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South Ribble Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for South Ribble Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates12,313Searchable applications
12Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 9,849 approved or refused records
525Refused applications
9,324 approved · 525 refused · 374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and Building ControlLocal plan Planning PolicyPre-application advice Pre application adviceConservation areas Listed buildings and conservation areasArticle 4 directions Article 4 Direction – Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO)
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesinfo@southribble.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesplanning@southribble.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas8 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
More application records
- Unknown07/2024/00105/HOH
Proposed loft conversion over existing bungalow, with proposed rear dormer and two dormers to the front elevation. Proposed window to be added on side elevation.
Shawedene 50 Hall Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5ZD
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00106/HOH
Single storey side and rear extension
29 Howick Park Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0LS
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00107/HOH
Erection of porch to front and renovation of existing garage, with replacement windows to property.
20 Carlisle Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0QP
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00108/FUL
Application for Technical Details Consent for the erection of one dwelling related to the approved Permission In Principle application (ref. 07/2023/00723/PIP).
Land Adjacent To 110 Marsh Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5YL
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00109/VAR
Application to vary condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission 07/2023/00370/REM for minor revisions to house plans and elevations, minor site plan revisions to plots 4 and 5 and revisions to road access
338 Croston Road Farington Moss Leyland Lancashire PR26 6PN
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00110/FUL
Change of use of ground floor from retail (Class (e)) to a Hot Food Takeaway (sui generis) together with the installation of an extraction flue vent to rear
55 Liverpool Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9XD
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00111/HOH
Proposed wraparound single storey side and rear extension.
28 Carlton Road Leyland Lancashire PR25 2LP
Received 15 Feb 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00112/FUL
Retrospective change of use of an area of yard to allow for storage of fencing materials and containers (use class B8)
Loopy Lous Plant Nursery Lodge Lane Farington Moss Leyland Preston Lancashire PR26 6RA
Received 15 Feb 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00114/VAR
Variation of condition 2 of planning approval 07/2021/00250/REM to include a rear extension to approved dwelling
196A Croston Road Farington Moss Leyland Lancashire PR26 6PP
Received 15 Feb 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00115/TDC
Application for Technical Details Consent for the erection of one detached dwelling with detached garage following Stage 1 Permission In Principle Ref 07/2022/00957/PIP (Amdended Plans)
120 Marsh Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5YL
Received 16 Feb 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00116/FUL
The demolition of an existing rural workers dwelling, containers and redundant green houses replacing with one rural workers dwelling and garage
Greenfield Parker Lane Whitestake Lancashire
Received 16 Feb 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00117/DIS
Discharge of condition 12 pursuant to permission 07/2021/00711/FUL for demolition of existing dwelling and associated stables and outbuildings and the erection of 4no. dwelling houses (amended description)
60 Hall Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5ZD
Received 16 Feb 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00118/ADV
Illuminated signage scheme (retrospective)
Leyland Pentecostal Church Broad Street Leyland Lancashire PR25 2FT
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00119/DIS
Discharge of conditions 24 (emission rate) and 25 (emission rate) of planning permission 07/2016/0591/OUT
Land Off Shaw Brook Road and Altcar Lane Leyland Lancashire
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00120/TPO
T1 - Oak Crown reduce by 10% Pruning back the largest lateral branches back to the nearest side or branch in order to maintain the branch line without leaving stubs. South Ribble BC TPO 12 (Rear 6 - 8 Willow Tree Crescent Leyland Lancashire)
TPO 2002 No 12 Rear 6 - 8 Willow Tree Crescent Leyland Lancashire
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00121/TPO
1 x Oak at frontage of property. Lateral reduction so that branches are approximately 2m from the houses, and that the branches catching on the telephone cables should be appropriately pruned so that they clear the cables. South Ribble BC TPO 4 (Adjacent 253 Brindle Road Bamber Bridge Lancashire) 2006
255 Brindle Road Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6YL
Received 20 Feb 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00122/FUL
Proposed alterations and part replacement of existing detached garage with new pitched roof detached garage
Land To The Rear Of 247 - 251 Leyland Lane Leyland Lancashire
Received 20 Feb 2024 - Decided07/2024/00123/NMA
Non material amendment to planning approval 07/2021/00088/FUL to amend the description to read erection of 2-storey detached dwelling following the demolition of the existing detached dwelling and detached outbuildings
Mill Hey Farm Back Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5JA
Received 20 Feb 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00124/TPO
Fell 1 x Corsican Pine toward highway
1 Church Brow Walton-Le-Dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4BB
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00125/DIS
Discharge of Conditions 11 (Foul Water Drainage) and 12 (Surface Water Drainage) of Planning permission 07/2023/00331/FUL
Fair Acre Farm Moss Lane Little Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4SX
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00126/CLD
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate to use a C3 residential dwelling as a children's home for the care of two young persons aged between 8 and 18 years old.
16 Crowell Way Walton-Le-Dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4LG
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00129/NOT
Notification under the Electronic Communications Code Regulations of the intention to install-Upgraded Electronic Communications Apparatus
Land Adjacent To Units 16 and 17 Charnley Fold Lane Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6GB
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00130/HOH
Proposed two storey extension to rear of existing detached property & proposed timber garage to rear.
28 Hill Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9XH
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00132/FUL
Change of Use of property from a residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to a children's care home (Use Class C2) for up to three young people (aged 8-18 inclusive) with 24 hour care provided.
88 Langdale Road Leyland Lancashire PR25 3AS
Received 23 Feb 2024
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What these statistics cover
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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