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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2026/0509
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single storey side extension and extension of existing rear dormer.
25 The Hazels Wilpshire BB1 9HZ
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Withdrawn3/2026/0511
Storage of Hazardous Substances Consent for storage of hazardous substances involved in an industrial process (new permission being sought to replace previous consents 3/2014/0759 and 3/2021/0449).
Johnson Matthey Pimlico Industrial Area West Bradford Road Clitheroe BB7 4QB
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0512
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed replacement of existing single-glazed arched windows within the main hall with like-for-like double-glazed windows.
St Marys Centre Community Hall Church Street Clitheroe BB7 2DG
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Withdrawn3/2026/0513
Application in principle Permission in principle application for the erection of up to No9 dwellings.
Land off Longsight Road, Osbaldeston, BB2 7JB.
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2005/0105
Applications for full consent Proposed two storey side extension.
Whitehalgh Farm Whitehalgh Lane Langho Lancashire
Received 8 Feb 2005 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0652
Applications for full consent EXTENSION TO EXISTING KITCHEN TO REAR OF TERRACED PROPERTY
8 WEST VIEW, CLITHEROE, LANCS
Received 16 Jul 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0516
Applications for full consent Proposed balcony and stair arrangement to the existing garage/annex.
17 Elm Tree Grove Brockhall Village Old Langho BB6 8HP
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0518
Applications for full consent Retrospective planning permission for proposed re-surfacing of existing hardstanding within farm yards
Forty Acre Farm Forty Acre Lane Longridge PR3 2TU
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0519
Applications for full consent Retrospective application for a standalone office pod for car sales, the use of five existing car parking spaces and creation of an earth bund to screen the office pod.
Clitheroe Cricket Club Chatburn Road Clitheroe BB7 2AS
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0520
Agricultural determination Prior notification for erection of a covered middon 73.5m long, 15.75m wide, 10m high to ridge and 7m high to eaves.
Pasture House Farm Bank Newton Road Gisburn BD23 3UJ
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0521
Applications for full consent Erection of agricultural building for storage of machinery.
Land to the North of Accrington Road Whalley
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0522
Application for tree works Tree works to T301 (Oak) - Cut back dead branch overlapping road.
Land to the rear of 14 and 15 The Grange Wilpshire BB1 9JU
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0523
Advertisements Advertisement consent to erect an A1 information board in front of the stone wall to the north of the well.
Stocks Well Wesleyan Row Clitheroe Lancashire
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0524
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Retrospective Listed Building Consent for retention of unauthorised works to annex building and adjoining car port.
Dower House Park Road Gisburn BB7 4HT
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0525
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 2 (phasing plan) of planning permission 3/2021/0661.
Marl Hill Section. From land northwest of New Laithe Farm off the B6478 Slaidburn Road; and land north of Cross Lane, near Sandy Ford Brook, off the B6478 Slaidburn Road with highway mitigation works at various locations.
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0717
Applications for full consent SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION, LOFT CONVERSION AND REAR DORMER EXTENSION
39 MAYFIELD AVENUE, CLITHEROE, LANCS
Received 31 Jul 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0526
Discharge of Conditions Approval of part of details reserved by condition 17 (vegetation clearance for works at the temporary River Ribble crossing and associated haul road and compounds) of planning permission 3/2021/0661.
Marl Hill Section. From land northwest of New Laithe Farm off the B6478 Slaidburn Road; and land north of Cross Lane, near Sandy Ford Brook, off the B6478 Slaidburn Road with highway mitigation works at various locations.
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0527
Applications for full consent Proposed conversion of residential annex to holiday accommodation, incorporating associated as-built alterations.
Dower House Park Road Gisburn BB7 4HT
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0528
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey rear extension and garage conversion.
14 Rogersfield Langho BB6 8HB
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0530
Applications for full consent Proposed rear and side extension, double garage with roof space storage and external works including new principal access drive from Goosebutts Lane.
The Pentre Pendle Road Clitheroe BB7 1JQ
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0531
Applications for full consent Retrospective consent for the erection of an outbuilding, shed and timber boundary fence.
Brathay 2 Whittam Crescent Whalley BB7 9SD
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Withdrawn3/2026/0532
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for installation of new shop front.
52 Moor Lane Clitheroe BB7 1AJ
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0534
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 11 (bat and bird boxes) of planning permission 3/2025/0724.
Hawthorn Bungalow Rimington Lane Rimington BB7 4DP
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0535
Application for tree works in a conservation area 3 x Cypress tree's - Reduce crown by 20%, trim, prune and removal of stems close to dry stone wall.
Park House Sawley Clitheroe Lancashire BB7 4LF
Received 13 Jul 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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