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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2024/0669
Application for tree works Prune T2 Beech Tree, T5 Oak Tree, G1 Hazel, G2 and Fell T3 Cedar Tree, T4 Sycamore Tree, T7 Cypress Tree, T8, Ash Tree,T9 Plum Tree, T10 Ash Tree.
Trapp Forge Trapp Lane Simonstone BB12 7QW
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0670
Application for tree works Fell eight ash trees.
50 Highwoods Park Brockhall Village Old Langho BB6 8HN
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0671
Applications for full consent Proposed two storey extension to rear (north) elevation to replace existing and engineering works to alter ground levels.
Meadowcroft Clough Lane Chipping PR3 2TP
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0672
Applications for full consent Proposed construction of two single-storey short-term holiday lets.
Land north of Woodpecker House Sawley Old Brow Sawley BB7 4LF
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0673
Variation of Condition Demolition of existing three-storey dwelling Higher Newfield Edge, detached triple garage and all existing outbuildings. Construction of a part subterranean replacement dwelling with attached garage. The existing attached Pentangle Barn will become detached from the new dwelling. Creation of new access to Pentangle Barn and the new dwelling, with redesigned landscaping, parking and gardens for both properties (pursuant to variation of condition 1 (approved plans) of planning permission 3/2024/0160.)
Higher Newfield Edge Burnley Road Gisburn BB7 4JN
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0674
Applications for full consent Conversion of and extension of agricultural building to one self-build two-bedroom dwelling and formation of residential curtilage.
Meargill Farm Holden Lane Bolton by Bowland BB7 4LZ
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0675
Application for tree works Felling of approx.35 ash trees due to ash dieback.
Whalley Moor Community Woodland to the North of Fell View Calderstones Park Whalley BB7 9UL
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0676
Agricultural determination Prior approval for forestry track 2171m long x 4m wide to be created from existing surfaced track to Lickhurst Farm across the fields.
Forestry road from existing surfaced track at Higher Fence Wood Farm Little Bowland Road Chipping BB7 3BN to the west of Whitewell.
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Appeal Decided3/2003/0307
Alter or Extend a Listed Building CONVERSION OF LOFT SPACE INTO USABLE AREA
2 THE SQUARE, WHALLEY, CLITHEROE BB7 9SU
Received 10 Apr 2003 - Withdrawn3/2024/0677
Application for tree works Various trees within the nature reserves to be felled due to ash dieback.
Salthill Quarry Nature Reserve Lincoln Way Clitheroe and Crosshill Nature Reserve West Bradford Road Clitheroe
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0678
Applications for full consent Proposed construction of single-storey outbuilding to rear.
10 Manor Road Whalley BB7 9TE
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0679
Variation of Condition Variation of condition 11 (restriction of occupancy to 28 days holiday use) on planning permission 3/2022/0030. To allow unit 1 to have extended holiday use occupancy for six months per person/group.
Dewhurst Farm (4 Dewhurst Row) Longsight Road Langho BB6 8AD
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0680
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing single-storey extensions to rear and replacement with new single-storey extension to side and rear.
5 Brungerley Avenue Clitheroe BB7 2JB
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0681
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Lawful Development Certificate for existing development involving :- 1. The change of use of former agricultural land to the rear of 1 Proctor Fold to garden and associated extension of residential curtilage, in use for over 10 years. 2.The conversion and change of use of the former garage to annex completed more than 4 years ago. 3.The lawfulness of the extension to the side of the former garage as part of the residential unit, completed more than 4 years ago.
1 Proctor Fold Osbaldeston Lane Osbaldeston BB2 7LU
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0682
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 5 (landscaping) and 7 (photovoltaic panels) of planning permission 3/2023/0193.
Greenacre 1 Ribblesdale Avenue Wilpshire BB1 9LY
Received 13 Aug 2023 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0683
Certificate of Lawfulness - proposed works to a listed building Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single-storey extension to rear.
3 Mersey Grove Clitheroe BB7 2FQ
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0684
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Certificate of Lawfulness for existing operational development involving stone shed for bore hole/electricity meter, stepped retaining wall, field shelter, hen cabin and field access track and for existing change of use of land from agricultural to residential for the siting of the water bore hole/electricity meter shed.
Land adjacent to The Lodge Stocks Lane Rimington BB7 4JN
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0685
Applications for full consent Retention of mobile home, garage, workshop and agricultural buildings. Alteration to curtilage.
The Lodge Stocks Lane Rimington BB7 4JN
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0686
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 10 (SW drainage operation and maintenance), 12 (SW drainage verification report), 15 (Land Contamination Survey), 16 (remediation strategy) of planning permission 3/2023/0084.
Calder Vale Park Simonstone Lane Simonstone BB12 7ND
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0492
Applications for full consent SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO PROVIDE STAFF TOILET FACILITIES
6 CHURCH LANE, MELLOR, BLACKBURN
Received 2 Jun 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0687
Applications for full consent Regularisation of change of use of woodland to wedding venue, including creation of hard standing, construction of toilet block and storage container and construction of large marquee area consisting of joined and separate tipis.
Bowland Wild Boar Park Wardsley Road Chipping PR3 2HB
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0688
Applications for full consent Planning Permission for full repair and upgrade of existing farm house.
Alder House Holden Lane Bolton by Bowland BB7 4LZ
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0689
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for full repair and upgrade of existing farm house.
Alder House Holden Lane Bolton by Bowland BB7 4LZ
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0690
Application for tree works in a conservation area Prune magnolia, hornbeam and lime trees in line with reccomendations outlined within the submitted Tree Condition and Risk Assessment Report. Fell goat willow and ash tree.
The Rectory Church Street Ribchester PR3 3XS
Received 14 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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