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.
7,633 approved · 426 refused · 282 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
19 Eastlands Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7XS
Received 12 Oct 2020142 Marsh Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5YL
Received 12 Oct 2020255 Chapel Lane New Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4AD
Received 12 Oct 202014 Ennerdale Drive Walton-Le-Dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4BX
Received 12 Oct 20208 Sandy Lane Leyland Lancashire PR25 2EB
Received 12 Oct 2020Tesco Liverpool Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9XE
Received 12 Oct 20203 Shaftesbury Avenue New Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4YA
Received 12 Oct 2020Land On The North West Side Of Croston Road Farington Moss Lancashire
Received 13 Oct 202011 Cherry Trees Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5ZA
Received 13 Oct 202033 Ampleforth Drive Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5TD
Received 13 Oct 2020Fell View Station Road Little Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 5LE
Received 13 Oct 202037 Holland House Road Walton-Le-Dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4JH
Received 13 Oct 2020Test Track Aston Way Moss Side Industrial Estate Leyland Lancashire PR26 7TZ
Received 13 Oct 202017 Mercer Road Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5TP
Received 14 Oct 20208 Balmoral Avenue Leyland Lancashire PR25 4HX
Received 14 Oct 2020Alben Depot Moss Lane Farington Moss Preston Lancashire PR26 6PU
Received 14 Oct 202078 Hough Lane Leyland Lancashire PR25 2YB
Received 14 Oct 20201 Robin Hey Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7UJ
Received 14 Oct 2020Buena Vista 97 Chain House Lane Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4LB
Received 14 Oct 2020Penwortham Arts Centre The Venue Liverpool Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9XE
Received 14 Oct 202010 New Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9JE
Received 14 Oct 202071 Bristol Avenue Farington Lancashire PR25 4GD
Received 15 Oct 2020188 Longmeanygate Midge Hall Leyland Lancashire PR26 7TB
Received 14 Oct 2020Whitegate Farm 10 Jane Lane Midge Hall Leyland Lancashire PR26 6TQ
Received 15 Oct 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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