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.
7,969 approved · 441 refused · 297 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 Gorse Grove Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5NP
Received 1 Nov 20219 Hargreaves Avenue Leyland Lancashire PR25 3FS
Received 1 Nov 2021New Longton All Saints C Of E School Hugh Barn Lane New Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4XA
Received 1 Nov 20218 Dale Avenue Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5YJ
Received 1 Nov 202155 Hough Lane Leyland Lancashire PR25 2SA
Received 2 Nov 202164 Langdale Road Leyland Lancashire PR25 3AS
Received 2 Nov 2021The Bungalow Startley Nook Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4XW
Received 2 Nov 2021102 Fossdale Moss Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7AT
Received 2 Nov 202159 Stanifield Lane Farington Leyland Lancashire PR25 4QA
Received 3 Nov 2021Land On The North Side Of Brindle Road Bamber Bridge Lancashire
Received 3 Nov 202111A Queensway Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0DS
Received 3 Nov 20214 Townlea Close Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0NY
Received 3 Nov 2021Broomfield Landscapes Naptha Lane Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4JY
Received 4 Nov 2021Brenfield 56 Hall Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5ZD
Received 4 Nov 2021Annsdale Coote Lane Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR4 4LJ
Received 4 Nov 202123 Queensway Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0DS
Received 4 Nov 2021Land Adjacent Ranch House Farm Brownhill Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4SJ
Received 4 Nov 20212 Lingard Close Farington Moss Leyland Preston Lancashire PR26 6QF
Received 4 Nov 2021343 Leyland Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9ST
Received 4 Nov 2021Former Lostock Hall Primary School Avondale Drive Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5BQ
Received 4 Nov 2021Land Off Shaw Brook Road and Altcar Lane Leyland Lancashire
Received 4 Nov 202122 Stephendale Avenue Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6ZP
Received 5 Nov 202119 Canberra Road Leyland Lancashire PR25 3EQ
Received 8 Nov 202127 Chapel Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5WA
Received 8 Nov 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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