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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2026/0105
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed use of the first floor of the building and associated land as Class E(d) (indoor sport, recreation or fitness).
53 to 57 Berry Lane Longridge PR3 3NH
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0106
Agricultural determination Prior notification for general purpose agricultural storage building 18.28m long, 15.24m wide, 8.53m high to eaves, 9.88m high to ridge under Part 6 Class A of the GDPO.
Plane Tree Farm Chipping Road Chaigley BB7 3LT
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Withdrawn3/2026/0107
S257 Stop up or Divert Public Rights of Way Diversion of Public Right of Way FP0326002 from through private domestic curtilage of Higher Newfield Edge to the open agricultural fields to the rear of the property.
Public Right of Way crossing through land belonging to Higher Newfield Edge Burnley Road Gisburn BB7 4JN
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0108
Agricultural determination Prior Notification for proposed extension to silage building 13.7m long, 17m wide, 7.8m high to eaves, 10.1m high to ridge under Part 6 Class A of the GDPO.
Slack Farm Settle Road Newsholme BB7 4JF
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2004/1201
Applications for full consent Garage sited in rear garden of dwelling.
land adjacent to 57 Ribchester Road Clayton-le-Dale Blackburn
Received 3 Dec 2004 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0068
Applications for full consent AN EXTENSION OF AN EXISTING DORMER AND CHANGE FROM FLAT ROOF TO PITCH ROOF
59 CHAIGLEY ROAD, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON PR3 3TQ
Received 30 Jan 2003 - Withdrawn3/2026/0111
Application for tree works in a conservation area Cherry Tree's
Manor House 13 Brookes Lane Whalley BB7 9RG
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0112
Applications for full consent Proposed construction of phase 1 of a poultry house to accommodate 16000 free-range chickens for egg production.
Wheatley Farm Four Acre Lane Longridge PR3 2TD
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0113
Applications for full consent Proposed construction of phase 2 of a poultry house to accommodate 16000 free-range chickens for egg production.
Wheatley Farm Four Acre Lane Longridge PR3 2TD
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0114
Application for tree works in a conservation area Removal of 4 trees (T1 Berberis, T2 Holly, T4 Beech, T3 Cherry). Prune Copper Beech Tree (T5).
27 Pendleton Road Wiswell BB7 9DD
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0116
Non-Material amendment Non material amendment to application 3/2024/0363 involving the re-opening of windows at ground floor facing King Lane.
16-18 Lowergate Clitheroe BB7 1AD
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0117
Non-Material amendment Non material amendment to application 3/2023/0054 involving amendment of the wording of condition 13 and 14 to no development works to the traditional barn until a protected species license is provided and details of bird/bat boxes.
Bomber Farm Skipton Road Gisburn BB7 4HP
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0119
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed alterations and extension of dwelling.
The Bungalow Simonstone Lane Simonstone BB12 7NU
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0120
Applications for full consent Demolition of rear conservatory and side porch. Proposed single storey rear extension and associated external works to include rear raised patio area, insertion of bay windows and lean-to canopy roof to front elevation, external alterations to include insertion of cut stone quoins to front elevation and rendering of external walls.
39 Chaigley Road Longridge PR3 3TQ
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0069
Applications for full consent ERECTION OF 2.7m HIGH BEKAERT BALL STOP FENCING TO THE PLAYGROUND TOGETHER WITH THE PROVISION OF 4NO. 8m HIGH FLOODLIGHTING COLUMNS
LONGRIDGE HOTHERSALL LODGE, HOTHERSALL LANE, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON
Received 5 Feb 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0121
Applications for full consent Erection of first floor and ground floor extensions. Timber extensions to accommodate biomass boiler and store.
2 Halstead Mews Rimington Lane Rimington BB7 4EA
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0123
Non-Material amendment Non material amendment to application 3/2025/0609 involving change of colour of timber fence/gate from grey to black.
9 Brookes Lane Whalley BB7 9RG
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0124
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 5 (roof materials), 6 (roof vent), 7 (archaeological record) and 8 (mitigation measures for bats) of Listed Building Consent 3/2024/0767.
Lovely Hall Lovely Hall Lane Copster Green BB1 9EQ
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0125
Agricultural determination Prior notification for proposed steel-portal framed agricultural building under Part 6 Class A of the GDPO.
Land off Slaidburn Road Waddington BB7 3JJ
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0126
S.106 Variation Proposed modification of S.106 Agreement dated 21st June 1988 relating to planning permission 3/1987/0427 to remove the holiday occupancy restriction.
Fox Run Cottage Clitheroe Road Great Mitton BB7 9PH
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Withdrawn3/2026/0127
Applications for full consent Removal of part of existing wall to be supported by 2 x 6 inch RSJs and erection of conservatory to rear of property.
1 Crangle Fold Bowland Park Clitheroe BB7 2EY
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0128
Applications for full consent Proposed erection of agricultural building for livestock and machinery and access improvements.
Land off Back Lane Chipping PR3 2QA
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0129
S.106 Variation Proposed modification of S.106 Agreement dated 21st June 1988 relating to planning permission 3/1987/0427 to remove the holiday occupancy restriction.
Gander Green Cottage Clitheroe Road Great Mitton BB7 9PH
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0130
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Proposed stone cleaning and repointing to the north, east and south elevations.
Old Grammar School Community Centre Station Road Whalley BB7 9RH
Received 16 Feb 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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