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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2004/0231
Applications for full consent PROPOSED ERECTION OF KITCHEN/DINING ROOM EXTENSION
22 WOODFIELD VIEW, WHALLEY, CLITHEROE
Received 12 Mar 2004 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0086
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for removal of existing render including smooth rendered surrounds, door surround and Quion feature to reveal stonework, raking out joints and pointing in lime mortar.
9 West View Glen Avenue Ribchester PR3 2ZQ
Received 29 Jan 2025 - Withdrawn3/2025/0087
Applications for full consent Proposed conversion of existing double garage to a two-bedroom annex to accommodate elderly parents.
Chancers Leap Abbey Fields Whalley BB7 9RS
Received 29 Jan 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0088
Applications for full consent Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 3/2022/1165 for proposed refurbishment of existing farm house, conversion of existing attached and detached barns to create three new dwellings, conversion of outbuildings for associated residential use and external works.
Lower Reaps Farm Whinney Lane Mellor BB2 7EL
Received 29 Jan 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0089
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of listed building consent 3/2022/1166 for proposed refurbishment of existing farmhouse, conversion of existing attached and detached barns to create three new dwellings, conversion of outbuildings for associated residential use and external works.
Lower Reaps Farm Whinney Lane Mellor BB2 7EL
Received 29 Jan 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0090
Agricultural determination Prior Notification for proposed agricultural storage building under Part 6 Class A of the GDPO.
Brockhall Farm Gleneagles Drive Brockhall Village Old Langho BB6 8BB
Received 4 Feb 2025 - APPEAL LODGED3/2025/0093
Applications for full consent Alterations to existing building with nil use to form a 2 bedroom dwelling with car parking, garden curtilage and hard and soft landscaping.
1 2 3 Skirden Lodge Wigglesworth Road Slaidburn BD23 4SX
Received 30 Jan 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0094
Applications for full consent Proposed construction of four new padel courts, external lighting and associated external works.
Mytton Fold Hotel Whalley Road Billington BB6 8AB
Received 30 Jan 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2004/0232
Applications for full consent CONVERSION OF EXISTING ROOF SPACE INTO A LIVING SPACE REQUIRING 2 NO. ROOFLIGHTS
HALL TREES BARN (WEST OR NO.1), HOUGHCLOUGH LANE, CHIPPING, PRESTON
Received 11 Mar 2004 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0095
Applications for full consent Proposed erection of a part single-storey and part two-storey dwelling of exceptional design quality (NPPF 84e) with associated landscaping, habitat restoration, change of use of land to residential curtilage and access from higher Road, together with the creation of a small visitor car park for members of the public to view the remains of the Roman road to be preserved (if feasible) within the site.
Land at Higher Road Longridge PR3 2YX
Received 31 Jan 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0096
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey extension and raised decking to rear.
20 Somerset Avenue Wilpshire BB1 9JD
Received 31 Jan 2025 - Withdrawn3/2025/0097
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey extension to rear and external ramp and handrail to proposed rear entrance.
23 Blakewater Road Clitheroe BB7 2FS
Received 31 Jan 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0098
Applications for full consent Change of use from light industrial (B1) to sui generis. Proposed opening hours 9.00 am to 7.00 pm (Monday to Friday) and 9.00 am to 4.00 pm on Saturdays.
Unit 13 Mitton Road Business Park Mitton Road Whalley BB7 9YE
Received 3 Feb 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0099
Agricultural determination Prior notification for the construction of one poultry building 90m long 10m wide, 4m high to ridge and 3m high to eaves.
Wheatley Farm Four Acre Lane Longridge PR3 2TD
Received 7 Feb 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0100
Applications for full consent Proposed hotel development comprising two-storey building (use class C1) with associated parking and landscaping, bin store, air conditioning units and new pedestrian access.
Land at The Eagle at Barrow Clitheroe Road Whalley BB7 9AQ
Received 4 Feb 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0101
Non-Material amendment Non-material amendment to planning permission 3/2024/0500 involving widening of two-storey and single-storey extension by 200mm.
30 Pimlico Village Pimlico Road Clitheroe BB7 4PZ
Received 10 Feb 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0102
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for removal of existing sand and cement render from dining room walls and re-plaster with lime and hair.
Cross Trees 6 Whalley Road Hurst Green BB7 9QJ
Received 4 Feb 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0104
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 26 (written scheme of investigation) on planning permission 3/2024/0622.
Writtenstone Farm Writtenstone Lane Longridge PR3 2ZN
Received 5 Feb 2025 - APPEAL DECIDED3/2004/0635
Applications for full consent First floor extension over existing porch to create shower room
Turnley's Farm Off Four Acre Lane Thornley-with-Wheatley PR3 2TD
Received 23 Jun 2004 - Decided - Final Decision3/2004/0233
Applications for full consent AMENDED SCHEME FOR APPROVED GARAGE TO SIDE
DILWORTH BARN, WHALLEY ROAD, HURST GREEN, CLITHEROE
Received 12 Mar 2004 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0105
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Approval of details reserved by condition 14 (written scheme of investigation) of Listed Building Consent 3/2024/0623.
Writtenstone Farm Writtenstone Lane Longridge PR3 2ZN
Received 5 Feb 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0106
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing garage, storerooms and rear porch. Erection of a single-storey extension to side to provide a new single garage and en-suite bedroom. Remodelling of front elevation with side extension to replace existing flat roof and pergola with dual-pitched tiled roof and chimney. Erection of raised deck to rear with steps down to the garden.
19 Scott Avenue Simonstone BB12 7HY
Received 5 Feb 2025 - APPEAL LODGED3/2025/0107
Applications for full consent Retention of two holiday lodges and office building with associated parking, infrastructure and alterations.
Boadicea Park Preston Road Ribchester PR3 3XL
Received 6 Feb 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0108
Application for tree works Pine Tree 632 remove exposed snags, thin upper canopy by 10%, reduce lower canopy spread by 3m over road. Pine Tree 680 remove past deadwood, thin canopy spread over bus stop by 10%.
St Pauls Church Edisford Road Clitheroe BB7 2LS
Received 7 Feb 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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