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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2024/0099
Applications for full consent Proposed erection of agricultural workshop and machinery/implement storage building. Resubmission of 3/2023/0542.
Yew Tree Farm Chipping Road Chaigley BB7 3LX
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0100
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single-storey extension to rear.
23 Woodlands Park Whalley BB7 9UG
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0101
Applications for full consent Proposed two-storey, triple garage with home office on first floor. Resubmission of 3/2023/0787.
Bridge End Cottage Rimington Lane Rimington BB7 4EA
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0821
Change of Use (MKA) CHANGE OF USE FROM A DISUSED LIGHT ENGINEERING WORKSHOP INTO AN EXERCISE ROOM (ARTIFICIAL CLIMBING WALL). RE-SUBMISSION.
1 CLITHEROE ROAD, SABDEN, CLITHEROE
Received 16 Sept 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0102
S.106 Variation Proposed modification of S106 Agreement dated 14th January 2019 from planning permission 3/2018/0910 to allow the addition of a definition of a Protected Tenant and to modify the mortgagee exclusion clause.
Land off Sheepfold Crescent Barrow BB7 9XR
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0103
Application for tree works Remove T1 (Common Beech), T4 (Maple), T5 (Cherry) and T9 (Ash). Prune T3 (Sycamore) to remove hanging dead branch and deadwood. Prune T7 (Horse Chestnut) to reduce canopy by 1.5-2m. Sever Ivy on T8 (Wild Cherry) and allow to die off. Prune trees within G1 to attain 5m clearance over highway and 1m around street lighting and sever Ivy.
Mullions 16 Wiswell Lane Whalley BB7 9AF
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0104
Application for tree works in a conservation area Fell Horse Chestnut Tree.
Whins Lodge The Whins Sabden BB7 9HP
Received 6 Feb 2024 - APPEAL LODGED3/2024/0105
Applications for full consent Proposed two storey extension to side and rear with first floor balcony and glazed canopy over patio area to rear, and first floor projection over new porch canopy to front. Resubmission of 3/2023/0813.
22 Willows Park Lane Longridge PR3 3HJ
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0106
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (walling and roofing materials), 4 (window and door specifications), 5 (rainwater goods and stonework repairs), 12 (drainage) 13 (construction method statement), 17 (landscaping and tree planting), 20 (curtilage and boundary treatments) and 21 (electric vehicle charging points) in respect of the former Talbot Hotel/Pub phase of Planning Permission 3/2023/0085.
Talbot Hotel 5 Talbot Street Chipping PR3 2QE
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0107
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (walling and roofing materials), 4 (window and door specifications), 5 (rainwater goods and stonework repairs), 8 (construction management statement) and 12 (boundary treatment) in respect of the former Talbot Hotel/Pub phase of Listed Building Consent 3/2023/0086.
Talbot Hotel 5 Talbot Street Chipping PR3 2QE
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0108
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Proposed construction of a single-storey, pitched-roof extension to side, and addition of dropped kerb to existing driveway at the front.
21 Princess Avenue Clitheroe BB7 2AL
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0109
Prior notification of proposed larger home extensions
26 Ribble Prospect Clitheroe BB7 2FE
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Withdrawn3/2024/0110
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey detached double garage with gym/leisure room attached.
Brigadoon Saccary Lane Mellor BB1 9DW
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0111
Applications for full consent Proposed single storey extension to rear and side. Resubmission of 3/2023/0442.
17 Woodlands Drive Whalley BB7 9TG
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0822
Applications for full consent ERECTION OF 8no UNITS (HOUSE TYPE SUBSTITUTION) TO INCLUDE REAR BALCONIES)
Land off CROFT STREET/LITTLEMOOR ROAD, CLITHEROE, LANCS
Received 17 Sept 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0112
Variation of Condition Erection of a new agricultural storage building (pursuant to variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 3/2022/0084 to allow the building to be built in a different location.)
Hawkshaw Farm Clayton le Dale BB2 7JA
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0113
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single-storey extension to rear and dormer to side.
30 Waddow Grove Waddington BB7 3JL
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Withdrawn3/2024/0114
Applications for full consent Proposed installation of solar panels on the rear roof slope.
The Weatherhead Catlow Road Slaidburn BB7 3AQ
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0115
Variation of Condition Proposed residential development of eight detached dwelling houses (pursuant to variation of conditions 2 (approved plans) and 14 (visibility splay) on permission 3/2022/0537. To allow for a reduced visibility splay at the access.)
Land Adjacent to Ferns Northcote Road Langho BB6 8BG
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0116
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of lawfulness for demolition of existing kitchen extension and bin store and construction of single-storey extension to rear.
Oakdene Newby Lane Rimington BB7 4DZ
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0117
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey garden room to front.
The Vicarage Main Street Pendleton BB7 1PT
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0118
Observations to Another Local Authority Consultation on South Ribble application 07/2024/00074/FUL Demolition of public house. Viewable via South Ribble Borough Council website.
Windmill Hotel Preston New Road Mellor Brook BB2 7NS
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0119
Applications for full consent Proposed two storey extension to side.
Hill Crest House 21 Whalley Road Hurst Green BB7 9QJ
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0120
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey extension to side and rear and regularisation of porch to front.
White House Bungalow Moreton Park Whalley BB7 9DW
Received 13 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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