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.
6,556 approved · 365 refused · 225 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jun 2015 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Longton Equestrian Centre Chapel Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5NA
Received 15 Nov 201819 Lindle Crescent Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 4AP
Received 16 Nov 201825 Hampshire Road Walton-Le-Dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4NJ
Received 16 Nov 201840 Aspendale Close Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5LN
Received 19 Nov 20182 Parkfield Close Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7XJ
Received 20 Nov 201852 Station Road New Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4ZB
Received 20 Nov 201828 The Ferns Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5QT
Received 20 Nov 2018Cricket Club New Longton Sports and Social Club Chapel Lane New Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4AA
Received 21 Nov 2018226 Hoghton Lane Hoghton Preston Lancashire PR5 0JH
Received 21 Nov 2018Land North West Of Carr Lane Farington Lancashire
Received 22 Nov 20189 Moor Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5SE
Received 22 Nov 2018105 Slater Lane Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7SE
Received 22 Nov 2018Hannings Farm Haunders Lane Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 5JR
Received 23 Nov 201818 Paradise Lane Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7ST
Received 23 Nov 2018Kings Fold Barnflatt Close Higher Walton Lancashire
Received 23 Nov 201816 Parklands Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0QL
Received 26 Nov 2018Land Adjacent To Belmont Grange Lane Hutton Lancashire
Received 26 Nov 201864 Fernleigh Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7AL
Received 27 Nov 201838 Church Road Leyland Lancashire PR25 3AA
Received 28 Nov 20182 Marsh House Close Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5DJ
Received 29 Nov 2018Booths Supermarket 98 Liverpool Road Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5ZE
Received 30 Nov 201826 Cross Field Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5EH
Received 30 Nov 2018Cumberland School Church Road Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6EP
Received 30 Nov 2018Cuerden Strategic Site East Of Stanfield Lane Lostock Lane Lostock Hall Lancashire
Received 30 Nov 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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