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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 dates

29,791Searchable 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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

Planning information Planning, Buildings and Countryside Contact planning Contact Planning Local plan Planning Policy Pre-application advice How to Apply for Planning Permission Conservation areas Conservation Areas Article 4 directions

Council contacts

Planning enquiries01200425111 Council source
Planning enquiriesplanning.policy@ribblevalley.gov.uk Council source
Planning enquiriesplanning@ribblevalley.gov.uk Council source

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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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 Decision3/2024/1020
Applications for full consent Proposed enlargement of Car Park B to create 15 additional designated parking bays; Remove planting bed adjacent to existing disabled parking bay to provide two side-by-side disabled parking bays; Provision of three new cycle shelters, providing space for 18 bicycles along the main school entrance walkway.
St Cecilias RC High School Chapel Hill Longridge PR3 2XA
Received 13 Dec 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/1021
Applications for full consent Proposed stables and concrete apron.
Land adjacent to Snodworth Snodworth Road Langho BB6 8DS
Received 13 Dec 2024
APPEAL LODGED3/2024/1022
Applications for full consent Proposed partial demolition and partial new build of existing five-bedroom dwelling to create a new-build five-bedroom dwelling on the same site.
Highcroft Painter Wood Whalley Old Road Billington BB7 9JD
Received 16 Dec 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/1023
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (external materials), 4 (window details and sections), 5 (roof light details), 6 (boundary treatments), 7 (lighting) and 8 (bat boxes) from planning permission 3/2023/0842.
8 10 8A and former Edward Davies and Sons Ltd Shawbridge Street Clitheroe BB7 1LY
Received 17 Dec 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/1024
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (external materials), 4 (window details and section), 6 (boundary treatments), 7 (lighting) and 8 (bat boxes) of listed building consent 3/2023/0843.
8 10 8A and former Edward Davies and Sons Ltd Shawbridge Street Clitheroe BB7 1LY
Received 17 Dec 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/1025
Applications for full consent Planning Permission for proposed alterations to wall adjacent to driveway and installation of three air source heat pumps.
Waddington Hall Clitheroe Road Waddington BB7 3HP
Received 17 Dec 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/1026
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for proposed alterations to wall adjacent to driveway and installation of three air source heat pumps.
Waddington Hall Clitheroe Road Waddington BB7 3HP
Received 17 Dec 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/1027
Discharge of Conditions Discharge of conditions 3 (construction method statement) and 4 (details of contractor's compound), 5 (ball strike assessment) and 6 (separation fence) from planning permission 3/2024/0656.
Longridge Recreation Ground Kestor Lane Longridge
Received 17 Dec 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/1028
Applications for full consent Proposed single storey side extension and internal alterations.
Apple Tree Cottage 4 Orchard Cottages Branch Road Waddington BB7 3HR
Received 18 Dec 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/1029
Applications for full consent Proposed construction of two agricultural workers dwellings with access and parking.
Bolton Fold Farm Alston Lane Longridge PR3 3BN
Received 18 Dec 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0966
Applications for full consent EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO IMPROVE DISABLED ACCESS
NATWEST BANK, 8 BERRY LANE, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON
Received 27 Oct 2003
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/1030
Variation of Condition Variation of Condition 1 (approved plans) of planning permission 3/2021/0010 (for Variation of condition 1 of 3/2018/0975 proposed plot substitutions and house types) to regularise finished floor levels as built.
Land east of Chipping Lane Longridge
Received 18 Dec 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/1031
Applications for full consent Proposed raising of roof to accommodate a first-floor level including first floor extension over existing garage. Two storey side extension following demolition of existing single storey side extension, insertion of ten rooflights and additional glazed openings.
Stanacroft Leys Close Wiswell BB7 9DA
Received 19 Dec 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/1032
Application for tree works T1 Mature Horse Chestnut requires limb and damaged limb overhanging car park on the east side reducing to 1m stump prune (To prevent future wound rot) and crown clean and health check the rest of the canopy and unions to minimise risk of failure. T2 Mature Lime requires lowest northern limb reducing back over the road and crown clean and health check the rest of the canopy and unions to minimise risk of failure. T3 Mature Lime requires lowest northern limb reducing back over the road and crown clean and health check the rest of the canopy and unions to minimise risk of failure. T4 Mature Horse Chestnut requires limb overhanging the garage on the south side reducing to a suitable pruning point and crown clean and health check the rest of the canopy and unions to minimise risk of failure. T5 Mature Lime requires lowest northern limb reducing back over the road, remove basal epicormic growth and crown clean and health check the rest of the canopy and unions to minimise risk of failure G1 Dead wood and crown clean all trees within group and re-survey in the spring to minimize probability of failure G2 Re-coppice hazels and a blackthorn behind bus shelter as part of sound arboricultural management plan and prevent further damage to retaining wall and bus shelter.
Common Land on Whalley Road between Watt Street and Waterside Close Sabden
Received 20 Dec 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/1033
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 8 (SW Drainage), 9 (Construction Management Plan) and 11 (Tree Protection Measures) on planning permission 3/2024/0115.
Land Adjacent to Ferns Northcote Road Langho BB6 8BG
Received 19 Dec 2024
Withdrawn3/2024/1034
Applications for full consent Proposed new vehicular entrance and farm track off Burtholm Lane, Chipping.
Land off Burtholm Lane behind Wharf Farm Chipping PR3 2QE
Received 19 Dec 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/1035
Applications for full consent Regularisation of change to balcony design approved in planning permission 3/2021/1245.
4 New Drop View Stoneygate Lane Ribchester PR3 2XE
Received 19 Dec 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/1036
Applications for full consent Regularisation of single-storey rear extension and creation of new boundary wall with gated access to front of property.
14 George Lane Read BB12 7RH
Received 20 Dec 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/1037
Advertisements Proposed non-illuminated fascia sign.
14 Castle Street Clitheroe BB7 2BX
Received 20 Dec 2024
Withdrawn3/2024/1038
Applications for full consent Proposed construction and operation of a battery energy storage system (132 MVA) and associated infrastructure, access and landscaping.
Land adjacent to Calder Works off Burnley Road Simonstone BB12 7ND
Received 20 Dec 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/1039
Variation of Condition Variation of condition 2 on planning permission 3/2020/0498 for proposed construction of three holiday cottages with associated parking and amenity areas.
Land to the North of Beech House Alston Lane Longridge PR3 3BN
Received 20 Dec 2024
APPEAL DECIDED3/2003/0967
Applications for full consent DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE IN GARDEN AREA AND REPLACE WITH TRADITIONAL PITCHED ROOFED GARAGE TOGETHER WITH NEW ACCESS/TURNING RE-SUBMISSION
LAND TO REAR OF PENDLE STREET EAST AND WATT STREET, SABDEN, CLITHEROE
Received 27 Oct 2003
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/1040
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing conservatory and replacement with single-storey extension to rear.
Alston Lane Farm Alston Lane Longridge PR3 3BN
Received 20 Dec 2024
Decided - Final Decision3/2024/1041
PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF AGRIC BLDG TO DWELLINGHOUSE Prior approval under Class Q (a) and (b) for the proposed change of use of an agricultural building to one single-storey two-bedroom dwelling.
Agricultural Building at Foxfields Farm Whalley Road Hurst Green BB7 9PN
Received 23 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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