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.
7,902 approved · 440 refused · 296 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
212 Croston Road Farington Moss Leyland Lancashire PR26 6PP
Received 10 Jun 20217 Riverway Close Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5XW
Received 11 Jun 20219 Parker Lane Whitestake PR4 4JX
Received 10 Jun 20219 Parker Lane Whitestake PR4 4JX
Received 10 Jun 202115 Hollinhurst Avenue Penwortham Preston PR1 0AE
Received 1 Jun 20217 Birchwood Moss Side Leyland PR26 7QJ
Received 20 May 20211 Worden Close Leyland Lancashire PR25 1FL
Received 11 Jun 2021Grove Cottage Slater Lane Leyland PR25 1TN
Received 11 Jun 20217 Gorse Grove Longton PR4 5NP
Received 11 Jun 202120 Avondale Drive Lostock Hall PR4 5BQ
Received 13 Jun 2021Cleggs Cottage Grange Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5JE
Received 14 Jun 2021114 Cop Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0UR
Received 14 Jun 2021Cobbles Barn 3 Marsh House Close Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5DJ
Received 14 Jun 2021156 Parish Gardens Leyland PR25 3UT
Received 13 Jun 2021Land East Of Homefield 142 Chain House Lane Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4LB
Received 15 Jun 20212 Fengrove Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5BA
Received 16 Jun 2021363 Liverpool Road Walmer Bridge Preston Lancashire PR4 5JS
Received 16 Jun 2021356A Chapel Lane New Longton PR4 4AA
Received 16 Jun 202112 Berry Field Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9YJ
Received 17 Jun 2021288 Leyland Lane Leyland Lancashire PR25 1XL
Received 21 Jun 2021STREET RECORD Carrwood Road Walton-Le-Dale Lancashire
Received 21 Jun 2021435 - 438 Ranglet Road Walton Summit Industrial Estate Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 8AR
Received 21 Jun 202134 Withinlea Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6SR
Received 21 Jun 202114 Broadway Leyland Lancashire PR25 3EH
Received 21 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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