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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2026/0316
Applications for full consent Proposed extension of existing footpath through the northern edge of the nature reserve.
Land to the north of Primrose Nature Reserve Clitheroe
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0317
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 4 (External surfaces-material/samples), condition 6 (Cills & lintels -materials/samples), condition 7 (Rooflights), condition 8 (Roof slates -materials/samples), condition 9 (photovoltaic panels), condition 12 illumination/lighting scheme), condition 16 (Construction Management plan), condition 17 (cycle storage provisions), condition 18 (Land levels), Condition 21 (Bat and Bird boxes) and condition 25 (written scheme of investigation) of planning permission 3/2025/0750.
Fells Farm Wigglesworth Road Slaidburn BD23 4SY
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0318
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey side extension with balcony above together with boundary and landscaping works.
Dungeon Cottage Saccary Lane Mellor Lancashire BB1 9DL
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0319
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use from former stable block to holiday let.
Field Barn Old Langho Road Langho BB6 8AW
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0320
Applications for full consent Planning Permission for proposed change of use of part of the ground floor from retail (Use Class E) to residential use (Use Class C3) and replacement of existing shop front with new lean-to extension.
Former Post Office 83 The Square Waddington BB7 3HZ
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0321
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for proposed change of use of part of the ground floor from retail (Use Class E) to residential use (Use Class C3), replacement of existing shop front with new lean-to extension and internal alterations.
Former Post Office 83 The Square Waddington BB7 3HZ
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0322
Reserved Matters (following outline) Reserved Matters Application for appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the erection of a farm worker's dwelling (self-build).
Land at Lower Standen Hey Farm Whalley Road Pendleton BB7 1PP
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0323
Applications for full consent Change of use of first floor holiday let into private annex
Field Barn Old Langho Road Langho BB6 8AW
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0324
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey extension to rear, raised deck to rear and covered car port to side.
3 Chesterbrook Ribchester PR3 3XT
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0313
Applications for full consent LOUNGE, BEDROOM AND OFFICE EXTENSION TO PRIVATE DWELLING
LOWER GILL, GRUNSAGILL ROAD, TOSSIDE, NR SKIPTON
Received 11 Apr 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0325
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (materials); 4(window methodology); 5 (section details); and 6 (render, roof, chimney methodology) on planning permission 3/2025/0437.
The Grand at Clitheroe 14-18 York Street Clitheroe BB7 2DL
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0327
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (materials); 4(window methodology); 5 (section details); and 6 (render, roof, chimney methodology) on listed building consent 3/2025/0436.
The Grand at Clitheroe 14-18 York Street Clitheroe BB7 2DL
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Withdrawn3/2026/0328
Applications for full consent Proposed lined earth bank slurry lagoon with a cover and associated landscaping.
Law Farm Trapp Lane Simonstone BB12 7JE
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0329
Application for tree works in a conservation area T1 (Sycamore) to be felled due to decline, T2 and T3 (Sycamore) 2m crown reductions.
Fir Tree House 51 Downham Road Chatburn Clitheroe BB7 4AU
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0330
Application for tree works T1 (Beech) - Crown lift and thin to maintain natural form and allow light onto property.
16 The Grange Wilpshire Blackburn Lancashire
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0331
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension.
11 Spout Lane Longridge PR3 3BZ
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0332
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed single-storey extension to rear.
8 Lawson Place Barrow BB7 9GA
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0333
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use of attached barn to provide extended living accommodation.
Moor Close Farm Whytha Lane Rimington BB7 4EQ
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0334
Application for tree works in a conservation area T1 (Oak) - Crown raise to 4m to enable the bandstand resurfacing works. T2 (Contorted Hazel) - Fell to enable resurfacing works.
Clitheroe Castle Grounds Clitheroe BB7 1BG
Received 1 May 2026 - Appeal Decided3/2003/0314
Applications for full consent PROPOSED ALTERATION TO APPROVED EXTENSIONS (RESUBMISSION)
COBBLERS COTTAGE, SLAIDBURN ROAD, GRINDLETON, CLITHEROE
Received 11 Apr 2003 - Withdrawn3/2026/0335
Applications for full consent Variation of condition 4 (buildings to be demolished) of planning permission 3/2019/0356, to retain building No8 including re-cladding the exterior.
Startifants Farm Goose Lane Chipping PR3 2QB
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0336
Applications for full consent Proposed two-storey side extension and entrance canopy (resubmission of 3/2025/0753)
22 Clitheroe Road Whalley BB7 9AB
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0337
Applications for full consent Retrospective planning permission for replacement roof.
57 Downham Road Chatburn BB7 4AU
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0338
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Retrospective Listed Building Consent for replacement roof.
57 Downham Road Chatburn BB7 4AU
Received 1 May 2026
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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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