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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2024/0691
Applications for full consent Proposed installation of two ball stop nets (one behind each goal). To consist of five removable poles (each end) sitting in sleeves concreted into the ground, with green mesh netting 6m high.
Recreation Ground adjacent Chipping and District Memorial Hall Garstang Road Chipping PR3 2QH
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0692
Agricultural determination Proposed agricultural track.
Land at Laund Farm Twins Brook Road Chipping PR3 2GS
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0693
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing garage and rear conservatory and construction of two-storey extension to side and single-storey garden room to rear.
15 Sabden Brook Court Sabden BB7 9FY
Received 16 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0694
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey extension to the rear, single storey infill extension between dwelling and garage, alterations to fenestration, replacement flat roofs and addition of cladding.
36 Painter Wood Whalley Old Road Billington BB7 9JD
Received 16 Aug 2024 - Withdrawn3/2024/0695
Application for tree works in a conservation area Fell pine tree and ash tree.
69 King Street Whalley BB7 9SW
Received 16 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0696
Applications for full consent Proposed two-storey extension to side and rear incorporating front dormer.
Sandrock Avenue Road Hurst Green BB7 9QB
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0493
Applications for full consent ALTERATIONS AND EXTENSION TO EXISTING HOUSE. FREESTANDING GARAGE
FIR TREE HOUSE, DOWNHAM ROAD, CHATBURN, CLITHEROE
Received 2 Jun 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0697
Variation of Condition Demolition of existing garage/workshop and dutch barn; re-use of former farm buildings as a dwelling; closure of vehicular access to the farmyard; alterations to the existing access; sewage treatment and surface water drainage facilities; and landscaping (pursuant to variation of conditions 2 (approved plans), 3 (gate and entrance detail), and 13 (access materials) from planning permission 3/2021/0261 as varied by 3/2023/0619 to relocate site access).
Moor Cock Farm Clitheroe Road Ribchester PR3 2YT
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0698
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 3 (materials) of planning permission 3/2023/0305.
land at former Higher Standen Farm (adj Swardean Way Valley Lane Higher Peak Crescent South Gate Broadfield Street) Pendle Road Clitheroe BB7 1PR
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Withdrawn3/2024/0699
Applications for full consent Proposed conversion of attached garage to habitable room, insertion of wall surround and window in place of existing garage door.
31 Lime Close Clitheroe BB7 4UA
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0700
Applications for full consent Proposed conversion of stone agricultural barn and shippon to create two, two-storey dwellings with associated parking and curtilage areas.
Park Farm Whalley Road Barrow BB7 9LB
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0701
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing garage and construction of single-storey flat-roof extension to side and single-storey flat roof extension to rear. Insertion of dormer window to front and rear roof slope.
Somerville Ribchester Road Ribchester PR3 3YA
Received 20 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0702
Agricultural determination Prior notification for erection of agricultural manure store building 30m long, 20m wide, 12m high to ridge and 9.17m high to eaves and concreting of yard area.
Pasture House Farm Bank Newton Road Gisburn BD23 3UJ
Received 20 Aug 2024 - Withdrawn3/2024/0703
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Proposed hard landscaping of garden including engineering operations to change levels. Proposed decking, timber-clad single-storey garden building, alterations to existing vehicular access and installation of gates.
Little Beck Eaves Hall Lane West Bradford BB7 3JG
Received 21 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0704
Non-Material amendment Non material amendment to planning permission 3/2019/1104 involving repositioning of parking spaces and shared driveway for plots 55-57, repositioning of bin run for plot 57, alteration of boundaries to gardens 46 and 57 and changes to fence positions in rear gardens of plots 45, 46 and 57.
Land off Hawthorne Farm Hawthorne Place Clitheroe BB7 2HU
Received 21 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0705
Non-Material amendment Non-material amendment to planning permission 3/2024/0164 involving increase of height of garden room and change in direction of roof pitch. Alterations to window configuration from previously approved plan on both gable ends.
11 Primrose Road Clitheroe BB7 1EA
Received 21 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0706
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 4 (pre-commencement boundary treatment details) and 11 (pre-commencement SW drainage scheme) of planning permission 3/2020/1017.
2 Whiteacre Lane Barrow BB7 9BJ
Received 21 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0494
Applications for full consent NEW DWELLINGHOUSE (DETACHED) WITH ATTACHED GARAGE
LAND ADJACENT TO, PICKERING CROFT, CHAPEL LANE, WEST BRADFORD, CLITHEROE
Received 2 Jun 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0707
Application for tree works in a conservation area Crown reduce and prune three silver birch and one copper beech to avoid overhead cables and selective pruning of variegated maple.
Nethergill 17 Main Street Bolton by Bowland BB7 4NW
Received 21 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0708
Agricultural determination Prior notification for agricultural storage building 60m long, 15m wide, 4m high to eaves 7m high to ridge.
Land at Lower Edge Farm Tinklers Lane Slaidburn BB7 4TP
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0709
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 4 (boundary treatment), 7 (contaminated land report), 8 (drainage), 11 (EV charging points), 12 (details of lighting), 13 (velux roof lights) and 15 (windows/doors) of prior approval 3/2024/0198.
Pinfold Farm Preston Road Ribchester PR3 3YD
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0710
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 13 (SW drainage details), 14 (Constructions SW Management Plan) and 22 (levels) on planning permission 3/2022/0966.
Crow Trees Farm Crow Trees Brow Chatburn BB7 4AA
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0711
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 5 (Estate Road Details), 6 (Estate Road Management), 8 (Off-site highway works) and 9 (Construction Management Plan) on planning permission 3/2022/0966.
Crow Trees Farm Crow Trees Brow Chatburn BB7 4AA
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0712
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey extension to rear and part single/part double storey extension to side.
Hill Crest House 21 Whalley Road Hurst Green BB7 9QJ
Received 22 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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