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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.
7,896 approved · 440 refused · 296 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Feb 2014 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 Alder Drive Hoghton Walton-le-Dale PR5 0AD
Received 12 May 20211 Alder Drive Hoghton Walton-Le-Dale PR5 0AD
Received 12 May 20212 Hollywood Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9AS
Received 13 May 2021453 Carr Place Walton Summit Industrial Estate Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 8AU
Received 13 May 2021Edensor 2 Priory Close Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0BB
Received 13 May 202123 Carnoustie Court Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0JR
Received 14 May 20212 Applefields Leyland Lancashire PR25 3AZ
Received 14 May 2021212 Bristol Avenue Farington Leyland Lancashire PR25 4QZ
Received 12 May 20219 Berry Field Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9YJ
Received 17 May 20217 Tillage Close Walmer Bridge Little Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 5BZ
Received 17 May 2021The Gables 2 Hough Lane Leyland Lancashire PR25 2SD
Received 17 May 2021114 Gregson Lane Hoghton Preston Lancashire PR5 0LD
Received 17 May 20212 Chesmere Drive Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0RA
Received 17 May 20214 Carver Brow Higher Walton Preston Lancashire PR5 4EL
Received 17 May 2021Moss View 132 Chain House Lane Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4LB
Received 17 May 2021Shaunleigh Dob Lane Walmer Bridge Preston Lancashire PR4 4SU
Received 17 May 2021Grosvenor Garage Chorley Road Walton-Le-Dale PR5 4JS
Received 17 May 20219 Hillpark Avenue Hoghton Preston Lancashire PR5 0AS
Received 18 May 202113 Avondale Drive Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5BQ
Received 18 May 202195 Worden Lane Leyland Lancashire PR25 3BD
Received 18 May 2021Buckshaw Hospital Eaton Avenue Buckshaw Village Chorley Lancashire PR7 7NA
Received 18 May 2021Moss Hall Farm Wham Lane Little Hoole Preston PR4 4SY
Received 17 May 202124 Sandringham Avenue Leyland Lancashire PR25 4YH
Received 19 May 2021Balshaw Court Burlington Gardens Leyland Preston Lancashire PR25 3EX
Received 19 May 2021Records 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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