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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 dates

29,791Searchable 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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

Planning information Planning, Buildings and Countryside Contact planning Contact Planning Local plan Planning Policy Pre-application advice How to Apply for Planning Permission Conservation areas Conservation Areas Article 4 directions

Council contacts

Planning enquiries01200425111 Council source
Planning enquiriesplanning.policy@ribblevalley.gov.uk Council source
Planning enquiriesplanning@ribblevalley.gov.uk Council source

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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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 Decision3/2025/0485
Non-Material amendment Non-material amendment to application 3/2023/0305 involving amendments to the external plant area behind the building.
land at former Higher Standen Farm (adj Swardean Way Valley Lane Higher Peak Crescent South Gate Broadfield Street) Pendle Road Clitheroe BB7 1PR
Received 17 Jun 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0486
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (external materials), 8 (visibility splays), 13 (flood risk assessment), 10 (cycle storage plan) and 16 (verification of SW drainage system) of planning permission 3/2023/0305.
land at former Higher Standen Farm (adj Swardean Way Valley Lane Higher Peak Crescent South Gate Broadfield Street) Pendle Road Clitheroe BB7 1PR
Received 17 Jun 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0487
Applications for full consent Single storey rear extension
19 Pendle View Brockhall Village Old Langho BB6 8AT
Received 13 Jun 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0488
Application for tree works Crown lift T2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 to 5m removing small stem growth material and the removal of the ends of the larger lower branch tip ends. Reduce remaining tree crowns of T7 and 9 back to achieve 3m clearance from property. Remove self-sown trees from wall on the southern side of the waterway and remove dead and weak self-sown tree stems. Branches left onside for habitat.
Land adjacent to 18 Barrow Brook Close Barrow BB7 9UN
Received 16 Jun 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0489
Applications for full consent Proposed extension to manufacturing facility with associated HV Substation, external plant compound and new/displaced car park.
BAE Systems Samlesbury Aerodrome Myerscough Smithy Road Balderstone BB2 7LF
Received 16 Jun 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0379
Change of Use (MKA) CHANGE OF USE FROM A DISUSED LIGHT ENGINEERING WORKSHOP INTO AN EXERCISE ROOM (ARTIFICIAL CLIMBING WALL)
1 CLITHEROE ROAD, SABDEN, CLITHEROE
Received 29 Apr 2003
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0490
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed building consent for reinstatement of historic fenestration (doors and windows), installation of painted hardwood side-hung multi-paned casements, formation of a new door into the rear garden, formation of a new retaining wall and steps to provide access to the rear garden and ground excavation/terrace added, demolition of a 1980s carport and a 1980s porch, replacement of internal concrete floor slabs with breathable insulated limecrete slabs, replacement of cement plaster with lime sand or lime/hemp insulating plaster, replacement of a 1980s staircase (at the eastern end of the building), replacement of concrete paths and slabs (externally) with granite sets laid to fall away from the building, alteration of services to accommodate the new ground floor layout (i.e. relocation of the kitchen at the eastern end of the building into the central bay).
Fernside 5 and 7 Hellifield Road Bolton by Bowland BB7 4NS
Received 16 Jun 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0491
Applications for full consent Planning permission for reinstatement of historic fenestration (doors and windows), ground excavated at rear and formation of a new retaining wall and steps and terrace, demolition of a 1980s carport and a 1980s porch, replacement of concrete paths and slabs (externally) with granite sets laid to fall away from the building.
Fernside 5 and 7 Hellifield Road Bolton by Bowland BB7 4NS
Received 16 Jun 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0492
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by Condition 4 ( External Materials), Condition 5 (Window and Door Materials), Condition 14 (Construction Management Plan), Condition 20 (Bird and Bat Boxes), Condition 23 (Drainage Strategy) of planning permission 3/2025/0006.
Avenue Farm Avenue Road Hurst Green BB7 9QB
Received 17 Jun 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0493
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by Condition 5 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) and Condition 7 (Drainage Scheme) of planning permission 3/2024/0010 approved by appeal APP/T2350/W/24/3353515.
Sunnyside Longsight Road Clayton le Dale BB1 9EX
Received 17 Jun 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0494
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by Condition 15 (Bird and Bat boxes) and Condition 25 (Drainage Strategy) of planning permission 3/2025/0073.
Laneside Barn Grindleton Road Grindleton BB7 4QH
Received 17 Jun 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0495
Agricultural determination Prior notification for proposed cattle shed 36.4m long, 18.27m wide 5.06m high to eaves, 6.0m high to ridge under part 6 Class A of the GDPO.
Bowker Farming Woods Brow Balderstone BB2 7LG
Received 17 Jun 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0496
Applications for full consent Demolition of rear lean-to extension and garage. Proposed single storey side and rear extensions to form garage, wc, utility and kitchen area.
18 Hornby Road Longridge Preston PR3 3RE
Received 16 Jun 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0497
Applications for full consent Proposed greenhouse in the back garden.
Bolton Hall Farm Park Gate Row Copster Green BB1 9ET
Received 18 Jun 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0498
Applications for full consent Proposed single storey rear/side extension.
26 Grindleton Road West Bradford Lancashire BB7 4TE
Received 18 Jun 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0499
Application for tree works T312 Leyland Cypress - Fell and stabilise deadwood in the adjacent birch tree. T313 Birch - Deadwood over unit.
Twyn Ghyll Caravan Site Settle Lane Paythorne BB7 4ER
Received 19 Jun 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0380
Applications for full consent CONSTRUCTION OF CONSERVATORY TO REAR OF HOUSE
MELLBREAK, WHINNEY LANE, LANGHO, BLACKBURN
Received 29 Apr 2003
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0500
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by Condition 9 (Drainage Scheme) of planning permission 3/2021/0998.
Tree Tops Wiswell Lane Whalley Lancashire BB7 9AF
Received 19 Jun 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0501
Application for tree works Crown raise and lift. Chestnut tree next to laundry building
Land adjacent 53 Shireburn Caravan Park Edisford Road Clitheroe BB7 3LB
Received 19 Jun 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0502
Applications for full consent Erection of a concrete ring slurry tank with synthetic canopy.
Radholme Laund Farm Hall Hill Whitewell BB7 3DF
Received 19 Jun 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0503
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed change of use of an existing residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to a single-occupancy children's residential home.
15 Caton Close Longridge PR3 3RH
Received 19 Jun 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0504
Applications for full consent Erection of a concrete ring slurry tank with synthetic canopy.
Poultry Farm Cottages Clitheroe Road Mitton BB7 9PH
Received 19 Jun 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0505
Agricultural determination Prior approval of a circular steel ring slurry store - 55ft 2in (16.8m) diameter, 12ft (3.7m) tall
Far House Farm Whitehall Lane Grindleton BB7 4RL
Received 20 Jun 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0506
Applications for full consent Proposed demolitions, single storey rear extension and alterations.
37 Waddow Grove Waddington BB7 3JL
Received 23 Jun 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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