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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2025/0331
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey extension to rear.
47 Lower Lane Longridge PR3 3SQ
Received 23 Apr 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0332
Applications for full consent Proposed Change of Use of part of existing shop forming a hot food takeaway.
Post Office 1-3 Bridge Road Chatburn lBB7 4AW
Received 23 Apr 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0333
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey extension to rear. Alterations to windows to side and rear elevation.
27 Knowsley Road Wilpshire BB1 9PX
Received 24 Apr 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0334
Applications for full consent Replacement of the timber cladding, windows and doors with new components.
St Leonard's C E Primary School Commons Lane Balderstone BB2 7LL
Received 24 Apr 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0335
Prior notification of proposed larger home extensions Prior approval for proposed single-storey rear extension under Part 1 Class A of the GDPO 4.15m long, 3.75m high (max) and 2.4m high to eaves. Demolition of existing conservatory and access to the rear and side garden included.
19 Pendle View Brockhall Village Old Langho BB6 8AT
Received 25 Apr 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0336
Prior notification of proposed larger home extensions
20 Willows Park Lane Longridge PR3 3HJ
Received 28 Apr 2025 - Withdrawn3/2025/0337
Reserved Matters (following outline) Reserved matters application relating to access following outline planning permission 3/2022/0003 all matters reserved to demolish the existing bungalow and build a new detached 4/5 bedroom house.
Dale Hey Bungalow Preston Road Ribchester PR3 3XL
Received 25 Apr 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0169
Applications for full consent FORMATION OF 2NO OFF ROAD PARKING SPACES
LAND ADJACENT TO, 2 MELLOR BROOK, MELLOR, BLACKBURN BB2 7PH
Received 5 Mar 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0338
Application for tree works Beech (T1) minor crown lifting around streetlamp. Beech (T2) reduce crown .Beech (T3) minor crown lift and removal of lower branches. Sycamore (T4) Crown lift and reduce lower canopy. Beach (T5) minor crown lift .Lime (T6) minor crown lift.
Whalley Abbey The Sands Whalley
Received 28 Apr 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0339
Applications for full consent Proposed two-storey extension to side with integral balcony.
Holly House 8 Station Road Rimington BB7 4DR
Received 25 Apr 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0340
Prior approval of a proposed enlargement of a dwellinghouse by construction of additional storeys Prior notification for enlargement of dwelling by construction of one additional storey.
36 Painter Wood Whalley Old Road Billington BB7 9JD
Received 30 Apr 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0341
Applications for full consent Regularisation of unauthorised removal of first floor front timber bay window and replacement with upvc window and metal balustrade.
Tillotsons Arms 18 Talbot Street Chipping PR3 2QE
Received 28 Apr 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0342
Application for tree works in a conservation area Fell multi-stemmed sycamore T1.
St Marys and All Saints Parish Church Church Lane Whalley BB7 9SY
Received 28 Apr 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0343
Non-Material amendment Non-material amendment to reserved matters permission 3/2018/0105 involving changes to boundary fencing to plots 55, 57, 65, 68 and 70 with a 1.1m high fence. Amendments are also required to plots 55, 56, 58, 59, 61 and 69 where external brickwork is to be changed from Weinberger windmill Orange multi and Windmill Golden Multi to Forterra Village Harvest and Forterra Arden Special reserve.
Land to the west of Preston Road Longridge PR3 3BE
Received 1 May 2025 - APPEAL LODGED3/2025/0344
Applications for full consent Regularisation of conversion of garage to home gym and store.
6 Nab View Whalley BB7 9YG
Received 29 Apr 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0345
Application for tree works Crown lift T018 lime tree to 5.2m for highway clearance.
5 Somerset Avenue Wilpshire BB1 9JD
Received 29 Apr 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0346
Applications for full consent Change of use of agricultural land to create an additional 95 car parking spaces.
Dowsons Dairies Ltd Hawkshaw Farm Longsight Road Clayton le Dale BB2 7JA
Received 29 Apr 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0347
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single-storey extension to rear, hip to gable extension and a dormer window to the rear roof slope. Addition of two velux windows to the front roof slope and a window to the side (gable) elevation.
10 Highfield Drive Longridge PR3 3SN
Received 1 May 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/016N
Agricultural determination SECURE UNIT FOR THE STORAGE OF AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT
THE PIGGERIES, WITHGILL, CLITHEROE
Received 23 Dec 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0348
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 6 (landscaping scheme), 7 (biodiversity gain plan) 8 (surface water sustainable drainage strategy) and the statutory biodiversity condition of planning permission 3/2024/0997.
What Close Farm Burnley Road Gisburn BB7 4JJ
Received 1 May 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0349
Variation of Condition Proposed single storey side extension and internal alterations (pursuant to variation of condition 2 (plans) on permission 3/2024/1028).
Apple Tree Cottage 4 Orchard Cottages Branch Road Waddington BB7 3HR
Received 6 May 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0350
Application for tree works in a conservation area T1 (Ash Tree) - Fell due to having died, T2 (Lime Tree), T3 (Oak), T4 (Oak), T5 (Beech), T6 (Oak) To be reduced by 20ft back to original reduction, T7 (Ash) - Reduce by 15ft.
Glebe House Slaidburn Road Waddington BB7 3JQ
Received 6 May 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0351
Application for tree works in a conservation area Sycamore in front garden to be felled due to damage. To be replaced with a suitable tree.
8 Blackburn Road Ribchester Lancashire PR3 3YP
Received 2 May 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0352
Application for tree works Reduce a row of conifers and ash tree's (G2) to below the gutter on the units.
Units 5, 6, 7 Brookside Industrial Units Taylor Street Clitheroe BB7 1NL
Received 22 Apr 2025
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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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