Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for South Ribble Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
6,364 approved · 350 refused · 215 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jun 2015 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
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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.
150 Liverpool Road Hutton Lancashire PR4 5SL
Received 5 Apr 2018Marsh Farm Hall Carr Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5JN
Received 5 Apr 2018Marsh Farm Hall Carr Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5JN
Received 5 Apr 201853 Ridge Way Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9XW
Received 6 Apr 201851 Franklands Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5WD
Received 5 Apr 201866 Gregson Lane Hoghton Preston Lancashire PR5 0LD
Received 5 Apr 2018Woodlands Long Moss Lane Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4XN
Received 6 Apr 201840 West End Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0JD
Received 5 Apr 2018173 Cop Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9AE
Received 9 Apr 2018Huntley Lawn Preston New Road Samlesbury Lancashire PR5 0UP
Received 6 Apr 2018Dey House Preston New Road Samlesbury Lancashire PR5 0UP
Received 10 Apr 201827 Northlands Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7XP
Received 10 Apr 201865 Hall Carr Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5JL
Received 10 Apr 201825 Bannister Close Higher Walton Preston Lancashire PR5 4DD
Received 10 Apr 20189 Fossdale Moss Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7AS
Received 11 Apr 20182 Highgate Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0HY
Received 11 Apr 2018176 Towngate Leyland Preston Lancashire PR25 2TE
Received 9 Apr 2018Jesmond Dene Factory Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9TE
Received 12 Apr 2018World War I Monument Watkin Lane Lostock Hall Lancashire
Received 12 Apr 2018Junction Of Withy Grove Road and Station Road Bamber Bridge Lancashire
Received 12 Apr 2018Junction Of Lostock Lane and Station Road Bamber Bridge Lancashire
Received 12 Apr 201825 Dob Lane Walmer Bridge Preston Lancashire PR4 5QL
Received 12 Apr 201819 Durham Drive Buckshaw Village Chorley Lancashire PR7 7AW
Received 12 Apr 201814 Rawstorne Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9XB
Received 13 Apr 2018Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for South Ribble 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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