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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 dates

29,791Searchable 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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

Planning information Planning, Buildings and Countryside Contact planning Contact Planning Local plan Planning Policy Pre-application advice How to Apply for Planning Permission Conservation areas Conservation Areas Article 4 directions

Council contacts

Planning enquiries01200425111 Council source
Planning enquiriesplanning.policy@ribblevalley.gov.uk Council source
Planning enquiriesplanning@ribblevalley.gov.uk Council source

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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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 Decision3/2023/0998
Application for tree works Fell three ash trees.
Land adj Clitheroe Road Chatburn
Received 3 Dec 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/0999
Application for tree works Prune sycamore tree T1 and holly hedge T2.
Holly House 8 Station Road Rimington BB7 4DR
Received 4 Dec 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/1000
Applications for full consent Proposed construction of holiday cottage (revised design for previously approved unit 2).
Dewhurst Farm Longsight Road Langho BB6 8AD
Received 4 Dec 2023
Withdrawn3/2023/1001
Applications for full consent Proposed conversion of existing garage into a ground-floor bedroom with first-floor extension above; replacement front porch; single-storey extension to rear.
2 Station Close Wilpshire BB1 9PT
Received 5 Dec 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/1002
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey extension to front and single-storey extension to rear to replace existing conservatory.
Redwoods Newton Road Newton BB7 3BB
Received 5 Dec 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0703
Applications for full consent NEW FRONT GATE ENTRANCE
37 VICTORIA COURT, CHATBURN, CLITHEROE
Received 30 Jul 2003
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/1003
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 7 (traffic signs) of planning permission 3/2022/0448.
Yu Longsight Road Copster Green BB1 9EU
Received 5 Dec 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/1004
Applications for full consent Demolition of existing dwelling. Construction of replacement two-storey dwelling with rooms in the roofspace, single-storey annex and relocation of site access. Resubmission of 3/2023/0759.
The Hawthorns West Bradford Road Waddington BB7 3JE
Received 5 Dec 2023
Withdrawn3/2023/1005
Applications for full consent Proposed two storey extension to rear (north) elevation to replace existing and engineering works to alter ground levels.
Meadowcroft Clough Lane Chipping PR3 2TP
Received 5 Dec 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/1006
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey extension to existing outbuilding.
Roslyn Whalley Road Simonstone BB12 7HT
Received 5 Dec 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/1007
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed change of surface material for two areas around the farmyard from hardcore to concrete.
Fober Farm Newton-in-Bowland BB7 3ED
Received 5 Dec 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/1008
Applications for full consent Proposed refurbishment of existing ground-floor caretaker apartment and creation of four new holiday let apartments, three on the ground floor and one on the first floor and retention of the first floor balcony with patio door access to the western (side) elevation.
Wellsprings Hotel Clitheroe Road Sabden BB7 9HN
Received 6 Dec 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/1009
Applications for full consent Demolition of existing garage and first-floor extension and erection of two-storey extension to side and rear to include new garage.
Summerfield Simonstone Lane Simonstone BB12 7NX
Received 6 Dec 2023
Withdrawn3/2023/1010
Reserved Matters (following outline) Reserved matters application relating to appearance, layout and scale for demolition of existing outbuilding and erection of a detached dwelling house in the grounds of 94 Ribchester Road following outline permission 3/2022/0457.
94 Ribchester Road Clayton-Le-Dale BB1 9HQ
Received 6 Dec 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/1011
Applications for full consent Change of use of upper floors (use class E) to C3 (dwellings) and construction of additional storey to rear at second floor level to form five self-contained flats.
Flat above 41-43 Wellgate Clitheroe BB7 1LU
Received 6 Dec 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/1012
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 4 (materials) and 5 (protected species licence) of Listed Building Consent 3/2023/0094.
Salem Congregational Chapel Long Lover Lane Rimington BB7 4EG
Received 8 Dec 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0704
Applications for full consent PROPOSED EXTENSION AND RE-MODELLING OF EXISTING BUNGALOW
67 PRESTON ROAD, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON
Received 31 Jul 2003
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/1013
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Proposed replacement timber windows in the existing openings and replacement double doors to the rear.
3 The Square Church Lane Whalley BB7 9SU
Received 8 Dec 2023
Withdrawn3/2023/1014
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use from one dwelling into two.
Curtis House Chipping Road Longridge PR3 2NB
Received 8 Dec 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/1015
Applications for full consent Proposed double garage with room in roofspace.
13 Clitheroe Road Whalley BB7 9AA
Received 8 Dec 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/1016
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 7 (site access and off site works of highway improvement) of planning permission 3/2022/0161 (granted on appeal).
Pendle View Fisheries A59 Barrow BB7 9DH
Received 8 Dec 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/1017
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey extension to side with alterations to existing window and door openings.
38 Abbey Fields Whalley BB7 9RS
Received 11 Dec 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/1018
Applications for full consent Proposed erection of a single-storey extension to rear; alterations to fenestration; addition of new door openings and internal re-modelling.
Peele House Sawley Road Sawley BB7 4LE
Received 11 Dec 2023
Decided - Final Decision3/2023/1019
Applications for full consent Planning application for the proposed erection of a single-storey extension to rear. Resubmission of 3/2023/0552.
The Priory Hellifield Road Gisburn BB7 4HQ
Received 11 Dec 2023

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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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