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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2026/0339
Prior notification of proposed larger home extensions
53 Riverside Clitheroe BB7 2NS
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0340
Applications for full consent Proposed first floor extension over existing single storey extension.
53 Riverside Clitheroe BB7 2NS
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0341
Applications for full consent Proposed erection of three no. single-storey leisure facility buildings within the hotel grounds.
Foxfields Country Hotel Whalley Road Billington BB7 9HY
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0342
Agricultural determination Prior notification for a proposed agricultural general purpose building and two livestock buildings to cover existing hardstanding, livestock accommodation and concrete yard under Part 6 Class A of the GDPO.
Yew Tree Farm Chipping Road Chaigley BB7 3LX
Received 6 May 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0343
Observations to Another Local Authority Consultation on South Ribble application 07/2026/00320/LDO. Prior notification of development for erection of two and three-storey innovation hub (Use classes Eg(i), (ii) and (iii)) with associated infrastructure, landscaping and access.
Samlesbury Enterprise Zone Mellor Brook BB2 7FT
Received 6 May 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0344
Non-Material amendment Non-material amendment to planning permission 3/2022/0966 involving minor relocation of bin store, cycle hoops and associated fenceline and replacement grassed area to south of units 30-33.
Crow Trees Farm Crow Trees Brow Chatburn BB7 4AA
Received 1 May 2026 - Appeal Decided3/2003/0315
Applications for full consent DETACHED DORMER BUNGALOW/GARAGE WITHIN GARDEN AREA OF NO.4 LANGTON BROW, FOLLOWING DEMOLITION OF DETACHED GARAGE. REPLACEMENT DETACHED GARAGE TO WEST SIDE OF NO.4 LANGTON BROW
4 LANGTON BROW, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON
Received 14 Apr 2003 - Withdrawn3/2026/0345
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for proposed installation of an electric vehicle charger within existing car port.
Higher Chipping House Cutler Lane Chipping PR3 2SY
Received 3 May 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0347
Application for tree works Proposed tree works to public footpath including removal of 6-8 hawthorn trees and crown lifting of any branches necessary to make path safe to 2.5m high.
Coplow Quarry off Pimlico Road Clitheroe BB7 4PY
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0348
Application for tree works Fell T1 Poplar on land adjacent to the bridge by PROW FP5 off Pimlico Link Road.
Land adjacent to Pimlico Link Road Clitheroe BB7 4PY
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0349
Application for tree works Crown and thin T1 (Yew) and T2 (Yew) growing close to property.
5 Yew Gardens Shireburne Park Edisford Road Waddington BB7 3LB
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0350
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 6 (site access and off-site works of highway mitigation) and 11 (detailed specifications for the construction of the car park) of planning permission 3/2022/1158.
Land South of Accrington Road Whalley
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0352
Applications for full consent Proposed dormer extension to both side elevations.
34 Fountains Avenue Simonstone BB12 7PY
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0354
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing side extension and rear conservatory. Construction of new two-storey side extension and single-storey rear extension.
13 Brookside Old Langho BB6 8AP
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0316
Applications for full consent IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING FARM ACCESS (REDUCTION OF GATES AND NEW ENTRANCE)
SALESBURY HALL FARM, SALESBURY, BLACKBURN
Received 14 Apr 2003 - Withdrawn3/2026/0355
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey extension to rear to form WC/shower room and utility/boot room.
Colliers Farm Whalley Old Road Billington BB7 9LF
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0357
Prior notification of proposed larger home extensions
23 Jubilee Street Read BB12 7PR
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0358
Applications for full consent Proposed stables, tack room, land maintenance and equipment store.
The Vines Preston Road Ribchester PR3 3XL
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0359
Applications for full consent Proposed extension to existing cow cubicle
Bolton Fold Farm Alston Lane Longridge PR3 3BN
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0360
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for proposed repairs to chimney.
Lower Dutton Cottage Gallows Lane Ribchester PR3 3XX
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0361
Non-Material amendment Non-material amendment to planning permission 3/2025/0735 involving changes to the proposed summer house/changing room. Substitution of horizontal composite cladding with rubber roof for approved vertical timber cladding with felt roof.
Laneside House Sawley Old Brow Sawley BB7 4LF
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0362
Applications for full consent Planning Permission for existing single storey rear extension and front porch.
12 Fairsnape Avenue Longridge Lancashire PR3 3TL
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0363
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 4 (SW drainage scheme), 5 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) and 6 (landscape/habitat management and monitoring plan) of planning permission 3/2026/0128.
Land off Back Lane Chipping PR3 2QA
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0364
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 16 (protected species mitigation licence), 20 (construction method statement) and 25 (SW drainage strategy) from planning permission 3/2026/0071.
Markhor Eaves Hall Lane West Bradford BB7 3JG
Received 11 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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