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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2026/0013
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use from dwelling house (Class C3) to residential childrens home (Class C2) for up to 2 children aged 4-18.
2A Monks Drive Longridge PR3 3FR
Received 7 Jan 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0014
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 4 (Historic Building Record Report) on planning permission 3/2025/0412.
Dene Cottage 9 The Dene Hurst Green BB7 9QF
Received 8 Jan 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0015
Applications for full consent Proposed summer house within garden curtilage.
Chalker House Whiteacre Lane Wiswell BB7 9BL
Received 8 Jan 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0016
Applications for full consent Conversion of the existing garage to create an extra room, with widening of the driveway and dropped kerb, plus new windows to the side garage wall.
34 Aspen Crescent Barrow Clitheroe BB7 9ZL
Received 7 Jan 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0017
Applications for full consent Retrospective consent for proposed new double garage on the site of previously approved garage.
2 George Street Whalley BB7 9TH
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0018
Applications for full consent Proposed single-storey extension and alterations to existing side elevation.
12 Kingsmill Avenue Whalley BB7 9PG
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0998
Variation of Condition REMOVAL OF CONDITION FOR TEMPORARY CONSENT IN ORDER TO CONTINUE USE AS RETAIL ICE CREAM AND CHOCOLATE SHOP
98 BAWDLANDS, CLITHEROE, LANCS
Received 28 Nov 2002 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0019
Variation of Condition Variation of condition 2 (plans) including amendments to the internal layout, elevations and dwarf retaining wall on permission 3/2024/0455 for prior approval under class Q(a) and (b) for the proposed conversion of an agricultural building into one dwelling.
Land adjacent to Miles Hill Moor Lane Billington BB7 9JH
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0020
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use from dwelling house (Class C3) to furnished short-term holiday let (Class Sui Generis).
19 Pendle Road Clitheroe BB7 1JQ
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0022
Application for tree works in a conservation area Removal of one large lateral limb from a mature lime tree (T3).
Lowlands Barn Back Lane Newton BB7 3DY
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0023
Applications for full consent Single-storey extensions to side and rear. Construction of a detached double garage.
Austin House Slaidburn Road Waddington BB7 3JQ
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0024
Applications for full consent Proposed first floor extension above existing attached garage.
Casa Mia 8 Beauley Avenue Simonstone BB12 7HU
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0025
Agricultural determination Prior approval for proposed steel portal frame agricultural building to provide a lambing unit and housing and agricultural supplies.
Foxfields Farm Whalley Road Hurst Green BB7 9PN
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0026
Application for tree works Fell five trees (T285 willow, T286 willow, T288-T290 Poplar) and remove limb on T287 (willow).
Wilpshire Golf Club 72 Whalley Road Wilpshire BB1 9LF
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0027
Non-Material amendment Non material amendment to application 3/2020/0601 to amend the wording of conditions 12, 13 and 17 to include a reference of the approved access drawing and alter the access width and visibility splays
Land at Highmoor Farm Clitheroe BB7 1PN
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0028
Applications for full consent Proposed alterations to the site entrance including boundary wall amendments and a new gate.
Aysgarth Ribchester Road Clayton Le Dale BB1 9EG
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2002/0999
Applications for full consent DEMOLITION/SITE CLEARANCE OF EXISTING STRUCTURES AND REGENERATION OF SITE FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES (24 APARTMENTS) (RESUBMISSION)
FORMER BUS DEPOT, OFF PIMLICO ROAD, CLITHEROE, LANCS
Received 28 Nov 2002 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0029
Non-Material amendment Non material amendment to application 3/2022/1158 involving replacing plots 5 and 67 from Bowell to Wasdale housetype and changes to the building facade and garage alignment of plots 3, 4, 73 and 74.
Land South of Accrington Road Whalley
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0030
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 14 (SW drainage system) of planning permission 3/2021/0205.
Land at Neddy Lane Billington BB7 9LL
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0031
Applications for full consent Planning permission for the installation of 2 no. new louvred grills to the side elevation of the property
19-21 Berry Lane Longridge PR3 3JA
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0032
Advertisements Installation of non-illuminated fascia sign, non-illuminated hanging sign and 2 no. non-illuminated window poster signs
19 - 21 Berry Lane Longridge PR3 3JA
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0033
Applications for full consent Regularisation of change of use of part of car park for siting of hot food takeaway cabin (use class sui generis).
Wellsprings Hotel Clitheroe Road Sabden BB7 9HN
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0034
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent to replace existing windows with new double-glazed windows.
Oxenhurst Farm Back Lane Slaidburn Clitheroe BB7 3EE
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Withdrawn3/2026/0035
Variation of Condition Variation of condition 6 (window and door material) on planning permission 3/2004/0387 to allow change from timber.
Higher House Barn Back Lane Newton BB7 3EE
Received 20 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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