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.
6,562 approved · 367 refused · 225 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
40 The Greenacres Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5SR
Received 3 Dec 2018New Earnshaw Farm Hugh Lane Leyland Preston Lancashire PR26 6PD
Received 3 Dec 2018Walmer Hall Dob Lane Walmer Bridge Preston Lancashire PR4 4SU
Received 3 Dec 2018Edgewood Squires Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0AJ
Received 4 Dec 20184 Marsh House Close Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5DJ
Received 4 Dec 201880 Fossdale Moss Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7AT
Received 5 Dec 2018Swainsfold Barn Cuerdale Lane Walton-Le-Dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4EP
Received 5 Dec 2018Oakdene Whalley Road Samlesbury Preston Lancashire PR5 0UN
Received 5 Dec 2018Brooklyn Brook Lane Little Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 5JB
Received 6 Dec 2018316 Leyland Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9SU
Received 6 Dec 2018Yard To Rear Of Crowtree Cottages Lostock Lane Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5XU
Received 6 Dec 201869 Langdale Road Leyland Lancashire PR25 3AR
Received 7 Dec 20188 Briar Croft Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5ZF
Received 7 Dec 201817 Pope Walk Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9BJ
Received 10 Dec 201856 Liverpool Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0DQ
Received 10 Dec 201856 Liverpool Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0DQ
Received 10 Dec 2018Land Rear Of Oakdene Chain House Lane Whitestake Lancashire
Received 10 Dec 2018192 Longmeanygate Midge Hall Leyland Lancashire PR26 7TB
Received 5 Dec 2018Carver Hey Farm Moss Lane Little Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4SX
Received 10 Dec 20185 Partridge Close Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5BW
Received 11 Dec 201847 Chapel Brow Leyland Lancashire PR25 3NH
Received 11 Dec 20182 Beechwood Avenue Walton-Le-Dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4LN
Received 12 Dec 201842 Rosewood Avenue Higher Walton Preston Lancashire PR5 4FE
Received 13 Dec 2018South Rings Business Park Craven Drive Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6BZ
Received 13 Dec 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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