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.
6,288 approved · 346 refused · 211 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
16 Mossway New Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4ZQ
Received 18 Jan 20181 Bridge Cottages Carr Lane Farington Leyland Lancashire PR25 3RD
Received 16 Jan 2018Golden Ball Hotel 150 Liverpool Road Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5AU
Received 22 Jan 2018381A Brindle Road Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6AP
Received 22 Jan 2018Land Adjacent Barn Flatt Close Higher Walton Lancashire
Received 23 Jan 2018North View Startley Nook Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4XW
Received 24 Jan 201832 Church Terrace Blackburn Road Higher Walton Preston Lancashire PR5 4DY
Received 24 Jan 2018100 Hough Lane Leyland Lancashire PR25 2YB
Received 25 Jan 2018Rhoden House Rhoden Road Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7SX
Received 26 Jan 20181 Hern Avenue Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5JH
Received 22 Jan 20184 Ratten Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5TE
Received 26 Jan 201892 Longmeanygate Midge Hall Leyland Lancashire PR26 7PB
Received 26 Jan 2018Joyston 10 Town Lane Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4GJ
Received 30 Jan 201810 Hazel Close Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6PL
Received 30 Jan 201816 Withy Trees Close Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6WT
Received 31 Jan 20188 Dudley Close Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5WH
Received 31 Jan 201862 Liverpool Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0DQ
Received 1 Feb 2018Worden Park Worden Lane Leyland Lancashire PR5 2DJ
Received 1 Feb 2018Worden Park Worden Lane Leyland Lancashire PR5 2DJ
Received 1 Feb 2018Worden Park Worden Lane Leyland Lancashire PR5 2DJ
Received 1 Feb 2018Worden Park Worden Lane Leyland Lancashire PR5 2DJ
Received 1 Feb 2018Expac (preston) Ltd Dunkirk Mill Dunkirk Lane Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7SQ
Received 30 Jan 201816 Westfield Drive Hoghton Preston Lancashire PR5 0AT
Received 2 Feb 201883A Liverpool Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0QB
Received 2 Feb 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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