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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2025/0353
Application for tree works T1, T2, T3 (Poplar) Crown lift and pruning of overhanging branches.
7 Stonewater Close Barrow Clitheroe BB7 9ZU
Received 6 May 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0354
Application for tree works T1 (Horse Chestnut) - Canopy spread reduction, T4 (Copper Beech) - To be felled due to decay, T7 (Oak) - Reduce the spread of low branches over lawn by 25%.
Hazeldene Care Home 49 Ribchester Road Wilpshire BB1 9HU
Received 6 May 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0355
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 7 (Construction Environment Management Plan) of planning permission 3/2021/0731.
St James C of E Primary School Greenacre Street Clitheroe BB7 1ED
Received 6 May 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0356
Applications for full consent Removal of three single storey extensions, erection of a single storey front entrance extension, rear two storey extension and fenestration amendments. Retrospective submission relating to the formation of front parking area.
4 - 5 Brookside Holden Lane Bolton by Bowland BB7 4PE
Received 6 May 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0357
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use from farm dwelling to offices for Ribble River Trust.
Horrocksford Old Hall Farm West Bradford Road Clitheroe BB7 4QD
Received 6 May 2025 - Withdrawn3/2003/0170
Alter or Extend a Listed Building EXTENSIONS TO PROVIDE CLASS-ROOM AND STAFF-ROOM SPACES. TO PROVIDE DISABLED ACCESS AND FACILITIES. DEMOLITION OF SMALL EXTENSION AND REMOVAL OF CLERESTORY WINDOW (LISTED BUILDING CONSENT)
BOLTON BY BOWLAND C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL, GISBURN ROAD, BOLTON BY BOWLAND, CLITHEROE BB7 4NP
Received 6 Mar 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0358
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single-storey extension to side and single-storey extension to rear.
Ing End Barn Skeleron Lane Rimington BB7 4EH
Received 6 May 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0359
Applications for full consent Proposed erection of cattle finishing building.
Cunliffe House Farm Longsight Road Langho BB6 8AD
Received 6 May 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0360
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 17 (bat and bird boxes), 19 (biodiversity gain plan), 20 (habitat management and monitoring plan), 25 (construction management plan) 26 (archaeological building recording) and 27 (surface water drainage) on planning permission 3/2024/0622.
Writtenstone Farm Writtenstone Lane Longridge PR3 2ZN
Received 7 May 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0361
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 13 (bird and bat boxes) and 14 (archaeological building record) of listed building consent 3/2024/0623.
Writtenstone Farm Writtenstone Lane Longridge PR3 2ZN
Received 7 May 2025 - APPEAL LODGED3/2025/0362
Applications for full consent Proposed two storey side extension, modification of an existing window opening to form a new front entrance door, installation of solar panels and air source pump.
The Old Dairy Whitewell Road Cow Ark Clitheroe BB7 3DG
Received 6 May 2025 - Withdrawn3/2025/0363
Applications for full consent Erection of 19 no affordable dwelling (100% affordable housing scheme) with associated car parking, landscaping and access from Pendle Street East, including demolition of existing domestic garages.
Land off Pendle Street East Sabden BB7 9EQ
Received 6 May 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0364
Applications for full consent Retention of a safety fence.
Longridge Cricket Club Chipping Road Longridge PR3 2NB
Received 6 May 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0365
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use of existing summer house in rear garden to dog grooming parlour.
2 Willows Park Lane Longridge PR3 3HJ
Received 7 May 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0366
Application for tree works T1 Beech - Crown raise to 4m and crown clean and thin canopy by 20% to enable light penetration , but no reduction in height.
69 The Rydings Langho BB6 8BQ
Received 8 May 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0367
Applications for full consent Proposed construction of a general purpose agricultural building and removal of shipping container.
Land adjacent to Stonefold Farm Slaidburn Road Waddington BB7 3DL
Received 8 May 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0171
Applications for full consent RETENTION OF TEMPORARY CLASSROOM
OAKHILL COLLEGE, WISWELL LANE, WHALLEY, CLITHEROE
Received 29 Jan 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0368
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 5 (Written scheme of investigation) of Listed Building Consent 3/2025/0057.
Waddington Hall Clitheroe Road Waddington BB7 3HP
Received 8 May 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0369
Applications for full consent Proposed dormer extension to front and rear.
5 Darwen Close Longridge PR3 3TP
Received 9 May 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0371
Applications for full consent Adaptation of existing domestic garage and store to form a 2-bed granny annex accommodation
Squirrel Barn Sawley Road Chatburn Clitheroe BB7 4LD
Received 9 May 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0372
Non-Material amendment Non material amendment to 3/2022/0758 involving the addition of door, window and stair to south elevation.
Plane Tree Cottage Chipping Road Chaigley BB7 3LT
Received 12 May 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0373
Advertisements Advertisement consent for 1 fascia sign and 1 double sided non-illuminated projecting sign to the front elevation.
Ethos House 4 York Street Clitheroe BB7 2DH
Received 9 May 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0374
Applications for full consent Proposed timber framed open fronted building for storage of agricultural and forestry machines and equipment.
Smithfield Farm Twiston Lane Downham Lancashire BB7 4DF
Received 9 May 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0375
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 5 (bird nesting survey) of planning permission 3/2025/0013.
Wheatley Barn Farm Longsight Road Copster Green BB1 9ES
Received 9 May 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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