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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2024/0121
Applications for full consent Proposed extension of farmhouse and conversion of attached existing agricultural barn and adjacent agricultural building to form extended dwelling including creation of basement level with subterranean parking; demolition of other agricultural buildings and replacement with new agricultural stock shed with solar panels and new agricultural storage building to west of farmhouse.
Cuckoo Hall Higher Road Longridge PR3 2YX
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0890
Alter or Extend a Listed Building ALTERATION & EXTENSION TO EXISTING WHITE PVC CONSERVATORY.CHANGE TO MAHOGANY PVC FRAME & DOORS & RE-NEW DAMAGED ROOF.RAISE HEIGHT OF DWARF WALLS IN LOCAL NATURAL STONE (LISTED BUILDING CONSENT)
12 MAIN STREET, BOLTON-BY-BOWLAND, CLITHEROE BB7 4NW
Received 3 Oct 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0122
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 4 (roof materials) of planning permission 3/2023/0515.
Gisburn Cotes Farm Gisburn Road Sawley BB7 4LH
Received 16 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0123
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 8 (details of sound limiter device) of planning permission 3/2023/0707.
1 Lower Lane Longridge PR3 3SL
Received 15 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0124
Agricultural determination Prior notification for proposed agricultural storage building 30.2m long, 13m wide, 6.45m high to ridge and 5.3m high to eaves.
Carr Hall Whalley Road Wilpshire BB1 9LJ
Received 16 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0125
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of lawfulness for proposed rooflights, changes to fenestration including addition/closing up of window openings, single-storey porch extension to rear.
Pen y Ghent Newby Lane Rimington BB7 4DZ
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0126
Applications for full consent Proposed two-storey extension to rear, single storey extension to side and new first floor window to side.
9 Berkshire Close Wilpshire BB1 9NG
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0127
Prior notification of proposed larger home extensions
21 Richmond Terrace Clitheroe BB7 1DE
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0128
PRIOR APPROVAL AGRIC TO FLEXIBLE USE Prior notification for change of use of agricultural building to a use within Class B8 (Storage and Distribution) under class R for the storage of ATV vehicles in connection with a wider dealership.
Cunliffe House Farm Longsight Road Langho BB6 8AD
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0129
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (materials), 9 (landscaping) and 12 (lighting) of planning permission 3/2023/0549.
Thornley Hall Farm Up Bedlam Road Thornley PR3 2TN
Received 16 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0130
Applications for full consent Proposed triple garage.
Cracoe Hill Farmhouse Grunsagill Road Bolton by Bowland BD23 4SJ
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0131
Agricultural determination Prior notification for the construction of one concrete agricultural track 130m long by 4.6m wide and 50m long by 7.6m wide.
Wheatley Farm Four Acre Lane Thornley PR3 2TD
Received 20 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0891
Applications for full consent ERECTION OF A STEEL FRAMED LEAN-TO, TO THE SIDE OF AN EXISTING COVERED SILAGE BARN FOR LIVESTOCK HOUSING
SUNDERLAND HALL FARM, NIGHTFIELD LANE, BALDERSTONE, BLACKBURN
Received 3 Oct 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0132
Applications for full consent Demolition of conservatory (retrospective), and construction of replacement single-storey extension to rear. Conversion of garage to living accommodation.
Valley Cottage Back Lane Grindleton BB7 4RW
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0133
Applications for full consent Proposed first-floor pitched roof extension over existing lean-to extension at north-facing elevation.
Deerhurst (formerly Horrocks) Knowles Brow Hurst Green BB7 9QX
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Withdrawn3/2024/0134
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use of adjacent agricultural field to car park and change of use of existing rooms to three guest bedrooms.
Black Bull Inn Old Langho Road Old Langho BB6 8AW
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Withdrawn3/2024/0135
Variation of Condition Proposed single storey extension to rear, new roof and extending internally into 81 Mellor Brow. Removal of existing single storey side extension, garage and garden outbuilding (pursuant to variation of conditions 2 (approved plans) and 3 (materials) of planning permission 3/2022/1053)
83 Mellor Brow Mellor BB2 7PN
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0136
Application for tree works Tree Works - Fell ash tree (T1).
Aldi Unit 1 Whalley Road Clitheroe BB7 1HT
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0137
Applications for full consent Proposed stable block, paddock area and associated landscaping works.
Tan Yard Farm Ribchester Road Hothersall PR3 3YA
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0138
Agricultural determination Prior notification for an agricultural track 700m long and 3m wide.
Land at Hodgson Moor Slaidburn Road Waddington BB7 3JJ
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0139
Applications for full consent Proposed new 17.8m argon purging flue.
Samlesbury Aerodrome BAE Systems Operations Ltd Myerscough Smithy Road Balderstone BB2 7LF
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0140
Applications for full consent Proposed three local exhaust ventilation ducts. Each duct to be powered by its own centrifugal fan, the ductwork to reach a height of 18.5m at the side of the building.
Samlesbury Aerodrome BAE Systems Operations Ltd Myerscough Smithy Road Balderstone BB2 7LF
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0141
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use from estate agents (Use Class E) to beauty salon (sui generis) and alterations to front elevation.
39 King Street Whalley BB7 9SP
Received 20 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2005/0863
Applications for full consent Addition of 2no. dormer windows to south east elevation.
All Hallows House Church Lane Mitton Clitheroe Lancashire
Received 12 Oct 2005
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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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