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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.
7,687 approved · 430 refused · 287 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Cam House Farm 8 Jane Lane Midge Hall Leyland Lancashire PR26 6TQ
Received 3 Dec 20206 Wellfield Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5BX
Received 3 Dec 202075 Hall Lane Leyland Preston Lancashire PR25 3YD
Received 4 Dec 2020Carver Hey Farm Moss Lane Little Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4SX
Received 4 Dec 2020Hawthorns 3 Leigh Meadows Walton-Le-Dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4DG
Received 4 Dec 202018 Monks Walk Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0AQ
Received 4 Dec 20203 Ferndale Close Leyland Lancashire PR25 3BS
Received 4 Dec 2020Dale End Preston New Road Mellor Brook Blackburn Lancashire BB2 7PU
Received 7 Dec 2020Hawkstone Royalty Lane New Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4JE
Received 7 Dec 2020Lloyds TSB 7 Chapel Brow Leyland Lancashire PR25 3LJ
Received 7 Dec 202079 Worden Lane Leyland Lancashire PR25 3BD
Received 7 Dec 20201 Manor Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0SY
Received 7 Dec 2020Former Gas Works Leyland Road Lostock Hall Lancashire
Received 7 Dec 202034 Grange Road Leyland Lancashire PR25 1XS
Received 7 Dec 2020Test Track Aston Way Moss Side Industrial Estate Leyland Lancashire PR26 7TZ
Received 7 Dec 2020Former Vernon Carus Ltd Land At Penwortham Mills Factory Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9SN
Received 8 Dec 2020Sumpter Horse 235 Leyland Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9SY
Received 8 Dec 2020Tesco Liverpool Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9XE
Received 8 Dec 2020Land At Duddle Lane Duddle Lane Walton Le Dale Lancashire
Received 8 Dec 2020Tesco Liverpool Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9XE
Received 8 Dec 2020Withy Arms 3 - 5 Worden Lane Leyland Lancashire PR25 3EL
Received 8 Dec 2020Tesco Liverpool Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9XE
Received 8 Dec 20203 Kingsdale Close Leyland Lancashire PR25 3DS
Received 9 Dec 202022 Wateringpool Lane Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5AP
Received 9 Dec 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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