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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2003/0718
Applications for full consent EXTENSION OF DETACHED DWELLING HOUSE WITH NEW BUILD DOUBLE GARAGE
ROSHAYNE, CLITHEROE ROAD, COW ARK, CLITHEROE
Received 1 Aug 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0537
Applications for full consent Proposed glazed sliding door to south elevation.
Bobbin Hall Shire Lane Hurst Green BB7 9QR
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0538
Applications for full consent Construction of 15 eco lodges and infrastructure to provide additional accommodation for Eaves Hall.
Eaves Hall Eaves Hall Lane West Bradford BB7 3JG
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0539
Advertisements Advertisement consent to erect an A1 information board in front of the stone wall to the west of the well.
Wall to the rear of the Bus Shelter Well Terrace Clitheroe BB7 2DJ
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0540
Advertisements Advertisement consent to erect an A1 information board in front of the stone wall to the north west of the well.
Towns Well Wellgate Clitheroe BB7 2DS
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0541
Applications for full consent Retrospective application for the change of use of Class E building to Nail and Beauty Salon (sui generis).
29 King Street Whalley BB7 9SP
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0542
Agricultural determination Prior notification for proposed erection of new agricultural building under Part 6 Class A of the GDPO.
Land at Ings Laithe Off Cowgill Lane Gisburn BB7 4LH
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0543
Agricultural determination Prior notification for proposed lean to extension to side of existing building under Part 6 Class A of the GPDO.
Armrydding Farm Chipping Road Chaigley BB7 3LX
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0544
Application for tree works Crown and thin T1 (Silver Birch) T2 (Willow) and T3 & T4 (Alder).
Woodside, 67 Rowan Avenue, Shireburne Park, Waddington, BB7 3LB.
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0545
Applications for full consent Retrospective change of use of East Barn from Use Class E(g)(i) to a live/work unit (sui generis)
Office Brows Barn The Brows Farm Higher Road Longridge PR3 2YX
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0719
Applications for full consent REPLACING WOOD AND GLASS PORCH WITH STONE BUILT PORCH
113 CLITHEROE ROAD, SABDEN, CLITHEROE
Received 1 Aug 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0546
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for change of use of basement storage to a self-contained C3 dwelling with internal and external alterations.
Lower Ground Floor 10-12 Castle Street Clitheroe BB7 2BX
Received 16 Jul 2022 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0547
Applications for full consent Planning Permission for change of use of basement storage to a self-contained C3 dwelling.
Lower Ground Floor 10-12 Castle Street Clitheroe BB7 2BX
Received 16 Jul 2022 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0548
Applications for full consent Change from dwelling house to self-catering holiday cottage for short-term holiday accommodation.
55 Shawbridge Street Clitheroe BB7 1LZ
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0549
Variation of Condition Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 3/2023/0054 for conversion of barn to one dwelling and retention of replacement agricultural building (part retrospective).
Bomber Farm Skipton Road Gisburn BB7 4HP
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0550
Agricultural determination Prior notification for proposed agricultural track
Puddletown Field Old Langho Road Old Langho BB6 8AW
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0552
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 9 (written scheme of investigation) of listed building consent 3/2025/0552.
Horrocksford Old Hall Farm West Bradford Road Clitheroe BB7 4QD
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0553
Application for tree works T003 (Horse Chestnut) and T004 (Oak) Prune to clear building by 1.5m.
6 Nethertown Gardens Whalley BB7 9GU
Received 19 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0555
PRIOR APPROVAL AGRIC TO FLEXIBLE USE Prior Notification for proposed change of use of agricultural building to Class E (dog day care) under Part 3 Class R of the GDPO.
Squire House Clitheroe Road Knowle Green PR3 2YS
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0720
Applications for full consent EXTENSION TO SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING AND CONSTRUCTION OF GARAGE/ UTILITY AREA TO REAR
90 BRANCH ROAD, MELLOR BROOK, BLACKBURN
Received 4 Aug 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0556
Applications for full consent Proposed replacement single-storey rear extension.
Lower Cockhill Farm Hothersall Lane Hothersall PR3 2XB
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0557
Non-Material amendment Non-material amendment to planning permission 3/2024/0132 involving reduction in size and modifications to approved fenestration.
Valley Cottage Back Lane Grindleton BB7 4RW
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0558
Applications for full consent Planning Permission for construction of a detached two-car garage within the curtilage of the Grade II Listed Building, demolition of cart shed attached to existing detached outbuilding and associated works including partial exposure of the culverted watercourse and provision of a new entrance.
Thornbers Slaidburn Road Waddington BB7 3JJ
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0559
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for construction of a detached two-car garage within the curtilage of the Grade II Listed Building, demolition of cart shed attached to existing detached outbuilding and associated works including partial exposure of the culverted watercourse and provision of a new entrance.
Thornbers Slaidburn Road Waddington BB7 3JJ
Received 23 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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