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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2024/0077
Application for Planning Permission for relevant demolition in a Conservation Area Prior notification of demolition of stone barn.
Gamble Hole Farm Back Lane Newton BB7 3EE
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0078
Applications for full consent Proposed conversion of loft space and creation of dormer to rear and rooflights to front.
Meliden Ribchester Road Clayton le Dale BB1 9EE
Received 26 Jan 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0079
Applications for full consent Demolition of existing garage and construction of single and two-storey extensions to rear, front and rear dormers and new front porch. Resubmission of application 3/2023/0698.
302 Pleckgate Road Ramsgreave BB1 8QU
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0080
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for replacement of all windows (mix of timber and UPVC top-opening) with timber sliding-sash windows, plus one small flush timber casement window to rear.
12 Higher Road Longridge Preston PR3 3SX
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0081
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing Drill Tower and replacement with new drill tower together with new Alerter Mast.
Longridge Fire Station Whittingham Road Longridge PR3 2AB
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0819
Applications for full consent ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING TO FORM DINING ROOM AND UTILITY ROOM
6A CHESTERBROOK, RIBCHESTER, PRESTON
Received 4 Sept 2003 - Withdrawn3/2024/0082
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for proposed internal alterations to upgrade thermal insulation.
The Farmhouse Pasture House Farm Bank Newton Road Gisburn BD23 3UJ
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0083
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for proposed underpinning, anchors and brickwork repairs to piers 35 and 36.
Whalley Railway Viaduct Broad Lane Whalley BB7 9RS
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0084
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing detached garage and erection of replacement garage with car port and store room.
Hollins House Clerk Hill Road Sabden BB7 9FR
Received 30 Jan 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0085
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed installation of 15 solar panels on south facing (rear) roof slope.
Hill House Farmhouse Sawley Road Grindleton BB7 4QS
Received 30 Jan 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0086
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Certificate of Lawfulness for regularisation of vehicular access into the disused quarry from Whins Lane, felling of trees and removal of topsoil.
Land adjacent to Rock Bottom Whins Lane Simonstone BB12 7QT
Received 30 Jan 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0087
Variation of Condition Proposed demolition of existing cottage and replacement with a new dwelling (pursuant to variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 3/2012/0135.)
Garth Cottage Clitheroe Road Mitton BB7 9PH
Received 30 Jan 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0088
Prior notification for the installation alteration or replacement of other solar photovoltaics on roofs of non-domestic buildings............. Prior approval for the installation of a solar PV system of 973.44kw on the two largest buildings within the site.
Time Technology Park Blackburn Road Simonstone BB12 7TY
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0089
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of part of existing pigsty and construction of single storey extension to side and rear.
23 Smithy Row Hurst Green BB7 9QA
Received 30 Jan 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0090
Applications for full consent Proposed construction of one three-storey dwelling and storage building with vehicular access taken from Eden Gardens.
Land at Eden Gardens (adj 5 Cherry Drive) Brockhall Village Old Langho BB6 8HJ
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0091
Applications for full consent Proposed provision of GPR substation to house ENWL infrastructure and associated alterations to site layout.
Root Farm Dunsop Bridge Clitheroe BB7 3BB
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Appeal Decided3/2003/0820
Applications for full consent CONSTRUCTION OF SUN DECK ON TOP OF EXISTING GARAGE
1 MILTON AVENUE, CLITHEROE, BB7 2HX
Received 16 Sept 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0092
Agricultural determination Prior notification for general purpose open-sided agricultural building 18.28m long, 9.14m wide, 4.27m high to eaves, 5.57m high to ridge.
Plane Tree Farm Chipping Road Chaigley BB7 3LT
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0093
Applications for full consent Proposed removal of existing modular contractors buildings and fencing. Installation of replacement 3m high fencing and modular welfare and office buildings.
Samlesbury Aerodrome BAE Systems Operations Ltd Myerscough Smithy Road Balderstone BB2 7LF
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0094
Applications for full consent Proposed two-storey and single-storey extension to rear.
67 Higher Road Longridge PR3 3SY
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0095
Applications for full consent Proposed two-storey extension to side and front porch.
38 Rogersfield Langho BB6 8HB
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0096
Applications for full consent Proposed replacement boundary fencing using 2.0m/2.4m high welded mesh fencing. Creation of new vehicular access from Little Lane, two pedestrian gates from Preston Road (non-automated), one automated vehicle and pedestrian gate from Preston Road and one automated pedestrian gate from existing barrier car park area.
Longridge High School Preston Road Longridge PR3 3AR
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0097
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed demolition of existing conservatory and replacement with single-storey extension to side. Construction of new lean-to roof to existing garage.
Carlrayne Whalley Road Barrow BB7 9BA
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0098
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (elevations and sections of doors and windows) and 4 (details of roof lights) from planning permission 3/2022/0533.
Park Style Higher Lickhurst Leagram Chipping PR3 2QT
Received 2 Feb 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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