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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2024/0976
Application in principle Permission in Principle for the erection of one self-build dwelling.
The Stables Chaigley Road Longridge PR3 3TQ
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0977
Agricultural determination Prior notification of proposed multi-purpose agricultural building 36.6m long, 20n wide, 7m high to eaves, 9.78m high to ridge under part 6 Class A of the GDPO.
Laneside Farm Grindleton Road West Bradford BB7 4QJ
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0978
Agricultural determination Prior notification for proposed agricultural storage building 18.2m long, 12.1m wide, 3.6m high to eaves, 5.3m high to ridge for machinery and equipment and hay under part 6 class A of the GDPO.
Merricks Hall Farm Longridge Road Hurst Green BB7 9QW
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0979
Applications for full consent Proposed first floor extension to side and extension of driveway.
Clover Cottage Clough Lane Simonstone BB12 7HW
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0895
Applications for full consent NEW ACCESS FROM THE HIGHWAY AND ERECTION OF DOUBLE GARAGE
HOULKER FOLD FARM, OSBALDESTON LANE, OSBALDESTON, BLACKBURN
Received 7 Oct 2003 - Withdrawn3/2024/0980
Application for tree works Crown and thin Alder tree.
27 Shireburn Caravan Park Edisford Road Waddington BB7 3LB
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0981
Applications for full consent Conversion of and extension of agricultural building to one self-build two-bedroom dwelling and formation of residential curtilage (resubmission of 3/2024/0674).
Meargill Farm Holden Lane Bolton by Bowland BB7 4LZ
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0982
Applications for full consent Regularisation of conversion of garage to home gym.
6 Nab View Whalley BB7 9YG
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0983
Variation of Condition Variation of condition 17 (SW drainage) on permission 3/2021/1262 for the erection of 4no. commercial units (Use Class E) to allow the verification report to be provided after the commencement of works.
Land at the north of the Chapel Hill site Longridge
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0984
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use of a building as a domestic outbuilding together with use of surrounding land as domestic curtilage.
New Barn Farm Alston Lane Longridge PR3 3BN
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0985
Applications for full consent Proposed installation of air source heat pump to side.
Meadowside Lower Road Longridge PR3 2YN
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0987
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey rear and side extension.
Meadows End Snodworth Road Langho BB6 8DR
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0988
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 11 (Construction Method Statement), 19 (bat and bird boxes), 21 (landscaping) and 22 (SW drainage strategy) of planning permission 3/2024/0668.
The Hawthorns West Bradford Road Waddington BB7 3JE
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0989
Advertisements Advertisement consent for proposed installation of various external signs and associated lighting.
White Bull Hotel Main Street Gisburn BB7 4HE
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0896
Applications for full consent ERECTION OF 2no SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS TO PROVIDE A NEW SCHOOL HALL, DISABLED TOILET AND CHANGING FACILITIES AND ANCILLARY OFFICE ACCOMMODATION
BARROW SCHOOL, OLD ROW, BARROW, CLITHEROE
Received 16 Oct 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0990
Technical Details following Application in Principle Technical details following permission in principle application (3/2023/0989) for residential development comprising 4 dwellings.
Barrowbridge House Club Street Barrow BB7 9AY
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0991
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for the replacement of existing signs, lighting and re-painting of the exterior.
White Bull Hotel Main Street Gisburn BB7 4HE
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0992
Agricultural determination Prior notification for a portal steel frame canopy to cover a livestock feeding area and farmyard manure midden.
Hacking Hall Farm Elker Lane Billington BB7 9HZ
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0993
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single-storey extension to rear 4m long for the width of the existing house, to include bifold doors and two velux windows.
29 Painter Crescent Billington BB7 9XN
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0994
Outline Outline application for the erection of one self-build agricultural dwelling with all matters reserved.
Hague Farm Bolton by Bowland Road Bolton by Bowland BB7 4NJ
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0995
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by the Statutory Biodiversity Condition and Condition 5 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) and Condition 6 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) of planning permission 3/2024/0418.
Newlands Nursery Sawley Road Chatburn BB7 4LD
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0996
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 4 (Construction Management Plan), 5 (site access and off-site works), 9 (SW drainage), 12 (drainage scheme) and 14 (landscaping) of planning application 3/2024/0302.
98 Ribchester Road and land adj 94 Ribchester Road Clayton-Le-Dale BB1 9HQ
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Decided - Final Decision3/2024/0997
Applications for full consent Proposed engineering works to form two-sided open silage clamp with ancillary concrete aprons.
What Close Farm Burnley Road Gisburn BB7 4JJ
Received 6 Dec 2024 - Withdrawn3/2024/0998
Applications for full consent Proposed alterations to car parking, access and installation of new exit gates.
The Compleat Food Group Lincoln Way Clitheroe BB7 1QL
Received 6 Dec 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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