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.
6,296 approved · 346 refused · 211 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Malt Kiln Fold Moss Side Way Moss Side Leyland Preston Lancashire PR26 7XU
Received 5 Feb 201841 Albany Drive Walton-Le-Dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4TX
Received 6 Feb 20189 Sheephill Lane New Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4ZN
Received 31 Jan 201852 Aldersleigh Crescent Hoghton Preston Lancashire PR5 0BD
Received 7 Feb 20186 Hough Lane Leyland Preston Lancashire PR25 2SD
Received 7 Feb 2018150 Liverpool Old Road Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4QB
Received 7 Feb 20186 Lonmore Walton-Le-Dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4LR
Received 8 Feb 2018170 Liverpool Road Hutton Lancashire PR4 5SL
Received 8 Feb 2018Oakland Farm Hollins Lane Leyland Preston Lancashire PR26 8LJ
Received 9 Feb 201834 Sunbury Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9HR
Received 9 Feb 2018Land To The Rear Of 60 - 64 Fossdale Moss Moss Side Leyland Lancashire
Received 9 Feb 2018Land Off Wheelton Lane Farington Lancashire
Received 12 Feb 2018Former Farington Business Park Wheelton Lane Farington Lancashire
Received 12 Feb 2018Meadowcroft Business Park Pope Lane Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4BA
Received 12 Feb 201897 Fernleigh Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7AW
Received 13 Feb 20183 Huntley Lane Samlesbury Preston Lancashire PR5 0TY
Received 9 Feb 2018Middleforth House Marshalls Brow Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9JA
Received 13 Feb 20181 Marsh House Close Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5DJ
Received 13 Feb 2018194 Hoghton Lane Hoghton Preston Lancashire PR5 4EH
Received 14 Feb 2018105 Slater Lane Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7SE
Received 14 Feb 2018Orange Site No 1354 Gill Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4SR
Received 14 Feb 20181 Marsh House Close Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5DJ
Received 14 Feb 201843 Whitebeam Close Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0SE
Received 14 Feb 2018Land At Carrwood Way Carrwood Way Walton-Le-Dale Lancashire
Received 14 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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