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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Withdrawn3/2024/0933
Non-Material amendment Non-material amendment to planning permission 3/2021/1004 involving changes to window. Change and increase of size from the extension to the retail unit at ground floor to a store room. Addition of a bin store adjacent to the store room. Addition of cycle storage within the store room. Addition of a rendered masonry wall covering the external stair. External glazing moved from the face of the rear stairwell. Roof/third floor level skylights amended.
1 to 7 George Street Whalley BB7 9TH
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0934
Applications for full consent Regularisation of unauthorised vehicle access, car park, seating areas and siting of tea cabin, use of land and erection of buildings for canine hydrotherapy and rehabilitation and dog grooming in association with existing business.
Canine Hydrotherapy Centre Howgill Farm Howgill Lane Rimington BB7 4EF
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0935
Non-Material amendment Non-material amendment to planning permission 3/2021/0952 (as varied by application 3/2023/0817) for amendments to approved window / door detail to "L" shaped building.
Root Farm Dunsop Bridge Clitheroe BB7 3BB
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0936
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (roof slates), 6 (bat boxes) and 7 (protected species licence) from Listed Building Consent 3/2024/0737.
Barn at Fair Oak Farm Dinkling Green Lane Chipping PR3 2QT
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0937
Applications for full consent Proposed dormers to front and rear.
30 Barker Lane Mellor BB2 7ED
Received 12 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0938
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 9 (written scheme of investigation) from planning permission 3/2021/0955.
Old Sawley Grange Gisburn Rd Sawley BB7 4LH
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0824
Change of Use (MKA) CHANGE OF USE FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL/MANUFACTURING TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL/MANUFACTURING AND RETAIL FOR UNITS 5 & 6 AND THE REMOVAL OF PART OF THE DIVIDING WALL BETWEEN UNITS 1 & 5
UNIT 5 & 6, YORK STREET BUSINESS CENTRE, YORK STREET, CLITHEROE, LANCS
Received 18 Sept 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0939
Application for tree works Reduce crown of T011 Sycamore by 2m over neighbouring garden.
West Croft Rimington Lane Rimington BB7 4DP
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0940
Applications for full consent Proposed creation of a lagoon for the storage of wastewater from the nearby meat processing plant and erection of a 2m high security fence.
Land off Hollins Lane Gisburn Road Sawley BB7 4LH
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0941
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing single storey front extension and erection of two storey side extension and pitched roof front canopy. Alterations to existing window openings and doors. Insertion of new windows to flank elevations. Replacement of stonework to external walls and erection of new chimney and flue. Erection of entrance gates and fencing.
Black Moss Farm Cottage Elmridge Lane Chipping PR3 2NY
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0942
Applications for full consent Proposed conversion of two stone barns to create three holiday cottages with associated curtilages. Erection of fencing and pedestrian gate.
Black Moss Farm Elmridge Lane Chipping PR3 2NY
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0943
Applications for full consent Proposed erection of eight new agricultural buildings for dairy cattle and associated infrastructure to include: 1 x covered midden, 2 x plant rooms, 1 x cattle sheds with robotic milking machines, 1 x calving shed, extension to existing calving shed, 1 x 1.5 storey staff room/office and erection of wash down area/fuel storage bay. Creation of hard standing, installation of 3 x silo's, and installation of Sustainable Drainage Systems.
Black Moss Farm Elmridge Lane Chipping PR3 2NY
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Withdrawn3/2024/0944
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (external materials), 4 (details of new windows/doors/rooflights/solar panels, 5 (cycle stores), 6 (south elevation glazing), 10 (odour assessment), 12 (boundary wall specifications) and 13 (rear balcony details) of planning permission 3/2021/1004.
1 to 7 George Street Whalley BB7 9TH
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0945
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing bungalow and garage and erection of a two storey dwellinghouse.
Woodfield Ribchester Road Langho BB6 8AL
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0946
Applications for full consent Proposed installation of air source heat pump to rear.
8 Windy Street Chipping PR3 2GD
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0947
Applications for full consent Proposed first floor extension above existing garage, removal of garage door, single storey rear extension to adjoin existing conservatory and new associated roofing.
85 Chatburn Road Clitheroe BB7 2AS
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Withdrawn3/2024/0948
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed decking, alterations to existing vehicular access and installation of gates.
Little Beck Eaves Hall Lane West Bradford BB7 3JG
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2004/0711
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Extension to form pool.
Bolton Hall Park Gates Copster Green Blackburn BB1 9ET
Received 14 Jul 2004 - Decided - Final Decision3/2004/0611
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Removal of part external stone skin on front and rebuilding, first floor extension with pitched roof, new lean-to extension to provide bottle store and other minor alterations (Listed Building Consent)
The Dog and Partridge Skipton North Yorkshire BD23 4SJ
Received 30 Jun 2004 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0825
Applications for full consent ERECTION OF MACHINERY TO HANDLE (AWDF) ANIMAL WASTE DERIVED FUEL, COMPRISING OF TANKER OFF-LOADING AREA, STORAGE SILO, EXTRACTION SYSTEM TO FEED AWDF INTO CALCINER IN KILN 7
CASTLE CEMENT LTD, RIBBLESDALE WORKS, WEST BRADFORD ROAD, CLITHEROE LANCS
Received 23 Sept 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0949
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey rear extension and new roof over existing kitchen and garage. Alterations to existing front boundary wall and new extended drop kerb.
65 Mitton Road Whalley BB7 9RY
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Withdrawn3/2024/0950
Variation of Condition Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) on planning permission 3/2024/0668 for demolition of existing dwelling; construction of replacement two-storey dwelling with rooms in the roofspace, single-storey annex and relocation of site access (pursuant to variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 3/2023/1004 to allow an extension to the rear of the garage to create a utility room) to remove the garage space and adjust the siting of the house to improve parking to the front.
The Hawthorns West Bradford Road Waddington BB7 3JE
Received 17 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0951
Agricultural determination Prior notification of erection of a steel portal building, clad in box profile sheeting overlaid with shiplap timber boards stained dark brown for storage of machinery and equipment 30.5m long, 12.6m wide, 5.9m high to ridge 4.26m high to eaves.
Sawley Hall Sawley Old Brow Sawley BB7 4LF
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0952
Agricultural determination Prior notification for proposed agricultural tracks.
Knot Barn Dinkling Green Lane Chipping PR3 2QT
Received 19 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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