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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2025/0996
Applications for full consent Proposed supply and installation of play equipment, forming a new play area - supply and installation of associated surfacing using wet pour safety surfacing and grass matting.
Public Play Area Edisford Park Pig Hill Clitheroe BB7 3LJ
Received 19 Dec 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0998
Discharge of Conditions
Miles Hill Moor Lane Billington BB7 9JH
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/1000
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for replacement of existing shop front windows.
Macfarlane Dental Practice 33 King Street Whalley BB7 9SP
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/1001
Non-Material amendment Non material amendment to application 3/2022/0966 involving increase in height of southern boundary fence line (20cm) and provision as acoustic fence, following updated acoustic information.
Crow Trees Farm Crow Trees Brow Chatburn BB7 4AA
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/1002
Applications for full consent Proposed extension of existing hardstanding within existing E/B2/B8 approved site. Including construction of 1.2m high stone retaining wall, weighbridge and associated cabin.
Carr Hall Whalley Road Wilpshire BB1 9LJ
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/1003
Applications for full consent Proposed first floor infill side extension built up off the existing single storey structure. Alterations to the existing single storey porch lean-to roof and first floor roof to adapt the roof forms to pitched roofs. Removal of the existing roof covering and re-roofing with natural slate. Additional associated alterations to include alterations to external windows and doors.
Goose Hillock Cottage Park Gate Row Copster Green BB1 9ET
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/1004
Applications for full consent Proposed installation 2 no. air conditioning condenser units to the rear of the property.
Former Lloyds Bank 7 Church Street Clitheroe BB7 2DD
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/1005
Advertisements Advertisement consent for 1 no. non illuminated fascia sign. 1 no. projecting sign. 3 no. window vinyls.
Former Lloyds Bank 7 Church Street Clitheroe BB7 2DD
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0922
Applications for full consent PROPOSED ALTERATION AND EXTENSION TO AN EXISTING DWELLING
102 MELLOR BROW, MELLOR, BLACKBURN BB2 7PN
Received 31 Oct 2002 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/1007
Applications for full consent Proposed conversion of the existing dormer bungalow into a two-storey dwelling by removing the current roof, raising the walls and constructing a new roof to create a larger, full first-floor level. Erection of a single-storey side extension at the back of the property, demolition of the existing conservatory and replacement with an orangery. Construction of an extended front entrance.
1 The Acres Barrow BB7 9BH
Received 24 Dec 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2025/1008
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 4 (Rooflights), 5 (Stonework), 6 (Windows), 7 (Window Details), 8 (Scheme of Investigation), 15 (Drainage) on 3/2025/0398.
Holkers Farm Whins Lane Read BB12 7RB
Received 24 Dec 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0001
Applications for full consent Proposed conversion of existing attached outbuilding, currently being used as a domestic store, and formation of a new single-storey side/rear (infill) extension over an existing patio area to provide a link to the converted outbuilding.
Martins Croft Lords Lane Longridge PR3 2TA
Received 30 Dec 2025 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0002
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey rear extension, alterations to the front porch and adjacent roofs and two-storey side extension above the existing garage.
10 Pinder Close Waddington BB7 3LF
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0003
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use from residential accommodation to retail gallery and art studio.
Old Post Office 3 Church Street Slaidburn BB7 3ER
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0005
Applications for full consent Proposed single storey extension to rear following demolition of existing conservatory.
6 Redwood Drive Longridge PR3 3HA
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0006
Applications for full consent Proposed single storey double garage to replace adjoining dilapidated workshop, coal store and timber garage. Conversion of existing garage into bedroom/ensuite. Replacement of septic tank with sewage treatment plant.
Monks Barton Longsight Road Langho Lancashire BB6 8AD
Received 6 Jan 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0007
Applications for full consent Proposed loft conversion including raising of ridge height, installation of front dormer and first floor balcony.
Kemple Side Clitheroe Road Knowle Green PR3 2YS
Received 6 Jan 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0008
Applications for full consent Proposed new pitched roof to replace existing flat roof to first floor extension, conversion of garage, construction of porch and proposed single-storey extension to rear, removal of existing carport, and extension to side of existing private dwelling.
57 Edisford Road Clitheroe BB7 3LA
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2004/1200
Applications for full consent General purpose implement storage building. Re-submission.
Higher Birks House Birks Brow Thornley Lancashire
Received 1 Dec 2004 - Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0997
Applications for full consent NEW TWO STOREY BUILDING - GROUND FLOOR - SUI GENERIS VETERINARY SURGERY WITH GARAGE. FIRST FLOOR - B1 OFFICE
LAND AT NORTHERN END OF THE SIDINGS, BUSINESS PARK, STATION ROAD, WHAL LEY, CLITHEROE BB7 9RH
Received 27 Nov 2002 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0009
Application for tree works Prune tree branches on land south of Throstles Croft between the telecoms poles to create a clearance of 0.5m around the circumference of the cable.
Throstles Croft Saccary Lane Mellor BB1 9DW
Received 6 Jan 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0010
Applications for full consent Proposed extension to the garage to create a two-storey addition to the side of the house. Conversion of garage to living accommodation.
112 Clitheroe Road Whalley BB7 9AQ
Received 7 Jan 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0011
Applications for full consent Planning Permission for replacement of existing shop front windows.
Macfarlane Dental Practice 33 King Street Whalley BB7 9SP
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0012
Applications for full consent Proposed porch extension to front of property.
Springside Farm Knotts Lane Bolton-by-Bowland BD23 4SJ
Received 7 Jan 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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