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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2024/0845
Application for tree works in a conservation area Fell T7 sycamore. Waddington New Hall: Reduce conifers T8-T13 by a third.
Pinder Hill Barn Twitter Lane Waddington BB7 3LG and Waddington New Hall Twitter Lane Waddington BB7 3HU
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Withdrawn3/2024/0846
Application for tree works in a conservation area Please see previous application for the removal on one tree on the cottage site...3/2020/0813
The Cottage Greenside Ribchester PR3 3ZJ
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0847
Variation of Condition Proposed demolition of existing porch and detached garage and construction of replacement garage with single-storey link building to rear (pursuant to variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning application 3/2023/0791 to allow the ground floor level to be lowered by 0.3m and steps to be added between the existing house and extension.
27 Pendleton Road Wiswell BB7 9DD
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2005/0951
Applications for full consent Barn/Agricultural Equipment Store.
Pendle View Farm Tosside Skipton N Yorks
Received 24 Oct 2005 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0710
Applications for full consent INSTALLATION OF 5NO. PORTACABINS TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION FOR O.T. OFFICE, MAINTENANCE AND LAUNDRY STAFF DUE TO DEMOLITION OF EXISTING LAUNDRY BUILDING (DEEMED UNSAFE)
SITES ADJACENT TO DENEHOLME AND JESMOND AT KEMPLE VIEW, LONGSIGHT ROAD LANGHO, BLACKBURN
Received 31 Jul 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0848
Agricultural determination Prior notification for the construction of one new agricultural building 22.86m long, 12.19m wide, 3.66m high to eaves and 5.49m high to ridge to roof over a yard area and equipment for handling dairy cows.
Old House Farm Birks Brow Longridge PR3 2TX
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0849
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for refurbishment of the WC and shower rooms in the eastern part of the Shireburn Quad and the adjoining service building, to include the removal of existing and insertion of new partition walls.
Stonyhurst College Avenue Road Hurst Green Clitheroe BB7 9PZ
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0850
Applications for full consent Construction of a steel framed agricultural building for calf housing.
Closes Hall Farm Stump Cross Lane Bolton by Bowland BB7 4LX
Received 11 Oct 2024 - APPEAL LODGED3/2024/0851
Applications for full consent Retrospective planning application for the retention of a single dwelling house and associated parking, soft and hard landscaping and associated works.
4a Wiswell Lane Whalley BB7 9AF
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0852
Observations to Another Local Authority Consultation on LCC application LCC/2024/0029. Proposed retention of temporary car park on a permanent basis.
Longridge High School Preston Road Longridge PR3 3AR
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0853
Applications for full consent Proposed agricultural building. Regularisation of works to existing access and access track.
Land off Longridge Road Hurst Green BB7 9QP
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Withdrawn3/2024/0854
Applications for full consent Demolition of existing outbuilding and erection of garage with annexe over. Installation of new sewage treatment plant.
3 Bailey Green Cottages Longridge Road Hurst Green BB7 9QP
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0855
Application for tree works Crown lift T3 sycamore, reduce limb 10% to let in light; crown lift lower branches T4 oak; crown lift and remove epicormic growth from main stem of ash T2.
6 Pendle Drive Whalley BB7 9JT
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0856
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Certificate of Lawfulness for existing development involving construction of outbuildings and use as incidental residential accommodation to a Class C3 (dwellinghouse) and construction of a concrete yard and use as residential curtilage.
The Croft Eaves Hall Lane West Bradford BB7 3JG
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0857
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed rear dormer and loft conversion.
10 Salthill Road Clitheroe BB7 1NU
Received 15 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0711
Applications for full consent PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO EXISTING HAIR SALON
9 WHALLEY ROAD, WILPSHIRE, BLACKBURN
Received 31 Jul 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0858
Applications for full consent Application for retrospective planning permission for external alterations to and change of use of Backcastle Works from storage (B8) to exercise/yoga studio; rehabilitation studio; bicycle repair workshop and storage.
Backcastle Works Pendle Court Little Lane Longridge PR3 3WY
Received 15 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0859
Applications for full consent Proposed installation of air source heat pump to rear.
12 Old Hive Fish House Lane Chipping PR3 2QQ
Received 15 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0860
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey rear and side extension and porch extension to front.
35 Glendale Drive Mellor BB2 7HB
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0861
Applications for full consent Proposed installation of new security weld mesh fencing to front of school.
Thorneyholme RC Primary School Trough Road Dunsop Bridge BB7 3BG
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0862
Applications for full consent Proposal to enclose existing storage facility with timber cladding above part of the existing stone clad lower wall and to roof gables. Double pitched roof over.
Higher Parsonage Farm Parsonage Lane Chipping PR3 2NS
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0863
S.106 Variation Proposed discharge of S106 Agreement dated 21 December 1999 which tied the annexe accommodation to occupancy by dependent family members.
Beck House Stoneygate Lane Ribchester PR3 3YN
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0864
Applications for full consent Change of use from day nursery (Use Class E (f)) to a mixed use including day nursery and education facility (sui generis).
Conkers Day Nursery Dewhurst Road Langho BB6 8AF
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0865
Application for tree works in a conservation area Side pruning of two popular trees to bring them off neighbouring houses.
The Croft Care Home 84 King Street Whalley BB7 9SN
Received 22 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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