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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2026/0198
Application for tree works Works to rear garden :- T1. Variegated Maple -reduce by 50% approx 2.5m in height and shape. T2.Acer - remove central taller stems to significantly reduce height and maintain growth lower down. T3. Birch - crown lift lower branches to increase lower light levels. T4 - Oak -reduce back to previous points. T5 - Conifer - reduce height by 1.5m to tidy and trim upper foliage. T6 - Holly (roadside) in decline. Shape and reduce by approx 0.5 .
Stonehill House Main Street Grindleton BB7 4QT
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0199
Non-Material amendment Non-material amendment to planning permission 3/2023/0056 to amend the wording of conditions 13 (protected species licence), 14 (details of bat and bird boxes) and 21 (archaeological building record) to allow for the works to create visibility splays and passing places to be carried out on the site access before the conditions are discharged.
Phynis Farm Catlow Road Slaidburn BB7 3AQ
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0200
Applications for full consent Proposed garage storage building.
Brockthorn Laithe Wigglesworth Road Slaidburn BD23 4SX
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0201
Applications for full consent Proposed single storey extension to the rear.
123 Whalley Road Sabden BB7 9EA
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0202
Applications for full consent Proposed erection of an agricultural storage building.
Land off Whalley Road (adj to Greenfield Caravan Site) Langho BB6 8AB
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0382
Applications for full consent REAR CONSERVATORY
8 BRIGHT STREET, CLITHEROE, BB7 1NW
Received 29 Apr 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0203
Applications for full consent Demolition of existing single storey lean-to garage and formation of new two-storey side extension.
1 Caton Close Longridge Preston PR3 3RH
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0204
Applications for full consent Proposed new agricultural field gate and entrance.
Land adj to Coulthurst Old Vicarage Lane Talbot Bridge Bashall Eaves BB7 3DB
Received 9 Aug 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0205
Variation of Condition Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) on permission 3/2022/0791 to amend previously approved barn conversion to add alterations to fenestration and rooflights.
Barn at Twitter Bridge Farm Twitter Lane Waddington BB7 3LG
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0207
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use from taxi office (Sui Generis) to children's role play centre (Use Class E(d)) including ancillary cafe (Use Class E(b)).
29-33 Berry Lane Longridge PR3 3JA
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0208
Application for tree works T83 (Sycamore) to be removed to ground level.
St Joseph's Cemetery Waddington Road Clitheroe
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0209
Variation of Condition Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) and 8 (land levels) to make internal and external amendments on permission 3/2025/0022 for the proposed demolition of front porch and replacement with new porch. Raising of roof. Construction of two-storey extension to side and single-storey extension to rear. Addition of new windows and insertion of rooflights. Construction of single-storey, pitched-roof, detached building containing borehole to supply filtered water supply to the property. Creation of garden area to rear and paved area to front.
Higher Edge Farm Tinklers Lane Slaidburn BB7 4TP
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0210
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed building consent for installation of 2no security cameras on the front elevation.
St Peter and Paul Presbytery Stydd Lane Ribchester PR3 3YQ
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0211
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 6 (construction management plan) of planning permission 3/2025/0081.
Land adj to 110 Ribchester Road Clayton le Dale BB1 9HQ
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0212
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 5 (land contamination), 6 (bat and bird boxes), 8 (foul and surface water drainage) and 9 (archaeological works) of planning permission 3/2023/0321.
Land adj to 110 Ribchester Road Clayton le Dale BB1 9HQ
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0213
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 15 (Estate Roads) on planning permission 3/2025/0415.
Land Adjacent to Ferns Northcote Road Langho BB6 8BG
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Withdrawn3/2004/1202
Outline Removal of two car-wash facilities and hard standing areas, and erection of new 3 bay enclosed car wash facility.
land to rear of Bonds Garage Kestor Lane Longridge Preston
Received 3 Dec 2004 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0383
Applications for full consent GREENHOUSE TO SIDE GARDEN
GREAT MITTON HALL, MITTON ROAD, GREAT MITTON, CLITHEROE
Received 22 Apr 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0214
Applications for full consent Proposed erection of 26 affordable dwellings with associated access, gardens, parking and landscaping.
Land at Albany Drive Copster Green BB1 9EH
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0215
Applications for full consent Proposed single storey rear extension and front and rear roof dormers.
3 Crowtrees Road Sabden BB7 9HE
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0216
Agricultural determination Prior notification for proposed agricultural storage building 30.2m long, 13m wide, 6.45m high to ridge and 5.3m high to eaves under Part 6 Class A of the GDPO.
Carr Hall Whalley Road Wilpshire BB1 9LJ
Received 18 Mar 2026 - APPEAL LODGED3/2026/0217
Reserved Matters (following outline) Reserved matters application relating to appearance, landscaping, layout and scale following outline planning permission 3/2025/0289.
Thornley Hall Up Bedlam Road Longridge PR3 2TN
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Withdrawn3/2026/0218
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by condition 2 (specifications of external materials and surface water drainage scheme) of planning permission 3/2024/1022 granted on appeal.
Highcroft Painter Wood Whalley Old Road Billington BB7 9JD
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0219
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single-storey extension.
Fairview Manor Road Copster Green BB1 9EP
Received 20 Mar 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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