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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2003/0574
Applications for full consent SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
3 BOWLAND CLOSE, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON
Received 27 Jun 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0550
Applications for full consent Proposed construction of two holiday cottages with associated parking and amenity areas. Alterations to existing vehicular access (part retrospective).
Land to the North of Beech House Alston Lane Longridge PR3 3BN
Received 15 Jul 2025 - APPEAL LODGED3/2025/0551
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Lawful Development Certificate for existing development to confirm land has been used as part of the domestic curtilage of Pinfold Farm since 2011.
Pinfold Farm Bungalow Preston Road Ribchester PR3 3YD
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0552
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for external works to building to facilitate change of use from farm dwelling to offices for Ribble River Trust.
Horrocksford Old Hall Farm West Bradford Road Clitheroe BB7 4QD
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Withdrawn3/2025/0553
Applications for full consent Planning Permission for proposed two-storey side extension.
4 Abbeycroft The Sands Whalley BB7 9TN
Received 14 Jul 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0554
Agricultural determination Prior notification for proposed agricultural livestock building 32.00m long, 16.76m wide, 6.31m high to ridge, 4.57m high to eaves under Part 6 Class A of the GDPO.
Stephensons Farm Past Lane Lane Ends Bolton-by-Bowland BB7 4PH
Received 16 Jul 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0555
Applications for full consent Planning permission for installation of a new gas meter.
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School York Street Clitheroe BB7 2DJ
Received 16 Jul 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0556
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single-storey extension to side and separate single-storey extension to rear.
Ing End Barn Skeleron Lane Rimington BB7 4EH
Received 16 Jul 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0557
Applications for full consent Proposed garden room.
5 The Dene Hurst Green BB7 9QF
Received 18 Jul 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0558
Application for tree works Three Horse Chestnut 10% crown reduction and crown raise to 3 meters
5 The Woodlands Brockhall Village BB6 8BH
Received 16 Jul 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0559
Non-Material amendment Non material amendment to application 3/2022/0791 involving amendments to the proposed elevations.
Twitter Bridge Farm Twitter Bridge Farm Twitter Lane Waddington BB7 3LG
Received 21 Jul 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0575
Applications for full consent SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
10 SARMATION FOLD, RIBCHESTER, PRESTON
Received 27 Jun 2003 - Withdrawn3/2025/0560
Outline Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except for access) for one self-build dwelling and associated works.
Land to the South of Water Tank and Valve House off Vicarage Lane Wilpshire BB1 9HY
Received 17 Jul 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0561
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 29 (Surface Water Drainage scheme) and condition 30 (Maintenance of Surface Water Drains) on planning permission 3/2017/0714
Land adj former Genus Site Mitton Road Whalley BB7 9JY
Received 16 Jul 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0562
Applications for full consent Construction of a steel frame agricultural building to accommodate 4 robotic milking stations. Installation of solar panels on an existing building.
Wyncongill Farm Holden Lane Bolton-by-Bowland Clitheroe BB7 4LZ
Received 21 Jul 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0563
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed alterations to fenestration.
1 Northacre Drive Barrow BB7 9XT
Received 17 Jul 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0564
Applications for full consent Planning permission for proposed change of use from light industrial to residential (use class C3) and commercial (use class E(c)(iii)) involving internal and external alterations.
45 - 47 Whalley Road Clitheroe BB7 1EE
Received 21 Jul 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0565
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for proposed change of use from light industrial to residential (use class C3) and commercial (use class E(c)(iii)) involving internal and external alterations.
45 - 47 Whalley Road Clitheroe BB7 1EE
Received 21 Jul 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0566
Applications for full consent Proposed single-story rear extension with open balcony at first floor, dormer extensions on both sides of the roof slope and the addition of solar panels.
4 Tintern Close Read Simonstone BB12 7SS
Received 21 Jul 2025 - Withdrawn3/2025/0567
Storage of Hazardous Substances Consent for storage of hazardous substances involved in an industrial process, previously approved on 3/2021/0449.
Johnson Matthey Davy Technologies Ltd Pimlico Industrial Area West Bradford Road Clitheroe BB7 4QB
Received 24 Jul 2025 - Withdrawn3/2025/0568
Storage of Hazardous Substances Consent for storage of hazardous substances involved in an industrial process, previously approved on 3/2014/0759.
Johnson Matthey Davy Technologies Ltd Pimlico Industrial Area West Bradford Road Clitheroe BB7 4QB
Received 24 Jul 2025 - APPEAL LODGED3/2025/0569
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of redundant barn and erection of farm worker's (self-build) dwelling to include new vehicular track.
Wood Top Farm Chipping Road Chaigley PR3 2TS
Received 18 Jul 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0576
Change of Use (MKA) DOUBLE FRONTED SHOP TO BE CHANGED TO RESIDENTIAL
21 OLD ROW, BARROW, CLITHEROE
Received 23 Jun 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0570
Application for tree works Crown raise to 4m and crown clean and thin canopy by 20% to enable light penetration and side reduce canopies on the northside of the two mature beech trees in line with the rest of the group, but no reduction in height.
65 The Rydings Langho BB6 8BQ
Received 18 Jul 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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