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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2003/0498
Applications for full consent ERECTION OF BELOW GROUND DIRTY WATER STORE IN PCC PANELS. REPAIRS TO EXISTING MIDDEN WALLS
ELLERBECK HALL, SLAIDBURN, CLITHEROE
Received 4 Jun 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0888
Applications for full consent Proposed first floor extension above study, single storey side extension and link to study. Single storey rear extension and fenestration alterations including addition of juliet balcony to rear elevations, and replacement of existing door to north-western side elevation with one window.
1 Masefield Close Brockhall Village Old Langho BB6 8HS
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0889
Applications for full consent Proposed garden room.
Lower Monubent Barn Hellifield Road Bolton by Bowland BB7 4LY
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0890
Application for tree works Fell T1 sycamore; reduce G1 Leyland Cypress in height by approx. 3m or one third; Fell T2 Lime.
Hollymount 3 Hollowhead Lane Wilpshire BB19JX
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0891
Applications for full consent Proposed construction of loft conversion with front and rear dormers.
36 Hillcrest Road Langho BB6 8EP
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0892
Non-Material amendment Non-material amendment to planning permission 3/2024/0693 involving alteration to the rear roof slope of the side extension.
15 Sabden Brook Court Sabden BB7 9FY
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0893
Scoping option
land off Pimlico Link Road
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0894
Application for tree works Crown lift and selective pruning to T1 Poplar, T2 Alder, T3 Poplar, T4 Alder and T5 to T7 Alder.
Land rear of 6 and 8 Stonewater Close Barrow BB7 9ZU
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0895
Application for tree works in a conservation area Crown lift and thin 15% T1 Silver Birch, T2 Horse Chestnut, T3 Sycamore, T4 Acer, T5 Maple.
2 The Sands Whalley BB7 9TL
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0896
Applications for full consent Proposed erection of a building for the sale of items produced on the farm (use class E(a)) together with associated car parking and seating area.
Halsteads Farm Grindleton Road West Bradford BB7 4QH
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0897
PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF AGRIC BLDG TO DWELLINGHOUSE Prior approval under Class Q (a) and (b) for the proposed change of use of an agricultural building to one two-storey, four-bedroom dwelling.
What Close Farm Burnley Road Gisburn BB7 4JJ
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/1032
Applications for full consent PROPOSED EXTENSION TO EXISTING GARAGE/GAMES ROOM TO ENCLOSE EXISTING OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL
VALLE VISTA, BARKER LANE, MELLOR, BLACKBURN
Received 20 Nov 2003 - Withdrawn3/2024/0898
Applications for full consent Engineering works to create four wetland ponds, ditches and banked hedges.
Field to the south of Clitheroe Road and east of Cow Ark Brook.
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0899
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use from drinking establishment (Sui Generis) to retail (use class E(a))
35 Moor Lane and 124 Lowergate Clitheroe BB7 1BE
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0900
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing single-storey side extension and construction of a two-storey side extension.
7 Hawthorn Close Langho BB6 8DZ
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0901
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 5 (roof-mounted photovoltaic panels) 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 31 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0902
Applications for full consent Alteration to land levels and erection of agricultural building.
Land rear of New Drop Cottage Old Clitheroe Road Longridge PR3 2HJ
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0903
Applications for full consent Proposed removal of boundary wall and toilet block. Construction of single-storey extension to rear.
2 Cockleach Cottages Chipping Road Longridge PR3 2NB
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0904
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 5 (roof slates) and 10 (written scheme of investigation) from planning permission 3/2023/0287.
Bridge End Farm Wood House Lane Slaidburn BB7 3AH
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0905
Applications for full consent Proposed extension and remodelling of existing dwelling including demolition of existing conservatory, erection of rear extensions, conversion of existing outbuilding to annexe with link extension, demolition and replacement of existing garage with pergola above. Alterations to existing window and door openings and creation of new vehicular access.
Mellor House Primrose Lane Mellor Blackburn BB1 9DN
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0906
Advertisements Advertisement consent for two free-standing 1500mm x 1000mm composite signs on reverse mounted black steel posts and one 2800mm x 800mm composite tray sign mounted on cladding of existing barn.
Lower Fold Stables Northcote Road Langho BB6 8BE
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0907
Applications for full consent Proposed timber framed roof and building up of existing walls to cover existing yard adjacent to existing workshop to house tractor and small trailer. Installation of solar panels to roof.
Baines Farm Pinfold Lane Longridge PR3 3BH
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/1033
Barn Conversion (Residential) (MKA) PROPOSED EXTENSION OF FARMHOUSE INTO ADJOINING BARN, INCLUDING DEMOLITION OF LEAN-TO BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION OF REPLACEMENT BOILER ROOM.
BROADHEAD FARM, NEWTON-IN-BOWLAND, CLITHEROE, LANCS
Received 20 Nov 2003 - Withdrawn3/2024/0908
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Proposed access.
Land off the south-east side of Whalley Old Road Langho BB6 8DY
Received 4 Nov 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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