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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.
8,545 approved · 469 refused · 329 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Feb 2013 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Pear Tree Barn Hall Carr Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5JN
Received 20 Dec 20221 Manor Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0SY
Received 20 Dec 2022Test Track Aston Way Moss Side Industrial Estate Leyland Lancashire PR26 7TZ
Received 21 Dec 2022Land To The Rear Of 56 Newgate Lane Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4JU
Received 21 Dec 20225 Alcester Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9XN
Received 22 Dec 2022The Elms 3 Hill Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9XH
Received 22 Dec 202214 Walnutwood Avenue Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6DS
Received 22 Dec 2022Brookfield Mill Lane Farington Leyland Lancashire PR26 6PS
Received 23 Dec 2022Innisfree Avondale Dob Lane Walmer Bridge Preston Lancashire PR4 4SU
Received 23 Dec 2022142 Marsh Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5YL
Received 23 Dec 202214 Wingates Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9YN
Received 26 Dec 2022Yew Tree Farm Fowler Lane Farington Moss Leyland Lancashire PR25 3RJ
Received 23 Dec 2022116 Liverpool Road Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5AU
Received 29 Dec 20223 Kiddlington Close Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5BE
Received 2 Jan 2023Land Adjacent To 227 Liverpool Road Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5HE
Received 3 Jan 202320 Formby Crescent Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5YN
Received 4 Jan 20237 Borrowdale Road Leyland Lancashire PR25 3AU
Received 4 Jan 20238 Ryding Close Leyland Lancashire PR26 6QZ
Received 4 Jan 202317 Summerfield Leyland Lancashire PR25 3ZG
Received 4 Jan 2023296 Chapel Lane New Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4AB
Received 4 Jan 202317 Franklands Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5PD
Received 4 Jan 202376A Slater Lane Leyland Preston Lancashire PR25 1TN
Received 4 Jan 202319 Sheephill Lane New Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4ZN
Received 4 Jan 202397 Station Road Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6QS
Received 5 Jan 2023Records 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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