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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2025/0862
Advertisements Proposed change to the sign, acrylic lettering to replace the existing and to be snap-fixed mounted onto the fascia. Existing awnings/canopies to be removed.
7 York Street Clitheroe BB7 2DH
Received 27 Oct 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0864
Applications for full consent Proposed infill rear extension and alterations to the fenestration and external appearance of the dwelling, including associated landscaping works.
Braeside Old Back Lane Wiswell BB7 9BS
Received 27 Oct 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0865
Non-Material amendment Non-material amendment to planning permission 3/2020/0199 involving alterations to width and length of detached garage, insertion of additional rooflight and alteration to approved rooflight window and door position.
Riverside Barn Alston Lane Longridge PR3 3BN
Received 28 Oct 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0866
Non-Material amendment Non-material amendment to planning permission 3/2024/0612 involving increase in roof height, change to external materials, new side access door and introduction of solar panels.
Land opposite Turner Fold Read BB12 7QZ
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0867
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of part of an existing building and creation of a new space for delivery vehicles.
Primrose Mill Business Park Primrose Road Clitheroe BB7 1DR
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0868
Non-Material amendment Non-material amendment to planning permission 3/2025/0024 involving a change of finishing material of the dormer from tile hanging to brick slips.
39 Ribchester Road Wilpshire BB1 9HU
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0869
Applications for full consent Proposed residential development of a detached dwelling.
Land opposite Ashbrook Ribblesdale Avenue Clitheroe BB7 2HZ
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0870
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of former motor services building and construction of new office building.
18 Accrington Road (Former Whalley Motor Services) Whalley BB7 9TD
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0871
Application for tree works in a conservation area Cut back self seeded trees to rear of building. Cut back vegetation at perimeter fence line back to a height of 4m and clear buddleia away from roof.
Tesco Stores Ltd Waterloo Road Clitheroe BB7 1LP
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0872
Applications for full consent Demolition of rear conservatory and replace with a single storey extension. Reduce size of attached side garage and convert to a bedroom. Remove front porch and add a central front entrance open porch/canopy and alterations to front fenestration.
137 Whalley Road Langho BB6 8AA
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0970
Applications for full consent FRONT AND REAR DORMER EXTENSION
21 LANGDALE ROAD, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON PR3 3EQ
Received 28 Oct 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0874
Applications for full consent Proposed first floor extension, balcony and front porch.
Woodlands Farm Hothersall Lane Hothersall PR3 2XB
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0875
Applications for full consent Proposed construction of a steel frame agricultural building as an extension of an existing building (part retrospective).
Low Barn Grunsagill Road Tosside BD23 4SJ
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0876
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed detached double garage with solar (plant) room and garden store/workshop.
Carwood Farm Hothersall Lane Hothersall PR3 2XB
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0877
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 4 (Walling and roofing materials), 5 (Roof Lights), 6 (Windows and Doors) and 7 (Stone Flags) on planning permission 3/2025/0231.
3 Church Street Clitheroe BB7 2DD
Received 3 Nov 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0878
Applications for full consent Proposed new self-build dwelling and creation of new access on land to the side of 3 Grindleton View.
Honfleur 3 Grindleton View Chatburn BB7 4BE
Received 3 Nov 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0879
Agricultural determination Prior notification for proposed agricultural storage building under Part 6 Class A of the GDPO.
Fell House Farm Forty Acre Lane Longridge PR3 2TU
Received 3 Nov 2025 - APPEAL LODGED3/2025/0880
Applications for full consent Retrospective application for single storey side extension.
26 Whalley Road Langho BB6 8EJ
Received 3 Nov 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0881
Applications for full consent Proposed rear extension to existing garage.
Bank House Sawley Road Grindleton BB7 4RS
Received 3 Nov 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0882
Applications for full consent Proposed replacement of existing rear timber windows with uPVC.
6 Talbot Street Chipping PR3 2QE
Received 4 Nov 2025 - APPEAL DECIDED3/2003/0971
Applications for full consent REMOVAL OF TIMBER BOARDED FENCE PRESENTLY AFFIXED ALONG TOP OF STONE BOUNDARY WALL, TO RAISE LEVEL OF THE EXISTING WALL TO PRESENT HEIGHT OF TIMBER FENCE
CHANCERY BARN, SLAIDBURN ROAD, WADDINGTON, CLITHEROE
Received 28 Oct 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0883
Application for tree works Prune T1 Beech to reduce canopy by up to 3m. Remove T3 and T4 Beech trees. Prune T5 Beech tree to reduce low hanging branches. Prune T6 Silver Birch to reduce canopy by 2 to 3 m.
Lower Read Wood Old Roman Road Read BB12 7RX
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0884
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 5 (Written Scheme of Investigation) on Listed Building Consent 3/2025/0511.
Writtenstone Farm Writtenstone Lane Longridge PR3 2ZN
Received 4 Nov 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0885
Applications for full consent Proposed extension to existing agricultural livestock building.
Mason House Farm Clitheroe Road Bashall Eaves BB7 3DD
Received 11 Aug 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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