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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- APPEAL DECIDED3/2003/0892
Applications for full consent ERECTION OF INDUSTRIAL UNITS, CONVERT BARN TO OFFICE USE, ACCESS, ASSOCIATED ENGINEERING WORKS FOR ROADS AND DRAINAGE (RE-SUBMISSION)
PETRE HOUSE FARM, LONGSIGHT ROAD, LANGHO, BLACKBURN
Received 1 Oct 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0142
Applications for full consent Proposed installation of two air source heat pumps.
Longshaw House Barker Lane Mellor BB2 7EE
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0143
Applications for full consent Regularisation of construction of car port to front.
1 Meadow Croft West Bradford BB7 4TJ
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0144
Applications for full consent Proposed extension to existing storage shed for silage.
Winckley Hall Farm Whalley Road Hurst Green BB7 9PN
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0145
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 4 (scheme to cover slurry tank), 5 (SW drainage strategy), 6 (construction SW management plan), 7 (site-specific verification report pertaining to SW sustainable drainage system), 8 (landscaping) and 9 (solar panel details) of planning permission 3/2023/0465.
Black Moss Farm Elmridge Lane Chipping PR3 2NY
Received 22 Feb 2024 - APPEAL LODGED3/2024/0146
Applications for full consent Proposed two-storey extension to side.
12 Central Avenue Clitheroe BB7 2PZ
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Withdrawn3/2024/0147
Applications for full consent Proposed bedroom extension (over existing garage & kitchen) and extension to dining room.
Windy Ridge Whalley Road Pendleton Lancashire BB7 1PP
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0148
Applications for full consent Proposed first floor extension to side above existing single-storey extension..
Windy Ridge Whalley Road Pendleton BB7 1PP
Received 23 Feb 2024 - APPEAL LODGED3/2024/0149
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of boundary wall and creation of new vehicular access and driveway.
4 Shaw Terrace Main Street Grindleton BB7 4RA
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0150
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single-storey extension to side of dwelling and relocation of stone boundary wall.
Springwood Whalley Road Hurst Green BB7 9PN
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0151
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for removal of cement-based mortar from rear north-facing wall of dwelling and repair with lime mortar.
Grove House Malt Kiln Brow Chipping PR3 2GP
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0893
Applications for full consent INTERNAL ALTERATIONS AND PROVISION OF RAMPED ACCESS
POLICE STATION, DERBY ROAD, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON
Received 7 Oct 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0152
Applications for full consent Proposed steel portal framed agricultural livestock building.
Greaves Farm Holden Lane Bolton by Bowland BB7 4LZ
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0153
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of garage and the gym behind it and construction of new dwelling adjacent to the original bungalow and alterations to access to create new parking for existing dwelling.
Cumbrian Neddy Lane Billington BB7 9ND
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0155
Applications for full consent Retrospective change of use from a dwelling house (C3) to a residential institution (C2) including demolition of garage and construction of a single-storey extension to the side and additional parking to front.
26 Whalley Road Langho BB6 8EJ
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Withdrawn3/2024/0156
Application for tree works in a conservation area Fell two pine trees and two sycamore trees.
6A The Dene Hurst Green BB7 9QF
Received 26 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0157
Applications for full consent Proposed conversion of attached barn to three bedroom holiday let including new windows and doors.
Higher Edge Farm Tinklers Lane Slaidburn BB7 4JJ
Received 28 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0158
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions22 ( ) and 25 ( ) of planning permission 3/2023/0153.
Old Row Whalley Road Barrow BB7 9AZ
Received 26 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0159
Application for tree works Trim conifers at 3 Hollowhead Lane and within golf course by 3-4m; fell one oak tree and one tree of unknown species.
Wilpshire Golf Club 72 Whalley Road Wilpshire BB1 9LF
Received 27 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0160
Variation of Condition Demolition of existing three-storey dwelling Higher Newfield Edge, detached triple garage and all existing outbuildings. Construction of a part subterranean replacement dwelling with attached garage. The existing attached Pentangle Barn will become detached from the new dwelling. Creation of new access to Pentangle Barn and the new dwelling, with redesigned landscaping, parking and gardens for both properties (pursuant to variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 3/2021/1212.)
Higher Newfield Edge Burnley Road Gisburn BB7 4JN
Received 27 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0161
Application for tree works Crown raise sycamore tree.
12 Cottam Close Whalley BB7 9RE
Received 28 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0162
Demolition of a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for demolition of existing brick built lean-to and replacement with new single-storey stone-faced extension, with slate roof and flat roof infill.
Old Grammar School Community Centre Station Road Whalley BB7 9RH
Received 28 Feb 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0960
Applications for full consent REMOVE OLD FARM LEAN-TO BULDING HOUSING 4 HORSES AND REPLACE WITH 40'x 50' LEAN-TO BUILDING WITH 5 LARGER STABLES INSIDE
READWOOD FARM, READ, BURNLEY
Received 23 Oct 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0163
Applications for full consent Proposed two-storey extension to side with addition of hipped roof over new and existing extensions.
162 Chatburn Road Clitheroe BB7 2AZ
Received 28 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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