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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2024/0253
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed rear dormer.
16 Pimlico Road Clitheroe BB7 2AG
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2004/0224
Applications for full consent PROPOSED BEDROOM EXTENSION AND TILED ROOF OVER EXISTING KITCHEN EXTENSION
61 HILLCREST ROAD, LANGHO, BLACKBURN
Received 11 Mar 2004 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0254
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Lawful Development Certificate for proposed single-storey extension to side.
80 Hawthorn Road Barrow BB7 9EE
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0255
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of four existing buildings and erection of one new single-storey, three-bedroom dwelling with associated parking and landscaping.
Healings Farm West Bradford Road Waddington BB7 3JE
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Withdrawn3/2024/0256
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use of existing dwelling (use class C3) to children's assessment centre for care (use class C2 residential institution)
Higher College Farm Lower Road Longridge PR3 2YY
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0257
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 14 (verification report and operation and maintenance plan for SW drainage) from planning permission 3/2021/0205.
Land at Neddy Lane Billington BB7 9LL
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0258
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 22 (detailed drainage management plan) of planning permission 3/2021/0205.
Land at Neddy Lane Billington BB7 9LL
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0259
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed solar panels to north and south roof slopes.
The Glebe Barn Main Street Gisburn BB7 4HR
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0260
Applications for full consent Proposed internal alterations, repairs and replacement shop front.
26 Castle Street and units 1A and 1B Swan Courtyard Castle Street Clitheroe BB7 2BX
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0261
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Proposed internal alterations, repairs and replacement shop front.
26 Castle Street and Units 1A and 1B Swan Courtyard Castle Street Clitheroe BB7 2BX
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0262
Applications for full consent Regularisation of change of use from agricultural land to the siting of three camping lodges, decking, hot tubs and septic tank with associated landscaping works.
Burnhouse Farm Back Lane Slaidburn BB7 3EE
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0263
Application for tree works in a conservation area Fell T1 Eucalyptus.
The Dower House Park Road Gisburn BB7 4HT
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Withdrawn3/2004/0225
Change of Use (MKA) CHANGE OF USE OF APPROX. 1/2 HECTARE OF LAND TO PREMISES FOR THE AUCTION AND SALE OF CONTRACTORS' PLANT
PART OF GISBURN AUCTION MART, GISBURN ROAD, GISBURN, NR CLITHEROE
Received 10 Mar 2004 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0264
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (external materials), 4 (window and door details) and 5 (section) of planning permission 3/2023/0202.
7 to 9 King Street Clitheroe BB7 2EU
Received 3 Apr 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0265
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Proposed change of use from private dwelling (use class C3) to House of Multiple Occupation (use class C4).
10 West View Clitheroe BB7 1DG
Received 3 Apr 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0266
PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF AGRIC BLDG TO DWELLINGHOUSE Change of use of three adjoining steel portal frame agricultural structures to five dwellings under Class Q (a) and (b) of the GPDO.
Pewter House Farm Commons Lane Balderstone BB2 7LN
Received 5 Apr 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0267
Applications for full consent Proposed two-storey side extension, new pitched roof over existing side extension, single-storey rear extension and alterations to veranda, new front porch and new peak roof at front.
Fair View Pendleton Road Wiswell BB7 9BU
Received 3 Apr 2024 - APPEAL LODGED3/2024/0268
Outline Outline planning application for the erection of six holiday cottages with access applied for on land adjacent to Ribchester Road (all other matters reserved).
Land at Tan Yard Farm off Ribchester Road Hothersall PR3 3YA
Received 3 Apr 2024 - Withdrawn3/2024/0269
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use of ground floor unit (Use class E) and first floor flat (Use Class C3) to House in Multiple Occupation with up to eight residents (Use Class Sui Generis) including removal of shop front and replacement with two ground floor windows and addition of new door and window to side elevation.
Ground Floor Unit and First Floor Flat 27-29 Bawdlands Clitheroe BB7 2LA
Received 4 Apr 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0270
Applications for full consent Proposed first floor extension to side over existing garage.
14 The Dales Langho BB6 8BW
Received 4 Apr 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0271
Prior notification of proposed larger home extensions
92 Fairfield Drive Clitheroe BB7 2PS
Received 10 Apr 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0272
Prior notification of proposed larger home extensions Prior approval for single-storey extension to rear 6.00m long 3.13m high (max) and 2.85m high to eaves.
302 Pleckgate Road Ramsgreave BB1 8QU
Received 10 Apr 2024 - APPEAL LODGED3/2024/0273
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed siting of single-storey mobile home to provide ancillary annexe.
Rock House Higher Road Longridge PR3 2TW
Received 4 Apr 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2004/0226
Alter or Extend a Listed Building EXTENSION TO IMPROVE FAMILY LIVING ACCOMMODATION (LISTED BUILDING CONSENT)
THE OLD STABLES, SLAIDBURN ROAD, NEWTON -IN- BOWLAND, CLITHEROE
Received 11 Mar 2004
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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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