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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2026/0563
Variation of Condition Variation of condition 2 (plans) to change the external wall boundary on permission 3/2025/0227 for proposed single-storey extension to rear.
10 Hollies Road Wilpshire BB1 9NA
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0564
Applications for full consent Retrospective application for the replacement of the rear conservatory roof.
White Cottage 14 Main Street Bolton by Bowland BB7 4NW
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0565
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Retrospective application for Listed Building Consent for the replacement of the rear conservatory roof.
White Cottage 14 Main Street Bolton by Bowland BB7 4NW
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0721
Applications for full consent PROPOSED TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION (LOUNGE AND BEDROOMS) AND CONSERVATORY
ARNCLIFFE, PORTFIELD BAR, WHALLEY, LANCASHIRE
Received 4 Aug 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0567
Applications for full consent Conversion of redundant barn to form extension to existing dwelling and granny annexe. Insertion of solar panels to front elevation of dwelling.
Cowley Brook Farm Higher Road Longridge PR3 2YX
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0568
Variation of Condition Variation of condition 1 (approved plans) to reference drawings 6219 PO1J; 6219 PO2J and 6219 PO3I on planning permission 3/2023/0118 for retrospective application for extensions to side and rear and first floor (an increase of 300mm to east elevation compared to previously approved applications 3/2021/0428 and 3/2021/1074) and the insertion of an additional window at ground floor on the eastern elevation.
8 Hammond Drive Read BB12 7RE
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0569
Applications for full consent Proposed installation of solar PV panels to roof.
2 The Walled Garden Woodfold Park Mellor BB2 7QA
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0570
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 11 (external materials) of planning permission 3/2015/0426.
Pendle View Fisheries Whalley Clitheroe Bypass Wiswell BB7 9DH
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0571
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed roof mounted solar panels.
42 Church Street Ribchester PR3 3YE
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0572
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 7 (Surface Water), 8 (Storage of manure) and 9 (Biodiveristy Gain Plan) on planning permission 3/2026/0264.
Land at Lower Standen Hey Farm Whalley Road Pendleton BB7 1PP
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0573
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 17 (Surface Water Drainage Strategy) and 18 (Construction Surface Water Management Plan) of appeal decision 6001560 (planning application reference 3/2025/0653).
Higher College Farm Lower Road Longridge PR3 2YY
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0574
Application for tree works in a conservation area Tree Works to T2 (Horse Chestnut) Reduce canopy by 4m, T4 (Sycamore) Remove deadwood, T5 (Holly) Remove tree due to decline, G3 (Holly) Remove group due to decline.
Waddington Hall Clitheroe Road Waddington BB7 3HP
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0506
Advertisements EXTERNALLY ILLUMINATED SIGNS TO FRONT AND SIDE OF BUILDING
GROVE COTTAGE RESTAURANT, MAIN STREET, GISBURN, CLITHEROE
Received 5 Jun 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0576
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use from residential dwelling to holiday let.
Highcliffe Cottage Lower Chapel Lane Grindleton BB7 4RN
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0580
Applications for full consent Proposed concreting an area of hardcore yard to allow the separation of clean and dirty water.
Higher Greenhead Farm Gisburn Road Sawley BB7 4LQ
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0582
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for repairs and maintenance of roof and rainwater goods on the barn buildings.
Dickinsons Farm (Barns) Main Street Pendleton BB7 1PT
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0507
Applications for full consent DEVELOPMENT OF 2no. 2 BEDROOM BUNGALOWS
SITE AT SHOWLEY COURT, off RIBCHESTER ROAD, CLAYTON-LE-DALE, BLACKBURN
Received 6 Jun 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0586
Application for tree works Pruning of Beech, Horse Chestnut and Beech tree's within G1 of TPO 1991 Smithies Bridge House.
Smithies Bridge House Gisburn Road Sawley BB7 4NA
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Withdrawn3/2026/0587
Applications for full consent Construction of an earth banked slurry lagoon and associated landscaping to include native species tree planting
Plane Tree Farm Chipping Road Chaigley BB7 3LT
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0588
Agricultural determination Prior notification for proposed new track 193m x 4.5m under Part 6 Class A of the GDPO.
Higher Greenhead Farm Gisburn Road Sawley BB7 4LQ
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0589
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Certificate of Lawfulness for existing subdivision of one dwelling into two dwellings.
17 Hornby Road Longridge PR3 3RE
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0590
Variation of Condition Variation of condition 4 (Opening Hours) to change to 7am - 2am Monday - Sunday on planning permission 3/2024/0405 and 3/2023/0775 for the proposed redevelopment of part of the site to extend the existing cafe, create farm shop together with a single storey extension to incorporate food prep area, storeroom and plant room. Creation of car parking, new access, landscaping and associated works.
Bowland Forest Farm Settle Road Bolton by Bowland BD23 4SN
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0592
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by Condition 21 (Bird and Bat Boxes) on planning permission 3/2017/0232.
Land East of Chipping Lane Longridge
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0594
Application for tree works Tree works to Horse Chestnut - Reduction of limbs overhanging into the garden of 21 Elbow Wood Drive.
Land adjacent to 21 Elbow Wood Drive Barrow BB7 9ZD
Received 3 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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