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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2024/0823
Non-Material amendment Non-material amendment to application 3/2022/0818 involving removal of ground floor WC and reduction in size of proposed entrance porch.
7 Beech Grove Chatburn BB7 4AR
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0824
Application for tree works in a conservation area Pollard T1 sycamore.
Pinder Hill Barn Twitter Lane Waddington BB7 3LG
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0825
Applications for full consent Proposed conversion and alteration of the two-storey existing garage to form additional living accommodation and a glazed link extension joining it to the main house.
59 Downham Road Chatburn BB7 4AU
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0826
Applications for full consent Proposed free-standing solar panel array adjacent to the existing earthwork bund with associated battery storage shed.
Wiswell Manor Pendleton Road Wiswell BB7 9BZ
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0827
Applications for full consent Proposed installation of replacement waste water treatment plant.
The Compleat Food Group Lincoln Way Clitheroe BB7 1QL
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0708
Applications for full consent TO EXTEND EXISTING UNDERGROUND SLURRY STORE TO COMPLY WITH STORAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR NITRATE VULNERABLE ZONE REGULATIONS
MASON GREEN, BASHALL EAVES, CLITHEROE
Received 31 Jul 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0828
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 3 (materials) of planning permission 3/2023/0156.
Dog and Partridge Hesketh Lane Chipping PR3 2TH
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0829
Application for tree works in a conservation area Fell Ash Trees T6 and T8. Fell Sycamore T15, Fell two Leyland Cypress G1, Fell Wild Cherry T5, prune Lime Tree T16 and remove deadwood up to 80mm.
St Marys Vicarage Main Street Gisburn BB7 4HR
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0830
Application for tree works Crown lifting and hedge trimming to trees within G14 of TPO 7/19/3/143 Calderstones Hospital.
Land to the rear of 1 to 18 Nethertown Gardens Whalley BB7 9GU
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0831
Applications for full consent Proposed two-storey garage with one-bedroom annex on first floor.
1 Ribblesdale Place Osbaldeston Lane Osbaldeston BB2 7LX
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0832
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of lawfulness for proposed flat-roof dormer to rear.
19 Newlands Avenue Clitheroe BB7 2PU
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0833
Agricultural determination Prior notification for roofing over existing silage clamps.
Paradise Farm Rakes Lane Horton in Craven BD23 3JT
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Withdrawn3/2024/0834
Applications for full consent Proposed conversion of an existing retail unit with accommodation at first floor over into a boutique hotel with restaurant including three-storey extension to side, two and three storey extensions to rear, building up and extension of existing rear outriggers with addition of windows and rooflights, roof terraces, new flue above ridge level, new bin store to side, new boundary treatment to side and rear and use of land to front and side for outdoor dining.
69 King Street Whalley BB7 9SW
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0835
Non-Material amendment Non-material amendment to application 3/2022/0537 involving proposed enhancements to appearance of approved dwellings.
Land Adjacent to Ferns Northcote Road Langho BB6 8BG
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0836
Discharge of Conditions
The Institute Rear of St Mary's Centre Church Street Clitheroe BB7 2DG
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0837
Application for tree works T1391 Alder habitat to 3m; T1392 Alder habitat to 3m; T1393 Ash reduce to 8m; T1394 White Willow pollard at 4m; T1395 Birch fell; G1396 Birch fell; G1397 Cypress fell; T1398 Cypress fell.
Twyn Ghyll Caravan Site Settle Lane Paythorne BB7 4ER
Received 10 Oct 2024 - APPEAL DECIDED3/2003/0709
Applications for full consent INSTALLATION OF MULTI-GOAL PLAY EQUIPMENT AND SURFACING ON EXISTING PLAYGROUND (RESUBMISSION)
LANGHO PLAYING FIELD, BUSHBURN DRIVE, LANGHO, BLACKBURN
Received 28 Jul 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0838
Applications for full consent Proposed agricultural building.
Land at Myre Fold House Longsight Road Clayton-Le-Dale BB2 7JA
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0839
Applications for full consent Proposed stables, tack room, hard standing and access.
Higher Elker Farm Whalley Road Billington BB7 9HY
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0840
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey extension to rear.
3 Cardigan Avenue Clitheroe BB7 2DY
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0841
Agricultural determination Proposed hardcore agricultural track 75m long and 3.65m wide.
Middle Breaks Farm Settle Road Newsholme BB7 4JQ
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0842
Agricultural determination Prior notification for hardcore agricultural track 273m long and 3.65m wide.
Land at Gisburn Cotes Farm Gisburn Road Sawley BB7 4LJ
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0843
Application for tree works in a conservation area Prune silver birch.
22 The Sands Whalley BB7 9TL
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0844
Application for tree works Fell monkey puzzle tree.
Chaigley Manor Chipping Road Chaigley BB7 3LS
Received 10 Oct 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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