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.
7,906 approved · 440 refused · 296 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
8 Hope Terrace Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5RU
Received 21 Jun 202156 New Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9JJ
Received 22 Jun 2021Elm Bank 60 Hall Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5ZD
Received 22 Jun 2021Tusons Farm Gill Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5GN
Received 22 Jun 2021The Old Police Station Golden Hill Leyland Lancashire PR25 3NN
Received 22 Jun 20211 St James Lodge Slater Lane Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7SB
Received 23 Jun 202126 The Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0SU
Received 23 Jun 202110 Braid Close Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9FG
Received 23 Jun 2021Lancashire DAF Four Oaks Road Walton Summit Industrial Estate Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 8BW
Received 24 Jun 20216 Nixons Court Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7LD
Received 24 Jun 20216 Cross Field Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5EH
Received 24 Jun 2021176 - 178 Station Road Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6TP
Received 23 Jun 202111 Broadfield Drive Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9DU
Received 24 Jun 202120 Dickson Hey New Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4ZH
Received 25 Jun 20215 Cinnamon Hill Drive South Walton-Le-Dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4QL
Received 25 Jun 2021Skoban Gill Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4SR
Received 25 Jun 202142 Hall Lane Leyland Preston Lancashire PR25 3ZD
Received 25 Jun 202115 Orchard Avenue New Longton PR4 4XE
Received 25 Jun 2021Skoban Gill Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4SR
Received 25 Jun 202121 Boardman Close Farington Leyland Lancashire PR25 3BZ
Received 11 Jun 202129 Green Drive Lostock Hall Preston PR5 5UY
Received 25 Jun 2021Unit 4 The Capitol Centre Capitol Way Walton-Le-Dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4AW
Received 28 Jun 2021242 Gregson Lane Hoghton Preston Lancashire PR5 0LA
Received 28 Jun 2021154 Brindle Road Bamber Bridge PR5 6ZH
Received 28 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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