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.
7,593 approved · 423 refused · 279 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Feb 2014 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
111 Todd Lane North Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5UP
Received 23 Jul 202046 Station Road Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6QL
Received 23 Jul 2020The Holliers Shirley Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5PH
Received 23 Jul 2020BAE Samlesbury Aerodrome Whalley Road Samlesbury Blackburn Lancashire BB2 7LB
Received 15 Jul 202025 Green Drive Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0RD
Received 24 Jul 2020Land Off Oldfield and Long Meadow Oldfield Much Hoole Lancashire
Received 24 Jul 202023 Dob Lane Walmer Bridge Preston Lancashire PR4 5QL
Received 24 Jul 2020Dr Oetker (UK) Limited 20 Marathon Place Moss Side Industrial Estate Leyland Lancashire PR26 7QN
Received 24 Jul 2020Land Off Oldfield and Long Meadow Oldfield Much Hoole Lancashire
Received 24 Jul 2020Land At Junction Of Chain House Lane and Naptha Lane Whitestake Lancashire
Received 27 Jul 2020Land Off Oldfield and Long Meadow Oldfield Much Hoole Lancashire
Received 27 Jul 20201 Hugh Lane Leyland Lancashire PR26 6PE
Received 27 Jul 202054 Higher Walton Road Higher Walton Preston Lancashire PR5 4HB
Received 27 Jul 202014 Meadowcroft Gardens Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4BF
Received 27 Jul 2020Tesco Development Site Cop Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0UR
Received 28 Jul 2020142 Liverpool Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0QE
Received 28 Jul 2020Fat Sam's 165 Towngate Leyland Lancashire PR25 2TE
Received 28 Jul 2020Knowles Farm 150 Ratten Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5TH
Received 29 Jul 2020Knowles Farm 150 Ratten Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5TH
Received 29 Jul 20202 Grove Street Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6LN
Received 29 Jul 202010 Murray Avenue Farington Moss Leyland Lancashire PR26 6PY
Received 29 Jul 20209 Tudor Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9SW
Received 29 Jul 202051 Broad Meadow Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5SF
Received 29 Jul 2020Land Off Shaw Brook Road and Altcar Lane Leyland Lancashire
Received 30 Jul 2020Records 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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