Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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 Decision3/2003/0236
Applications for full consent PROPOSED BEDROOM AND KITCHEN EXTENSIONS
36 BERKELEY DRIVE, READ, BURNLEY
Received 21 Mar 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0627
Application for tree works in a conservation area Remove overhanging branches from chestnut tree T1. Selective pruning of T2-T5 various.
52 West View Clitheroe Road Waddington BB7 3HP
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Withdrawn3/2024/0628
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for: addition of lead flashing under existing coping to gable; replacement/repair of lead flashing to chimney; repair of render to gable; repair/replacement of verge copings on gable; repointing of exposed brickwork around quoins; cleaning and maintenance of gutters, downpipes, valleys; repair of soil vent roof flue outlet; new bathroom extractor fan vented through airbrick; localised slate repair/replacement; upgrading loft insulation; provision of positive ventilation units; replacement windows; repair/localised replacement to plaster, timber skirtings, door frame and architraves.
Flats 1-4 Alms House Stydd Lane Ribchester PR3 3YQ
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Withdrawn3/2024/0629
Applications for full consent Planning Permission for: addition of lead flashing under existing coping to gable; replacement/repair of lead flashing to chimney; repair of render to gable; repair/replacement of verge copings on gable; repointing of exposed brickwork around quoins; cleaning and maintenance of gutters, downpipes, valleys; repair of soil vent roof flue outlet; new bathroom extractor fan vented through airbrick; localised slate repair/replacement; upgrading loft insulation; provision of positive ventilation units; replacement windows; repair/localised replacement to plaster, timber skirtings, door frame and architraves.
Flats 1-4 Alms House Stydd Lane Ribchester PR3 3YQ
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0630
Non-Material amendment Non-material amendment to reserved matters approval 3/2017/0183 to allow amendment to condition 15 (dwellings to benefit from Part 14 Class A permitted development rights in respect of solar panels).
Land adj Church Raike Chipping PR3 2QL
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0631
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of attached pitched-roof garage and single-storey rear extension and construction of replacement flat-roof, single-storey extension to side and rear.
17 Oak Close Barrow BB7 9FH
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0632
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 3 (archaeological watching brief) of prior approval 3/2023/0510.
Stonelands Farm Ribchester Road Hothersall PR3 3XA
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0633
Application for tree works Prune Sycamore Tree.
18 Shireburne Caravan Park Edisford Road Waddington BB7 2LB
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0634
Application for tree works Fell Silver Birch.
83 Shireburn Caravan Park Edisford Road Waddington BB7 3LB
Received 26 Jul 2024 - APPEAL LODGED3/2024/0635
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed 1m high fencing and new entrance gates at vehicular access.
The Village Hall Franklin Hill Brockhall Village Old Langho BB6 8HY
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0636
Applications for full consent Proposed replacement of timber windows with aluminium, enlargement of two velux windows and installation of one extra velux window to rear roofslope. Installation of flush fitting solar panels and flue for multi fuel burner to front roofslope of holiday let.
Hough Clough Barn Houghclough Lane Chipping PR3 2NT
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0303
Applications for full consent SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
6 HESKETH ROAD, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON
Received 10 Apr 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0637
Applications for full consent Proposed improvements and addition of entrance features at two vehicular entrances off Higher Road. Involving new walls, gates, water features, sign boards, pedestrian access to visitor centre, and associated hard and soft landscaping.
Beacon Fell View Caravan Park Higher Road Longridge PR3 2TF
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Withdrawn3/2024/0638
Applications for full consent Proposed replacement roof and extension to rear.
144 Ribchester Road Clayton-Le-Dale BB1 9EE
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0639
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of front porch, raising of roof and construction of two-storey extension to front. New window and door openings to front and insertion of rooflights to front. Two storey extension to side. Two storey extension to rear, insertion of roof lights to rear and addition of new window and door openings. External lighting. Construction of single-storey, pitched-roof, detached building containing borehole to supply filtered water supply for the property. Creation of garden area to rear and paved area to front.
Higher Edge Farm Tinklers Lane Slaidburn BB7 4TP
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0640
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use from builders yard to car park.
Store adjacent to 40 Brownlow Street Clitheroe BB7 1HQ
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0641
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Certificate of Lawfulness for existing garden room/home office and garden shed for use by the occupants of 1 Park Road
1 Park Road Gisburn BB7 4HT
Received 29 Jul 2024 - APPEAL LODGED3/2024/0642
Applications for full consent Retention of two unauthorised sheds with decking and fencing containing hot tubs in garden area to front of hotel.
Higher Trapp Hotel Trapp Lane Simonstone BB12 7QW
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0643
Applications for full consent Proposed reduction in size of garage from two-cars to one and construction of two-storey extension to rear.
1 The Spinney Grindleton BB7 4QE
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0644
Applications for full consent Proposed bricking up existing front door and rear window and creation of two new window openings to front and rear.
15 Wheatley Drive Longridge PR3 3TT
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0645
Applications for full consent Partial demolition of existing dwelling including removal of main roof and single storey side extension. Remodelling and extensions to create two storey dwelling . Resubmission of 3/2024/0041.
Buckley Dene Preston Road Ribchester PR3 3YD
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0646
Observations to Another Local Authority Consultation on South Ribble Borough Council application 07/2024/00534/FUL Erection of facility extension, formation of a turning circle to maintain the current purpose of the proposed extension area, solar PV array and associated works.
BAE Samlesbury Aerodrome Whalley Road Samlesbury BB2 7LB
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2005/0949
Applications for full consent Side and Rear Extensions.
2 Oakway Longridge Preston Lancashire
Received 3 Nov 2005 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0304
Applications for full consent RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION TO RE-CLAD EXISTING AIREY HOUSE INCLUDING RE-BUILDING WALLS IN CAVITY CONSTRUCTION AND FACING WITH BRADSTONE TO ADJACENT PROPERTY. DETACHED SINGLE GARAGE
2 AIREY HOUSES, CLITHEROE ROAD, KNOWLE GREEN
Received 10 Apr 2003
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsApplications by postcode area
Get emailed about new planning applications in Ribble Valley
Area alerts send a daily or weekly email with new applications and decisions near a postcode, filtered by project type. £29 a month, up to 3 areas. Records are limited to the councils we collect.
Set up an area alertResearching a proposal in Ribble Valley Borough Council
Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
How to search planning applicationsGuides to planning records
All planning guides
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
UK researchPublished Updated
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
UK researchPublished Updated
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.
Check collection coverageMore planning authorities in England
- Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
- Rochford District Council
- Rossendale Borough Council
- Rother District Council
- Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
- Royal Borough of Greenwich