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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2003/0582
Applications for full consent NEW TWO STOREY EXTENSION
11 KIRK AVENUE, CLITHEROE, BB7 2LX
Received 23 Jun 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0456
Applications for full consent Proposed erection of summerhouse.
5 Union Street Clitheroe BB7 2NH
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0457
Applications for full consent Proposed erection of additional cow cubicle
Bolton Fold Farm Alston Lane Longridge PR3 3BN
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0459
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness to confirm commencement of development in accordance with planning permission 3/2023/0279.
33 Lyndale Avenue Wilpshire BB1 9LP
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0460
Variation of Condition Variation of condition 2 (approved plans and documents) on planning permission 3/2022/0082 (as varied under planning permission 3/2023/0816) to account for design development involving the redevelopment of the old garage site to provide new building that includes a cafe, community shop, retail unit, post office, community spaces together with a separate store/plant room.
The Old Garage Site Newton Road Dunsop Bridge BB7 3BB
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Withdrawn3/2026/0461
Agricultural determination Retrospective prior notification for existing concrete panel silage clamp 32m long x 21.6m wide.
Wheatley Farm Four Acre Lane Thornley PR3 2TD
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Withdrawn3/2026/0462
Agricultural determination Prior notification of proposed agricultural track 718.51m long, 3.05m wide under part 6 Class A of the GDPO.
Wood Hill Farm Wigglesworth Road Slaidburn BB7 4TR
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0463
Agricultural determination Prior notification for proposed construction of larger muck midden and re-roofing of existing muck midden to match the new building under Part 6 Class A of the GDPO.
Lower Lees Farm Chipping Road Cow Ark Clitheroe BB7 3DQ
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0464
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed replacement garage.
6 Church Raike Chipping PR3 2QL
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0465
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 17 (vegetation clearance Hodder Crossing Compound) from planning permission 3/2021/0660.
Bowland Section. From land near the convergence of the Hornby Road, the Roman Road and Shooters Clough to land west of Newton in Bowland; with highway works at various locations.
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0647
Change of Use (MKA) ERECTION OF GARAGE AND PROPOSED EXTENSION OF DWELLINGHOUSE INTO ADJOINING BARN
ANGERHAM FARM, HIGHER HODDER, CLITHEROE
Received 15 Jul 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0466
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 17 (vegetation clearance Ribble Crossing Compound) from planning permission 3/2021/0660.
Bowland Section. From land near the convergence of the Hornby Road, the Roman Road and Shooters Clough to land west of Newton in Bowland; with highway works at various locations.
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0467
Applications for full consent Proposed dormer loft conversion to include the extension of the existing flat roof dormer to the rear, alteration of the existing front dormer to a pitched roof, additional pitched roof dormer to the front elevation, installation of conservation rooflights, alterations to external window and door positions including a Juliet balcony and associated internal alterations.
Shire Croft Shire Lane Hurst Green BB7 9QR
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0468
Applications for full consent Proposed erection of a two-storey self-build dwelling and associated annexe following demolition of existing workshop buildings.
Healings Farm West Bradford Road Waddington BB7 3JE
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0469
Applications for full consent Proposed temporary siting (3 years) of five shipping containers for B8 storage.
Healings Farm West Bradford Road Waddington BB7 3JE
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0472
Application for tree works in a conservation area To fell T1 to T12 (mixture of conifer and pine) due to close proximity to buildings and property.
Bonny Bargate Farm Belle View Lane Waddington BB7 3HY
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0474
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Lawful Development Certificate for proposed detached garage/car port.
1 Cockleach Cottages Chipping Road Longridge PR3 2NB
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0475
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 24 Jun 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0648
Applications for full consent ERECTION OF 2NO. WINDOW BLINDS ON FRONT ELEVATION
COLBORNE HOUSE, WELLGATE, CLITHEROE, LANCS
Received 15 Jul 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0476
Applications for full consent Proposed construction of one single-storey short-term holiday let.
Land north of Woodpecker House Sawley Old Brow Sawley BB7 4LF
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0477
Applications for full consent Proposed refurbishment, partial demolition and extension to existing dwelling.
Moorcot Nickey Lane Mellor BB2 7HF
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0478
Applications for full consent Proposed construction of an earth banked slurry lagoon.
Land adjacent to Woodhouse Gate Farm Catlow Road Slaidburn BB7 3AQ
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0480
Applications for full consent Proposed demolition of existing conservatory, erection of two-storey rear extension, new entrance porch and installation of rooflights.
16 Warren Fold Hurst Green BB7 9QS
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0481
Agricultural determination Prior notification for proposed sheep pens (no roof) 20m x 10m x 1.2m under Part 6 Class A of the GPDO.
Lyme House Farm Thornley with Wheatley PR3 2TE
Received 7 Aug 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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