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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Withdrawn3/2024/0647
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 1 Aug 2024 - Withdrawn3/2024/0648
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 1 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0649
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for replacement window to front, replacement of plaster and installation of ventilation system.
Ground Floor/Basement Flat 36 York Street Clitheroe BB7 2DL
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0650
Observations to Another Local Authority Consultation on South Ribble Borough Council application 07/2024/00483/FUL Erection of a 158m2 storage facility.
BAE Samlesbury Aerodrome Whalley Road Samlesbury BB2 7LB
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0651
Applications for full consent Proposed building to cover existing muck midden.
Smalley Fold Farm Commons Lane Balderstone BB2 7LP
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0652
Applications for full consent Proposed installation of air source heat pump to rear.
9 New Row Cottages Knowle Green Preston PR3 2YS
Received 1 Aug 2024 - APPEAL LODGED3/2024/0653
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing detached garage and garden office. Construction of detached two-storey building to side with glazed link to farmhouse and single-storey extension to rear of farmhouse.
Bramley Farm House Clerk Hill Road Sabden BB7 9FQ
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0654
Application for tree works Crown reduce alder tree.
34 Fern Walk Shireburn Park Edisford Road Waddington BB7 3LB
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0655
Observations to Another Local Authority Consultation on North Yorkshire Council application ZA24/26118/VAR proposed camping/glamping site (pursuant to to variation of conditions 2 (approved plans) and 6 (pod design) of planning permission 2022/24665/FUL.
Lower Brayshaw Tosside Skipton BD23 4SU
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0656
Applications for full consent Proposed development of wheeled sports facility (pump track) with associated drainage.
Longridge Recreation Ground Kestor Lane Longridge
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0305
Applications for full consent TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO GABLE ELEVATION, SINGLE STOREY LEAN-TO EXTENSION TO REAR
3 STANDEN ROAD, CLITHEROE, BB7 1JY
Received 9 Apr 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0657
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 11 (Construction Traffic Management Plan), 12 (Details of site access and off-site works) and 18 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme) of planning permission 3/2023/0956.
Ravenscourt Neville Street Longridge PR3 3FD
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0658
Applications for full consent Retention of air source heat pump erected within 1m of the boundary.
26 Singleton Avenue Read BB12 7PJ
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0659
Agricultural determination Prior notification for construction of agricultural storage building 30.48m long, 15.24m wide, 3.66m high to eaves, 5.69m high to ridge.
Land adjacent to Pewter House Farm Commons Lane Balderstone BB2 7LN
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0660
Applications for full consent Proposed conversion of barn to 3no. four-bedroom, three-storey dwellings with external terraces to rear and conversion of outbuilding to garaging with parking spaces and associated landscaping.
Sykes Barn Longsight Road Copster Green BB1 9ER
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0661
Applications for full consent Proposed agricultural building for livestock including concrete yard and access track.
Thornley Hall Farm Up Bedlam Road Thornley PR3 2TN
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0662
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Certificate of Lawfulness for retention of unauthorised extension in breach of condition 2 imposed under application 3/2011/0457 and unauthorised change of use of agricultural land to residential use.
Gypsy Cottage Alston Lane Alston Longridge PR3 3BN
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0663
Demolition Notification Proposed demolition of S420, a single-storey Portakabin-style structure erected around 1999.
Samlesbury Aerodrome BAE Systems Operations Ltd Myerscough Smithy Road Balderstone BB2 7LF
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0664
Advertisements Proposed installation of external non-illuminated fascia sign and external non-illuminated hanging sign.
57 Berry Lane Longridge PR3 3NH
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Withdrawn3/2024/0665
Application in principle Permission in principle for three holiday cabins.
Land at The Brows Farm Brows Barn Higher Road Longridge PR3 2YX
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0666
Applications for full consent Retention of retaining wall and proposed earthworks to rear garden
3 Higher Hodder Cottages Chipping Road Chaigley BB7 3LP
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0306
Applications for full consent CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY GARAGE
SHAW BARN, RIBBLE LANE, CHATBURN, CLITHEROE
Received 10 Apr 2003 - APPEAL LODGED3/2024/0667
Applications for full consent Regularisation of unauthorised change of use to bar and music venue.
Ground floor Unit 5b Abbey Works King Street Whalley BB7 9SP
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0668
Variation of Condition Demolition of existing dwelling. Construction of replacement two-storey dwelling with rooms in the roofspace, single-storey annex and relocation of site access (pursuant to variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 3/2023/1004 to allow an extension to the rear of the garage to create a utility room).
The Hawthorns West Bradford Road Waddington BB7 3JE
Received 7 Aug 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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