage scheme) of planning permission 3/2015/0235.
Former Genus Site (Units 1-21 Mitton Road Business Park) Mitton Road Whalley BB7 9JY
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0608
Application for tree works Proposed crown reduction to 1 x Silver Birch and 3 x Alder trees.
67 Rowan Avenue Shireburn Park Clitheroe BB7 3LB
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0609
Variation of Condition Proposed removal of existing modular contractors buildings and fencing. Installation of replacement 3m high fencing and modular welfare and office buildings pursuant to variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 3/2024/0093 to reflect alterations to the design of the contractor compounds.
Samlesbury Aerodrome BAE Systems Operations Ltd Myerscough Smithy Road Balderstone BB2 7LF
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0610
Applications for full consent Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single-storey extension to side.
Green Beech Higher Commons Lane Balderstone BB2 7PS
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0611
Agricultural determination Prior notification for the construction of one new agricultural storage building with concreting over access and yard area.
Old House Farm Birks Brow Longridge PR3 2TX
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0612
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use and conversion of single-storey garage/workshop to two-storey, two-bedroom holiday let including new dual pitch roof.
Land opposite Turner Fold Read BB12 7QZ
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0613
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing single garage and construction of new single-storey two-bedroom dwelling.(Self build)
Inglemead Waddington Road Clitheroe BB7 2HN
Received 19 Jul 2024 - APPEAL LODGED3/2024/0614
Applications for full consent Retention of and alterations to single-storey extension to side, including alterations to the existing driveway and parking provision, and addition of a partial pitched roof.
26 Whalley Road Langho BB6 8EJ
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0615
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use from agricultural building to single residential dwelling and associated residential curtilage together with hardstanding/parking area (part retrospective)
Land at Pendleton Road Wiswell BB7 9BZ
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0616
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 5 (visibility splay) and 7 (surface water drainage strategy) of planning permission 3/2023/0144.
Salesbury Memorial Hall and 93 Ribchester Road Clayton le Dale BB1 9HT
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0235
Applications for full consent PROPOSED DOUBLE GARAGE WITH ROOM OVER AND PATIO DOORS TO EXISTING BARN CONVERSION
HERRIS'S BARN, SLAIDBURN ROAD, GRINDLETON, CLITHEROE
Received 20 Mar 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0617
Application for tree works in a conservation area Fell T1 Ash.
Verge at entrance to Forge Corner Station Road Whalley BB7 9RH
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0618
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use of a building and yard from agricultural to industrial storage and hardstanding. Replacement of existing walls and roof with new cladding and new roller shutter doors.
Bolton Fold Farm Alston Lane Longridge PR3 3BN
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0619
PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF AGRIC BLDG TO DWELLINGHOUSE Prior approval under Class Q (a) and (b) for the proposed change of use of an agricultural building to one two-storey, four-bedroom dwelling.
What Close Farm Burnley Road Gisburn BB7 4JJ
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0620
Non-Material amendment Non material amendment to planning permission 3/2024/0378 involving change of colour of windows and doors to black.
Pear Tree Cottage 3 Orchard Cottages Branch Road Waddington BB7 3HR
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0621
Agricultural determination Prior notification for erection of agricultural manure store 30m long, 20m wide, 12m high to ridge and 12m high to eaves and concreting of yard area.
Pasture House Farm Bank Newton Road Gisburn BD23 3UJ
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0622
Applications for full consent Planning permission for proposed conversion of barn 1 to two-storey, five bedroom dwelling; demolition of outbuilding 1 and construction of new double garage; construction of new roof and conversion of outbuilding 2 to form single-storey incidental domestic hobby space; alterations to existing vehicular access, creation of domestic curtilage and landscaping; new sewage treatment plant and diversion of public footpath.
Writtenstone Farm Writtenstone Lane Longridge PR3 2ZN
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0623
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for proposed conversion of barn 1 to two-storey, five bedroom dwelling; demolition of outbuilding 1 and construction of new double garage; construction of new roof and conversion of outbuilding 2 to form single-storey incidental domestic hobby space; alterations to existing vehicular access, creation of domestic curtilage and landscaping; new sewage treatment plant and diversion of public footpath.
Writtenstone Farm Writtenstone Lane Longridge PR3 2ZN
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0624
Variation of Condition Proposed demolition of existing cottage and replacement with a new dwelling (pursuant to variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 3/2012/0135).
Garth Cottage Clitheroe Road Mitton BB7 9PH
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0625
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing conservatory, garage, oil store and the north west corner of the building. Construction of canopy over front door, single-storey extension to side and single-storey extension to rear with decking. Construction of double garage with mezzanine storage above including new paved area and resin bound hardstanding to front. Installation of electric gates at vehicular entrance.
High Lea Cottage Whins Lane Simonstone BB12 7QU
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0626
Application for tree works in a conservation area Reduce T1 conifer by half, reduce T2 Holly Tree by half. Fell G1 group of small trees on the bank of the brook.
10 The Dene Hurst Green BB7 9QF
Received 25 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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