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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2025/0287
Applications for full consent Proposed calf shed and welfare building.
Mason House Farm Clitheroe Road Bashall Eaves BB7 3DD
Received 7 Apr 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0288
Applications for full consent Proposed detached garden room to rear and changes to land levels.
2 Northcote Park Langho BB6 8FB
Received 8 Apr 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0289
Outline Outline application for the proposed erection of a farm workers dwelling with access applied for (all other matters reserved).
Thornley Hall Farm Up Bedlam Road Thornley PR3 2TN
Received 9 Apr 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0290
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey extension to rear and landscaping works.
3 Westfield Close Whalley BB7 9XG
Received 9 Apr 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0291
Applications for full consent Proposed two-storey side extension to existing dwelling and internal alterations to enhance accessibility.
White Carr Farm Dilworth Bottoms Ribchester PR3 3ZB
Received 9 Apr 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0292
Applications for full consent Proposed replacement self-build dwelling, annexe and garage to include link extension and pergola above garage. Creation of new vehicular access.
Mellor House Primrose Lane Mellor BB1 9DN
Received 10 Apr 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0293
Application for tree works in a conservation area Fell two trees.
Worston House West Lane Worston BB7 1QA
Received 6 Apr 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0294
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed triple garage with gym and office to the rear.
Pinfold Farm Bungalow Preston Road Ribchester PR3 3YD
Received 11 Apr 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0295
Applications for full consent Erection of one new single storey residential building adjacent to The Pentre. Construction of new boundary fence/wall separating the properties.
The Pentre Pendle Road Clitheroe BB7 1JQ
Received 11 Apr 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0296
Application for tree works T1 Ash - fell due to ash dieback. T2 - Crown reduce group of beech by 3m and crown raise to 5m. T2 looks to be an overgrown hedgerow and requires some management to maximise space in the garden, minimise failure but maintain the mature border. T3 - 2 x Beech -crown reduce tree leaning towards house by 3-4m and crown reduce smallest limb on the second beech to minimise failure due to included bark. T5 Elm- Fell due to suppressed form and low amenity value T6 Rowan- Fell due to suppressed form and low amenity value.
Dene Cottage 9 The Dene Hurst Green BB7 9QF
Received 15 Apr 2025
Withdrawn3/2003/0375
Barn Conversion (Residential) (MKA) USE BARN AS DWELLING FOR HOLIDAY LETTING
BARN AT, ASPINALL FARM, DINCKLEY, BLACKBURN
Received 28 Apr 2003
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0297
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 4 (methodology for removal of the existing extension, material samples and methodology for construction of replacement extension) on planning permission 3/2022/1143.
Waddington Hall Clitheroe Road Waddington BB7 3HP
Received 11 Apr 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0298
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 4 (details of secondary glazing and methodology of fixings for windows W5 and W6), 5 (methodology for removal of the existing extension, material samples and methodology for construction of replacement extension) on Listed Building Consent 3/2022/1144.
Waddington Hall Clitheroe Road Waddington BB7 3HP
Received 11 Apr 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0299
Agricultural determination Prior notification for open-fronted, steel-framed machinery shed 15.5m long, 10m wide, 4m high to ridge, 3.35m high to eaves.
High House Farm Back Lane Read BB12 7RY
Received 14 Apr 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0300
Applications for full consent Proposed replacement windows, additional velux windows, alterations to window opening to form new door, provision of pigeon hole vents to gable wall. Glazed link to and conversion of garage to art studio, infilling of door and replacement of vehicular door. Installation of Air Source Heat Pumps and acoustic/absorbative screening.
The Barn Preston Road Longridge PR3 3BL
Received 11 Apr 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0301
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey rear extension and roof replacement to existing conservatory. Front porch extension/enclosure with pitched roof.
Raydale Simonstone Lane Simonstone BB12 7NX
Received 14 Apr 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0302
Technical Details following Application in Principle Technical details following permission in principle for the erection of one self-build dwelling.
The Stables Chaigley Road Longridge PR3 3TQ
Received 14 Apr 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0303
Screening Opinion
Land off the Newton in Bowland to Dunsop Bridge Road
Received 15 Apr 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0304
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing garage, single-storey side and front L shaped extension, single-storey side garage extension, rear dormer window and alterations to roof including removal of existing dormer windows.
2 Chapel Close Old Langho Blackburn BB6 8HU
Received 14 Apr 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0305
Applications for full consent Regularisation of landscaping and engineering works to create extended parking area to front and terracing at the rear and new summer house to rear.
36 Painter Wood Whalley Old Road Billington BB7 9JD
Received 15 Apr 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0306
Applications for full consent Proposed infill extension to rear/side, construction of first floor pitched roof extension above garage and front dormer extension.
86 Whalley Road Langho BB6 8EQ
Received 15 Apr 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2004/0637
Advertisements Illuminated (external spotlights) entrance signs affixed to low level stone walls
Further Lane Mellor entrance to Stanley House
Received 24 Jun 2004
Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0376
Applications for full consent ERECTION OF INDUSTRIAL PLANT (REVERSE OSMOSIS PLANT) (OPTION ONE)
SYNETIX, PIMLICO INDUSTRIAL AREA, WEST BRADFORD ROAD, CLITHEROE, LANCS
Received 25 Apr 2003
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0307
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by the statutory biodiversity condition and condition 5 (biodiversity gain plan) on planning permission 3/2024/0877.
Thornley Hall Farm Up Bedlam Road Thornley PR3 2TN
Received 15 Apr 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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