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.
6,579 approved · 368 refused · 226 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
27 Dale Avenue Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5YJ
Received 30 Jan 201919 Carlisle Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0QP
Received 30 Jan 201939 Queensway Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0DS
Received 31 Jan 201923 Lowther Crescent Leyland Lancashire PR26 6QA
Received 1 Feb 2019The Calf Farm Barn Hugh Lane Leyland Lancashire
Received 1 Feb 201926 Manor Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0SY
Received 4 Feb 201926 Manor Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0SY
Received 4 Feb 201961 Marsh Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5ZL
Received 4 Feb 201984 Fernleigh Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7AL
Received 5 Feb 2019Fisher Farm 192 Longmeanygate Midge Hall Leyland Lancashire PR26 7TB
Received 7 Feb 2019256 - 258 Leyland Lane Leyland Lancashire PR25 1XL
Received 7 Feb 2019256 - 258 Leyland Lane Leyland Lancashire PR25 1XL
Received 7 Feb 2019154 Chorley Road Walton-Le-Dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4PA
Received 7 Feb 2019171 Chapel Lane Longton Lancashire PR4 5NA
Received 7 Feb 201984 Hampshire Road Walton-Le-Dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4NH
Received 8 Feb 2019Land To The Rear Of 3 and 5 Orchard Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5AX
Received 11 Feb 201912 Ratten Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5TE
Received 11 Feb 2019Penwortham Priory Technology College Crow Hills Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0JE
Received 12 Feb 201915 Cedarwood Drive Leyland Lancashire PR25 1HN
Received 11 Feb 2019Land Adjacent 20 Lady Acre Bamber Bridge Lancashire
Received 12 Feb 20192 Oak Gardens Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5XP
Received 13 Feb 201912A Westfield Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5LB
Received 14 Feb 201923 Riverside Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6ES
Received 14 Feb 20191 Bispham Avenue Farington Moss Leyland Lancashire PR26 6QE
Received 14 Feb 2019Records 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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