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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2024/0953
Agricultural determination Proposed agricultural storage building for machinery and implements.
Fleetcroft Fleet Street Lane Ribchester PR3 3XE
Received 21 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0954
Application for tree works Crown lift T018 to 5.2m for highway clearance.
5 Somerset Avenue Wilpshire BB1 9JD
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0955
Applications for full consent Proposed part single part two storey extension to rear.
2 Hill Top Cottages Forty Acre Lane Longridge PR3 2TY
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0956
Applications for full consent Retrospective application for fence panel 2.34m high to rear.
Gads Hill Tunstead Avenue Simonstone BB12 7NR
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0957
Applications for full consent Proposed single storey extension to provide specialist care residential facility for person with complex needs with associated staff accommodation.
Ellerslie House Ribchester Road Clayton Le Dale BB1 9EE
Received 19 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0958
Agricultural determination Prior approval for covering over existing midden and silage clamp.
Brook House Green Hole House Lane Slaidburn BB7 4TS
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0826
Applications for full consent PROPOSED TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO FORM 17no BEDROOMS AND RETAIL EXTENSION
THE CORPORATION ARMS, LOWER ROAD, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON
Received 4 Sept 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0960
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey extension to rear.
61 Knowsley Road Wilpshire BB1 9PN
Received 19 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0961
Applications for full consent Regularisation of partial conversion of a garage to living space and removal of an internal wall. Change of rear doors to bi-folding doors and a window.
20 Hawthorn Road Barrow BB7 9EE
Received 19 Nov 2024 - Withdrawn3/2024/0962
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition3 (external materials) of planning permission 3/2021/0542.
The Institute Rear of St Mary's Centre Church Street Clitheroe BB7 2DG
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0963
Applications for full consent Proposed conversion of loft and insertion of new dormer to rear and two conservation rooflights to front. Single storey extension to rear.
5 Church Street Ribchester PR3 3XP
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0964
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 5 (protected species licence), 7 (bird boxes), 9 (tree method statement) and 10 (replacement of felled tree) of planning permission 3/2023/0496.
Moor Hey House Stoneygate Lane Ribchester PR3 2XE
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0965
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed construction of a single-storey extension to rear; formation of new/extension of existing first floor rear dormer; partial conversion of existing garage, to retain part of garage as a bike store.
25 Hacking Drive Longridge PR3 3EP
Received 21 Nov 2024 - Withdrawn3/2024/0966
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness to allow a third party to operate a private hire business from the address.
2 River Lea Gardens Clitheroe BB7 1QQ
Received 21 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0967
Applications for full consent Proposed construction of an agricultural building for sheep housing.
Fir Trees Barn Rimington Lane Rimington BB7 4DS
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0968
Applications for full consent Proposed raising of roof and addition of dormers to front and rear and new front porch.
Copper Beeches York Lane Lango BB6 8DW
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0969
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use of conservatory to commercial art studio and pottery for producing, stocking, selling online and teaching small groups (up to 4 at a time) three times per week.
24 Durham Road Wilpshire BB1 9LR
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0894
Applications for full consent TEMPORARY PERMISSION TO SITE PORTACABIN TO REAR OF HOTEL
NORTHCOTE MANOR, NORTHCOTE ROAD, LANGHO, BLACKBURN
Received 7 Oct 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0970
Applications for full consent Proposed re-roofing of existing industrial unit including extending existing pitched roof over rear lean-to.
11 Kendal Street Clitheroe BB7 1PQ
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0971
Variation of Condition Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans) and 3 (external materials) to add a window in the WC and change the approved garage door type on planning permission 3/2017/0941 for a two-storey extension to the side including garage at ground floor level and extension of teaching space at first floor, with single-storey toilet and washing/storage area to the rear leaving access from the neighbouring rear yard to the front of the street.
26 Holden Street Clitheroe BB7 1LU
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0972
Applications for full consent Proposed installation of two air source heat pumps.
Mountain Ash Farm Haggs Hall Fields Higher Ramsgreave Road Ramsgreave BB1 9DS
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0973
Application for tree works in a conservation area Fell T1 Sycamore, Fell T2 Red Oak, reduce G1 mixed group of conifers, mixed shrubs and red oaks by 30%, crown raise the retained two red oaks to 3-4m and remove an ash stump.
The Old Vicarage Market Place Longridge PR3 3RR
Received 24 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0974
Applications for full consent Planning Permission for extension to farm house.
Alder House Holden Lane Bolton by Bowland BB7 4LZ
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0975
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for extension to farm house.
Alder House Holden Lane Bolton by Bowland BB7 4LZ
Received 27 Nov 2024
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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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