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.
9,220 approved · 516 refused · 367 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 May 2011 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Oak Lea 40 Hall Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5ZD
Received 28 Nov 2023Greenacres 57 Chain House Lane Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4LD
Received 29 Nov 202334 Birch Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0PB
Received 29 Nov 202316 Dalehead Road Leyland Lancashire PR25 3AX
Received 29 Nov 20231 St Davids Road Leyland Lancashire PR25 4XX
Received 29 Nov 2023106 and 140 St Davids Road Leyland Lancashire PR25 4XY
Received 29 Nov 2023Ashtons Plant Centre Longmeanygate Midge Hall Leyland Preston Lancashire PR26 7TB
Received 29 Nov 2023Singletons Farm Midge Hall Lane Midge Hall Leyland Lancashire PR26 6TN
Received 29 Nov 20239 Kings Court Leyland Lancashire PR25 2SF
Received 29 Nov 20234 Cromwell Way Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9SB
Received 30 Nov 2023211 Chapel Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4AD
Received 30 Nov 2023149 Liverpool Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0QH
Received 30 Nov 20233 Crawford Avenue Leyland Lancashire PR25 3EN
Received 30 Nov 2023292 Brindle Road Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6ZL
Received 30 Nov 2023Ground Floor Unit G27-28 Worden Hall Worden Park Leyland Lancashire PR25 1DJ
Received 30 Nov 2023The Barn Olde Brown Lane Walton-Le-Dale Preston Lancashire PR5 6ZA
Received 1 Dec 2023Unit 27-28 Worden Hall Worden Park Leyland Lancashire PR25 1DJ
Received 1 Dec 202350 Moss House Lane Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4TH
Received 1 Dec 2023Sherburn Alma Row Hoghton Preston Lancashire PR5 0FB
Received 1 Dec 2023Meadowcroft Business Park Pope Lane Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4BA
Received 4 Dec 2023Land Adj To Rivington View 10 Parker Lane Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4JX
Received 4 Dec 202312 Blaydike Moss Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7AR
Received 4 Dec 202316 Poplar Grove Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6RE
Received 4 Dec 2023204 Cop Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9AB
Received 4 Dec 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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