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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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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

  1. Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0062

    Agricultural determination Proposed agricultural building for livestock (sheep housing) 18.43m long, 12.44m wide, 6.24m high to ridge, 4.2m high to eaves.

    Bramley Farm Clerk Hill Road Sabden BB7 9FQ

    Received 28 Jan 2025
  2. Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0063

    Applications for full consent Proposed erection of sheep shelter.

    Park Farm Whalley Road Barrow BB7 9BD

    Received 23 Jan 2025
  3. Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0064

    Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 5 (biodiversity gain plan), condition 6 (habitat management and monitoring plan) and the statutory biodiversity gain condition on planning permission 3/2024/0839

    Higher Elker Farm Whalley Road Billington BB7 9HY

    Received 23 Jan 2025
  4. Decided - Final Decision3/2004/0229

    Applications for full consent PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR OF PROPERTY

    3 WILLOW DRIVE, BARROW, CLITHEROE

    Received 12 Mar 2004
  5. Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0065

    Screening Opinion

    Lower Elker Farm Elker Lane Billington BB7 9HZ

    Received 16 Dec 2024
  6. Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0066

    Agricultural determination Prior notification of erection of a steel portal building, clad in box profile sheeting overlaid with shiplap timber boards stained dark brown for storage of machinery and equipment 30.5m long, 12.6m wide, 5.9m high to ridge 4.26m high to eaves. Two thirds will be left open for livestock.

    Sawley Hall Sawley Old Brow Sawley BB7 4LF

    Received 29 Jan 2025
  7. Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0067

    Applications for full consent Change of use of land from an equestrian field (sui generis) to a dog exercise area (sui generis) including retrospective consent for an existing mesh fencing boundary treatment.

    Shaw House Farm Clitheroe Road Whalley BB7 9AD

    Received 29 Jan 2025
  8. Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0068

    Applications for full consent Proposed construction of a two-bedroom rural workers' self-build dwelling, new access track, package treatment unit and solar panels on existing stables building.

    NJS Rehabilitation Cow Ark Equestrian Centre Whitewell Road Cow Ark BB7 3DG

    Received 23 Jan 2025
  9. Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0069

    Applications for full consent Proposed construction of single-storey extension to side and rear and replacement sewage treatment package.

    1 Cockleach Cottages Chipping Road Longridge PR3 2NB

    Received 24 Jan 2025
  10. Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0070

    Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for retention of replacement internal timber staircase and raised lintel.

    Cross Trees 6 Whalley Road Hurst Green BB7 9QJ

    Received 24 Jan 2025
  11. Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0071

    Applications for full consent Regularisation of retaining wall to the NE elevation, retaining work to boundary with 2 Pinfold and installation of timber fences. Proposed raising of land levels and installation of render/cladding to retaining wall.

    1 Pinfold Knowles Brow Stonyhurst BB7 9QX

    Received 24 Jan 2025
  12. Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0072

    Non-Material amendment Non-material amendment to planning permission 3/2018/0181 to amend one entrance feature and remove the other.

    Land off Waddington Road Clitheroe BB7 2JD

    Received 30 Jan 2025
  13. Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0073

    Applications for full consent Proposed conversion of agricultural stone barn to one two-storey self-build dwelling, including demolition of lean-to, replacement roof and formation of residential curtilage.

    Laneside Barn Grindleton Road Grindleton BB7 4QH

    Received 24 Jan 2025
  14. Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0074

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Certificate of lawfulness for existing dwellinghouse and associated curtilage (garden, driveway and areas of hardstanding).

    Land adjacent to 4a Wiswell Lane Whalley BB7 9AF

    Received 30 Jan 2025
  15. Decided - Final Decision3/2004/0230

    Applications for full consent EXTENSION AND REMODELLING OF DWELLING INCLUDING NEW SITE ACCESS

    DEANTOP WEST, CLITHEROE ROAD, DUTTON, PRESTON

    Received 12 Mar 2004
  16. Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0075

    Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey lean-to extension.

    Bowfields Barn Bowfields Lane Balderstone BB2 7LW

    Received 24 Jan 2025
  17. Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0076

    Discharge of Conditions

    3 Church Street Clitheroe BB7 2DD

    Received 27 Jan 2025
  18. Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0078

    Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing extensions and erection of part single, part two storey extension and alterations.

    Top Lodge Browsholme Hall Clitheroe Road Whitewell BB7 3DE

    Received 27 Jan 2025
  19. Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0079

    Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for proposed demolition of existing extensions and erection of part single, part two storey extension and alterations.

    Top Lodge Browsholme Hall Clitheroe Road Whitewell BB7 3DE

    Received 27 Jan 2025
  20. Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0080

    Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 4 (bat licence) on planning permission 3/2023/0937.

    Nos 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 12 15 18 19 20 29 34 35 38 Kirkfield Chipping PR3 2GL

    Received 27 Jan 2025
  21. Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0081

    Reserved Matters (following outline) Reserved matters application relating to appearance, landscaping, layout, scale following outline planning permission 3/2023/0321 for one self-build dwelling with access applied for.

    Land adj to 110 Ribchester Road Clayton le Dale BB1 9HQ

    Received 28 Jan 2025
  22. Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0082

    Prior notification of proposed larger home extensions

    10 Deer Park Crescent Whalley BB7 9XH

    Received 3 Feb 2025
  23. Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0083

    Applications for full consent Proposed construction of a self-build, detached house with granny annex and double garage together with conversion of existing live/work unit to form workshop space to be utilised by the occupiers of the dwelling.

    The Works Talbot House Main Street Gisburn BB7 4HD

    Received 28 Jan 2025
  24. Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0084

    Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for formation of additional living accommodation in roof spaces of 3b and 3c with introduction of new staircase from first to second floor

    Barn at Talbot hotel (3b and 3c) Talbot Street Chipping PR3 2QE

    Received 29 Jan 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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