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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.
8,707 approved · 481 refused · 343 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Feb 2013 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 West End Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0JD
Received 20 Apr 20238 Park Avenue New Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4AY
Received 20 Apr 2023Land Adjacent 323 Leyland Road Lostock Hall Lancashire PR1 9ST
Received 21 Apr 20233 Leigh House Courtyard Walton-Le-Dale Preston Lancashire PR5 5UH
Received 21 Apr 20237 Liverpool Old Road Walmer Bridge Preston Lancashire PR4 5QA
Received 21 Apr 202313 Cinnamon Hill Drive North Walton-Le-Dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4QP
Received 21 Apr 20237 Marl Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0XD
Received 21 Apr 2023Brendene Park Lane Mellor Brook Blackburn Lancashire BB2 7PY
Received 21 Apr 2023Fair Acre Farm Moss Lane Little Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4SX
Received 24 Apr 2023Land On The East Side Of Parker Lane Whitestake Lancashire
Received 24 Apr 2023Flat 1 Charlton Beeches 201A Higher Walton Road Higher Walton Preston Lancashire PR5 4HS
Received 24 Apr 2023Blue Bird Golf Centre Preston New Road Samlesbury Preston Lancashire PR5 0UH
Received 24 Apr 202318 Park Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9JB
Received 24 Apr 2023Land Adjacent Oakfield Fishery Lodge Lane Farington Moss Leyland Lancashire
Received 25 Apr 2023Land Adjacent Oakfield Fishery Lodge Lane Farington Moss Leyland Lancashire
Received 25 Apr 202327 Wyresdale Drive Leyland Lancashire PR25 3DP
Received 25 Apr 2023Glen Dene Knoll Lane Little Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4TB
Received 25 Apr 202363 Worden Lane Leyland Lancashire PR25 3BD
Received 26 Apr 2023McKenzie Arms Site Station Road Bamber Bridge Lancashire
Received 26 Apr 2023Joyston 10 Town Lane Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4GJ
Received 26 Apr 202311 Manor Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0XE
Received 26 Apr 2023Sunnyhurst Grange Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5JH
Received 26 Apr 2023Land On The North Side Of Brindle Road Bamber Bridge Lancashire
Received 12 Apr 202359 Alder Drive Hoghton Preston Lancashire PR5 0AE
Received 26 Apr 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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