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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2024/0909
Application for tree works Prune trees to a safe distance from power lines.
Land between Salesbury View and Warrenside Close next to Knotts Brook.
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0910
Non-Material amendment Non-material amendment to planning permission 3/2021/1274 involving changes to first-floor windowsill levels and raising level of and introduction of supports to cantilevered canopy at ground-floor level.
Craigmore Longsight Road Copster Green BB1 9EX
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0911
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey side extension to form garden room, dining area and utility room.
Hough Clough Farm Houghclough Lane Chipping Preston PR3 2NT
Received 5 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0912
Applications for full consent Proposed erection of single-storey extension to provide new WC facilities. Construction of new disabled access ramps.
Read and Simonstone Village Hall 6 East View Read BB12 7PS
Received 5 Nov 2024 - Withdrawn3/2024/0914
Advertisements Advertisement consent for regularisation of internally illuminated fascia sign above pharmacy window and door.
40 King Street Whalley BB7 9SL
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0915
Application for tree works Crown reduce Yew Tree by 5m and side clip to maintain manageable shape.
7 Shireburn Caravan Park Edisford Road Waddington BB7 3LB
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0916
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Proposed demolition of existing timber shed and construction of detached double garage.
Brock Barn Commons Lane Balderstone BB2 7LP
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0917
Variation of Condition Variation of condition 2 (materials) of planning permission 3/2024/0184 for replacement dwelling and relocation of vehicle access.
Hillside Moor Lane Wiswell BB7 9DG
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/1034
Applications for full consent AMENDMENT TO APPROVED SCHEME FOR NEW HOSPITAL FACILITIES (REVISED SITING OF BUIILDING) REF: 3/02/0785
GISBURN PARK HOSPITAL, PARK ROAD, GISBURN, CLITHEROE
Received 30 Oct 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0918
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for proposed internal and external renovation works including removal of render, re-pointing, improved rainwater management, repair and replacement of windows, installation of two stoves to existing fireplaces, installation of acoustic wall on the party wall, automatic Mist Suppression System and external landscaping.
Cockshotts Farm School Lane Simonstone BB12 7HR
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0919
Applications for full consent Planning application for proposed external renovation works including removal of render, re-pointing, improved rainwater management and repair and replacement of windows.
Cockshotts Farm School Lane Simonstone BB12 7HR
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0920
Agricultural determination Prior notification of proposed agricultural storage building 18.26m long, 12.19m wide, 5.44m high to ridge, 3.65m high to eaves.
Land on the east side of Clerk Hill Road just to the south of the access to Whalley Golf Club off the west side of Clerk Hill Road Whalley
Received 8 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0921
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey extension to rear.
36 Painter Crescent Billington BB7 9XN
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0922
Applications for full consent Regularisation of construction of an equine manege, stables and tack room along with proposed landscaping.
Ox Hey Barn Gisburn Road Sawley BB7 4LH
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Withdrawn3/2024/0923
Applications for full consent Proposed installation of air source heat pump to rear.
3 Main Street Bolton by Bowland BB7 4NW
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0924
Agricultural determination Prior notification for concreting over yard (700 m sq).
Hesketh End Judd Holmes Lane Chipping PR3 2TJ
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Withdrawn3/2024/0925
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed demolition of conservatory and construction of single-storey extension to rear.
Alston Lane Farm Alston Lane Longridge PR3 3BN
Received 8 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0926
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 5 (lighting scheme) of planning permission 3/2024/0609.
Samlesbury Aerodrome BAE Systems Operations Ltd Myerscough Smithy Road Balderstone BB2 7LF
Received 8 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0927
Variation of Condition Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans), 5 (window details and obscure glazing) and condition 6 (parking and turning facilities) of planning permission 3/2021/0998 for proposed new sustainable detached house on an existing development strip of land adjacent to Treetops.
Tree Tops Springfield Close Whalley BB7 9AF
Received 8 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0823
Applications for full consent PROPOSED CONSERVATORY
2 WOODFOLD HALL FARM, off FURTHER LANE, MELLOR, BLACKBURN BB2 7PZ
Received 18 Sept 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0928
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for the regularisation of replacement trusses and purlins.
Barn 2 Dinkling Green Farm Little Bowland Road Chipping BB7 3BN
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0930
Applications for full consent Proposed replacement of existing septic tank with new sewage treatment plant.
Burholme Farm Dunsop Road Whitewell BB7 3AU
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0931
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing detached garage and construction of new detached garage to rear.
71 Park Avenue Clitheroe BB7 2HP
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0932
Prior Notification of change of use from commercial to dwelling
43A Moor Lane Clitheroe BB7 1BE
Received 13 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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