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.
8,129 approved · 446 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Electricity Sub Station 210M From National Grid Sub Station, Howick Cross Lane 4M From Unn Howick Cross Lane Penwortham PR1 0NS
Received 25 Jul 2022Land Adjacent Northview Startley Nook Whitestake Lancashire
Received 25 Jul 2022Perrys Car Dealership Preston Road Leyland Lancashire PR25 4NT
Received 26 Jul 202215 Marl Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0XD
Received 26 Jul 2022Highfield House Bank Head Lane Hoghton Walton-Le-Dale Preston Lancashire PR5 6YR
Received 26 Jul 20226 Sherdley Road Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5JF
Received 26 Jul 202227 Walnutwood Avenue Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6DT
Received 27 Jul 202240 Sunbury Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9HR
Received 27 Jul 2022152 - 154 Station Road Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6TP
Received 27 Jul 202238 Bracken Ghyll Close Buckshaw Village Chorley Lancashire PR7 7FE
Received 27 Jul 2022141 Liverpool Old Road Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4GB
Received 27 Jul 2022348 Chapel Lane New Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4AA
Received 28 Jul 202227 Wellfield Road Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5LQ
Received 28 Jul 202210 Wham Lane New Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4XB
Received 28 Jul 202231 Langdale Road Leyland Lancashire PR25 3AR
Received 24 Jul 2022Homefield 142 Chain House Lane Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4LB
Received 22 Jul 20223 Hornby Croft Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7UT
Received 29 Jul 20221 Blundell Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0EA
Received 29 Jul 202235 Northlands Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7XR
Received 29 Jul 202217 School Lane Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5JS
Received 29 Jul 2022Unit 7 The Capitol Centre Capitol Way Walton-Le-Dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4AW
Received 29 Jul 2022Hillthorpe Farm Knoll Lane Little Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4TB
Received 29 Jul 2022142 Western Drive Leyland Lancashire PR25 1YH
Received 1 Aug 202210 Marl Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0XD
Received 1 Aug 2022Records 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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