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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2026/0434
Variation of Condition Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans) and 6 (parking provision) to increase the roof height of the approved garage, provide an external staircase and include 7 no. rooflights to facilitate first floor office space on planning permission 3/2025/0614 for change of use of the existing dwellinghouse (C3) to a small children's residential home (C2).
Higher College Farm Lower Road Longridge PR3 2YY
Received 8 Jun 2026
Withdrawn3/2026/0435
Applications for full consent Proposed formation of dormer on rear elevation.
The Smithy Smithy Row Hurst Green BB7 9QA
Received 8 Jun 2026
Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0580
Applications for full consent PROVISION OF NEW SKINS BUILDING AND ASSOCIATED HARDSTANDING
ROSE COUNTY FOODS, GISBURN ROAD, SAWLEY, CLITHEROE
Received 30 Jun 2003
Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0436
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single-storey extension to rear.
19 Tootle Drive Longridge PR3 3UH
Received 8 Jun 2026
Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0437
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (materials), 5 (ecology mitigation), 6 (ground and floor levels), 7 (Construction Management Plan), 8 (land contamination Investigation), 9 (details of solar panels) and 19 (external lighting) of planning permission 3/2025/0930.
Bolton Fold Farm Alston Lane Longridge PR3 3BN
Received 8 Jun 2026
Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0438
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 5 (Biodiversity Net Gain Plan) of planning permission 3/2026/0139.
The Old Village School Main Street Pendleton BB7 1PT
Received 9 Jun 2026
Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0439
Agricultural determination Prior notification for proposed agricultural building under Part 6 Class A of the GDPO.
Mason House Farm Clitheroe Road Bashall Eaves BB7 3DD
Received 10 Jun 2026
Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0440
Applications for full consent Proposed erection of a new storage unit to accommodate machinery for Clitheroe Auction.
Ribblesdale Centre Lincoln Way Clitheroe BB7 1QD
Received 10 Jun 2026
Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0441
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single-storey extension to rear.
43 St Peters Close Clayton le Dale Blackburn BB1 9HH
Received 10 Jun 2026
Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0442
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for repointing works to north wall of Museum Building.
Castle Museum Clitheroe Castle Castlegate Clitheroe BB7 1AZ
Received 10 Jun 2026
Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0443
Applications for full consent Proposed erection of an engineering stores building and control room building, as well as associated infrastructure, equipment and works.
Johnson Matthey Davy Technologies Limited Pimlico Industrial Area West Bradford Road Clitheroe BB7 4QB
Received 10 Jun 2026
Withdrawn3/2026/0444
Variation of Condition Variation of condition 2 (plans) to increase the length of the extension on planning permission 3/2025/0945 for a proposed single-storey side and rear extension.
4a Wiswell Lane Whalley BB7 9AF
Received 11 Jun 2026
Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0445
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed single storey detached garden studio outbuilding in the rear garden.
4 Pendle Nick Close Clitheroe BB7 1RH
Received 11 Jun 2026
Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0581
Applications for full consent SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION
2A HOLLOWHEAD AVENUE, WILPSHIRE, BLACKBURN
Received 13 Jun 2003
Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0446
Applications for full consent Proposed erection of 9 no. holiday lodges.
Ribble Valley View Old Langho Road Langho BB6 8AW
Received 10 Jun 2026
Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0447
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed single storey extension to the rear of the property.
9 Beech Drive Whalley BB7 9RA
Received 11 Jun 2026
Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0448
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use of a building as a domestic outbuilding.
New Barn Farm Alston Lane Longridge PR3 3BN
Received 12 Jun 2026
Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0449
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 17 (Biodiversity Net Gain) on planning permission 3/2026/0071.
Markhor Eaves Hall Lane West Bradford BB7 3JG
Received 10 Jun 2026
Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0450
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey side extension, alterations to the south and west elevations including the removal of timber boarding and new k-rend finish.
16 Hayhurst Road Whalley BB7 9RL
Received 12 Jun 2026
Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0451
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 10 (Written Scheme of Investigation) on planning permission 3/2023/0814.
Springwood Whalley Road Hurst Green BB7 9PN
Received 15 Jun 2026
Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0452
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use from retail to restaurant and bar.
3a Swan Courtyard Castle Street Clitheroe BB7 2DQ
Received 12 Jun 2026
Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0453
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey extension to rear.
17 Albemarle Street Clitheroe BB7 2EA
Received 15 Jun 2026
Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0454
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed sunbed/beauty salon.
Building adjacent to 17 Waddington Road (formerly Old Coach House Antiques and Interiors) Clitheroe BB7 2HJ
Received 15 Jun 2026
Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0455
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 7 (Cycle Storage); 8 (Lighting Scheme); 10 (Bird/Bat Boxes) and 11 (Landscaping Scheme) on planning permission 3/2025/0935.
Lower Moss Farm Lower Lane Longridge PR3 2YH
Received 15 Jun 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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