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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22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision3/2026/0243
Applications for full consent Proposed replacement of the front and rear doors, installation of new ventilation grilles, and the addition of roof-mounted solar panels to rear roof slope.
19 Queen Street Whalley BB7 9TA
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0174
Applications for full consent SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION FORMING NEW DINING ROOM. SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSIONS FORMING KITCHEN & TOILET FACILITIES AND CELLAR (RESUBMISSION)
THE WHITE BULL, PRESTON ROAD, ALSTON, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON
Received 6 Mar 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0244
Applications for full consent Conversion of existing disused twin barns to 2 dwellings, including removal of derelict farmyard buildings and landscape restoration.
Fooden Hall Farm Gisburn Road Bolton by Bowland BB7 4LS
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0245
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for the conversion of existing disused twin barns to 2 dwellings, including removal of derelict farmyard buildings and landscape restoration.
Fooden Hall Farm Gisburn Road Bolton by Bowland BB7 4LS
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Withdrawn3/2026/0246
Applications for full consent Retrospective planning permission for works to an existing agricultural building to include: alterations to building footprint, alterations to existing roof from mono-pitched to dual pitched, increase in roof ridge height, alterations to existing openings. Proposed installation of soft landscaping
Land at Lower Hud Lee Farm Longridge Road Hurst Green BB7 9QP
Received 27 Mar 2026 - APPEAL LODGED3/2026/0247
Application in principle Permission in principle application for the erection of up to 9 no. dwellings, with the exact scope of demolition and retention of existing buildings to be determined at the technical details consent stage.
Spout Farm Preston Road Longridge PR3 3BE
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0248
Non-Material amendment Non-material amendment to planning permission 3/2025/0021 involving a change in design to the storm porch at the front entrance, to be supported by a dwarf wall underneath the approved oak posts.
Half Acre Further Lane Mellor BB2 7PZ
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0249
Application in principle Permission in principle application for the erection of up to 4 no. dwellings.
Land off Spinners Vale Billington BB7 9GL
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0250
Prior Notification of change of use from commercial to dwelling
Kendal House 24 Chatburn Road Clitheroe BB7 2AP
Received 26 Mar 2026 - APPEAL LODGED3/2026/0251
Applications for full consent Proposed conversion of barn in disrepair to dwelling. Construction of garage and stables.
Fields Farm Mearley Pendleton BB7 1PU
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0253
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Lawful development certificate for proposed single storey rear extension
30 Rogersfield Langho Lancashire BB6 8HB
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0254
Applications for full consent Proposed two storey side and rear extension.
19 Mearley Syke Clitheroe BB7 1JG
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0175
Applications for full consent TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND EXTENSION TO REAR DORMER
70 PASTURELANDS DRIVE, BILLINGTON, CLITHEROE
Received 3 Mar 2003 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0255
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single-storey extension to rear.
20 Treetops Whalley BB7 9WE
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0256
Applications for full consent Proposed change of use of a dwelling house (C3) to a children's home (C2) for up to 2 young people between the age of 8 and up to 18.
36 Moor Field Whalley BB7 9SA
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Withdrawn3/2026/0257
Applications for full consent Proposed erection of an agricultural building measuring with a maximum height of .
Land to the east of York Road Langho opposite junction with Snodworth Road
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Withdrawn3/2026/0258
Applications for full consent Change of use of land to Wellbeing and Community Use (Use Class E(d) and installation of tipi structure from 1st May until 30th September each year with on-site parking and access from Ridding Lane.
Land adjacent to Abbeycroft The Sands Whalley BB7 9TN
Received 31 Mar 2026 - APPEAL LODGED3/2026/0260
Application in principle Permission in principle for a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 3 dwellings.
Land at The Warren Warren Fold Hurst Green BB7 9QH
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0261
Application for tree works Proposed removal of T1 (Common Walnut) due to projected construction impacts on its roots and resultant potential effects on its overall structural stability.
Thistle Manor Edisford Road Clitheroe BB7 3LA
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0262
Applications for full consent Proposed timber framed car port.
Bramley Croft Clitheroe Road Whalley BB7 9AQ
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0263
Applications for full consent Proposed conversion of habitable accommodation to a garage with first floor extension above.
The Warren Warren Fold Hurst Green BB7 9QH
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2026/0264
Applications for full consent Proposed erection of an agricultural livestock building.
Land at Lower Standen Hey Farm Whalley Road Pendleton BB7 1PP
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0176
Applications for full consent AGRICULTURAL FREE RANGE BUILDING
FORTY ACRE FARM, FORTY ACRE LANE, THORNLEY WITH WHEATLEY, NR PRESTON
Received 6 Mar 2003 - APPEAL LODGED3/2026/0265
Applications for full consent Change of use from holiday let to C3 dwelling with unrestricted residential use.
1 Dewhurst Farm Holiday Let Longsight Road Langho BB6 8AD
Received 2 Apr 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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