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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.
7,898 approved · 440 refused · 296 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Teazledown Cottage 103 Chain House Lane Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4LB
Received 26 May 2021Startley Nook Startley Nook Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4XW
Received 27 May 202116 Carlisle Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0QP
Received 27 May 2021Land At Junction Of Naptha Lane and Chain House Lane Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4LB
Received 27 May 2021265 Chapel Lane New Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4AD
Received 28 May 2021Two Acres Preston New Road Samlesbury Preston Lancashire PR5 0UL
Received 28 May 202111 River Heights Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5YS
Received 28 May 2021Lincoln House Liverpool Road Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4RJ
Received 28 May 2021Aldi Stores Westgate Leyland Lancashire PR25 2LX
Received 31 May 2021The Fields Green Lane Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4AH
Received 31 May 2021Manor House Station Road Little Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 5LH
Received 2 Jun 2021Evergreen Nursery Parker Lane Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4JX
Received 2 Jun 202112 Oldfield Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4RG
Received 2 Jun 20218 Rydal Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9AX
Received 1 Jun 2021187 Station Road Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6LA
Received 2 Jun 20215 The Vinery New Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4YB
Received 26 May 2021Hennel Lane Walton-Le-Dale PR5 4JE
Received 2 Jun 202141 Stanley Grove Penwortham PR1 0JH
Received 3 Jun 2021Tusons Farm Gill Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5GN
Received 3 Jun 2021Samlesbury C Of E School Potters Lane Samlesbury Preston Lancashire PR5 0UE
Received 3 Jun 202115 Clifford Avenue Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5BJ
Received 3 Jun 20213 Crookings Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0HU
Received 4 Jun 20217 Bournes Row Hoghton Preston Lancashire PR5 0DR
Received 4 Jun 202130 Lacy Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9NX
Received 4 Jun 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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