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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2025/0750
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing dwelling house and conversion of attached barn to create replacement dwelling house (self build) with single storey extension on original footprint.
Fells Farm Wigglesworth Road Slaidburn BD23 4SY
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0751
Application for tree works Removal of 1 x Horse chestnut tree to ground level and replace with suitable tree.
2 Woodfold Park Farm Mellor Blackburn BB2 7QA
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/1039
Applications for full consent ALTERATIONS TO DOOR AND WINDOW OPENINGS
BALDERSTONE GRANGE FARM, BOWFIELDS LANE, BALDERSTONE, BLACKBURN
Received 25 Nov 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0752
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing garage, lobby and utility room to be replaced with single storey kitchen extension and store.
Fairfield Eastham Street Clitheroe BB7 2HY
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0753
Applications for full consent Proposed two storey side extension and entrance canopy.
22 Clitheroe Road Whalley BB7 9AB
Received 19 Sept 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0754
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use from Class E to Class B2 for peanut butter production.
Unit B Bee Mill Preston Road Ribchester Lancashire PR3 3XL
Received 19 Sept 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0755
Applications for full consent Proposed garage for the storage of vintage tractors and cars, extension to hardstanding and change of use of land to residential curtilage.
Myre Fold House Longsight Road Clayton-Le-Dale BB2 7JA
Received 19 Sept 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0756
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey rear extension incorporating first-floor balcony.
4 Meadowlands Clitheroe BB7 2ND
Received 19 Sept 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0757
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for installation of water tabling to gable of house.
Lower Beatrix Newton Road Newton Clitheroe BB7 3BE
Received 19 Sept 2025 - Withdrawn3/2025/0759
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of the property as a (C3) Dwellinghouse.
Gander Green Cottage Clitheroe Road Mitton BB7 9PH
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0760
Applications for full consent Demolition of existing single storey garage and kitchen. Proposed two storey side extension and single storey rear extension with associated alterations.
28 Longridge Road Chipping PR3 2QD
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0761
Applications for full consent Proposed stables, tack room and muck midden. Proposed agricultural storage building and associated hard standing.
Eastham House Barn Clitheroe Road Mitton BB7 9PH
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Withdrawn3/2003/0827
Change of Use (MKA) CONVERSION INTO 3no DWELLINGS
39/45 PADIHAM ROAD, SABDEN, CLITHEROE, LANCS
Received 4 Sept 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0762
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of the property as a (C3) Dwellinghouse
Fox Run Cottage Clitheroe Road Mitton BB7 9PH
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Withdrawn3/2025/0764
Application for tree works in a conservation area Beech Tree to be removed and Leylandii hedge to be removed and replaced with a red cedar hedge.
Laneside House Sawley Clitheroe BB7 4LF
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0765
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single-storey extension to the rear of the property.
Calder House Settle Road Bolton by Bowland BB7 4NT
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0766
Applications for full consent Proposed alterations and improvements to site access, alterations to elevations, creation of annex accommodation and associated works.
Calder House Settle Road Bolton by Bowland BB7 4NT
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0767
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of the property as a (C3) Dwellinghouse.
Gander Green Cottage Clitheroe Road Mitton BB7 9PH
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0768
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 Decision3/2025/0769
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for proposed two-storey side extension.
4 Abbeycroft The Sands Whalley BB7 9TN
Received 25 Jul 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0770
Observations to Another Local Authority Further consultation on South Ribble Borough Council application 07/2025/00406/FUL. Proposed residential development of 121 dwellings with associated landscaping, access/egress, car parking, drainage and other necessary supporting infrastructure.
Land South of Myerscough Road/West of Branch Road Mellor Brook
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0771
Agricultural determination Prior notification for proposed compacted stone and hardcore forestry access track 3.5m wide and 340m long under Part 6 Class E of the GDPO.
Spire Farm Cow Ark Road Newton BB7 3DH
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0828
Variation of Condition VARIATION OF CONDITION NO. 6 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 3/00/0245 TO EXTEND THE TIME PERIOD FROM 3 YEARS TO 4 YEARS 6 MONTHS
BARNS AT BURY'S FARM, PINFOLD LANE, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON
Received 4 Sept 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0772
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 4 (landscaping), 5 (landscape/habitat management and monitoring plan) and 7 (details of an alternative secure cycle storage) from planning permission 3/2024/1020.
St Cecilias RC High School Chapel Hill Longridge PR3 2XA
Received 25 Sept 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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