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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 dates12,338Searchable applications
12Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 9,872 approved or refused records
526Refused applications
9,346 approved · 526 refused · 376 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- UnknownLCC/07/2024/00007
Change of use of building and yard area to a scrap metal storage and transfer facility (retrospective application)
37 Centurion Way Industrial Estate Centurion Way Farington Leyland Lancashire PR25 3GR
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00159/FUL
Retrospective application for two agricultural units replacing former agricultural units
Thorn Bush Hoghton Lane Hoghton Preston Lancashire PR5 4ED
Received 28 Feb 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00160/HOH
Single storey side extension to form garage/store
247 Dunkirk Lane Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7SN
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00161/HOH
Single storey extension to detached dwelling house following demolition of existing conservatory to side elevation.
5 Farmend Close Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5WQ
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00162/FUL
Installation of additional pre-barrages with notches within Bezza Brook in order to improve fish passage
Fish Pass - Bezza Brook Potters Lane Samlesbury Preston Lancashire PR5 0UE
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00163/DIS
Discharge of Planning Conditions 6 (Construction Management Plan) ; 7 (Tree Protection); 11 (Landscaping); 13 (Bird and Bat Enhancements) and 14 (Boundary Treatments) of planning permission 07/2023/00734/FUL
Land To The South Of Collinwood Gardens Hutton Preston Lancashire
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00164/HOH
Proposed demolition of existing rear extension and erection of new single storey extension
50 St Marys Road Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6TE
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00165/VAR
Variation of Condition 2 of Planning Permission: 07/2021/01141/FUL to allow changes to the approved drawing.
Rear Of 27 Chapel Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5WA
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00166/VAR
Variation of condition 2 of planning approval 07/2023/00851/VAR to permit changes to the approved plans (changes to housetype to change from one larger balcony on the rear to two smaller balconies)
The Gables Parker Lane Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4JX
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00167/HOH
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing, single storey side extension to create a carport, front porch extension and bay window canopy (Re-submission of 07/2023/00572/HOH)
10 Denford Avenue Leyland Lancashire PR25 3JL
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00168/TPO
T1+T2- Pines- Lowest branch removed as its encroaching onto the property and 1.5-2 metre lateral reduction on house side. South Ribble BC TPO 21 (Rear Of 1 - 23 Green Drive Lostock Hall Lancashire) 1992
48 Todd Lane North Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5US
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00169/HOH
First floor extension to side following demolition of existing conservatory
3 Midge Hall Lane Midge Hall Leyland Lancashire PR26 6TN
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00170/FUL
Proposal for the installation of two rapid electric vehicle charging stations and ancillary equipment within the car park of Booths, Penwortham. Four existing parking spaces will become EV charging bays. The existing feeder pillar to be removed and replaced with updated kiosk to house metering equipment for additional chargers on site.
E H Booth And Co Millbrook Way Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0XW
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00172/FUL
Erection of one dwelling and associated access in land to rear of 25 Smithy Lane.
25 Smithy Lane Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4GN
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00173/CLD
Partial conversion of domestic garage to playroom.
20 Church Street Leyland Lancashire PR25 4XE
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00174/ADV
Illuminated and non-illuminated signage scheme
39 Leyland Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9QH
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00175/DIS
Discharge of conditions 8 (highway works) and 17 (SAP assessment) of planning permission 07/2021/00335/FUL
Fieldside Old School Lane Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5XP
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00176/HOH
To build a single storey garage/workshop/woodstore in brick, matching the existing detached property (currently no garage/outbuilding at the property). Resubmission of 07/2020/00800/HOH affecting a Public Rights of Way.
171 Chapel Lane Longton Lancashire PR4 5NA
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00177/HOH
Single storey rear extension and single storey side extension.
45 Chesham Drive New Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4YJ
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00178/HOH
Raising of ridge height to side and rear single storey extension, part garage conversion
38 Marsh Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5ZJ
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00179/VAR
Variation of condition 2 of planning approval 07/2023/00323/FUL to permit changes to the approved plans (to include a phasing plan)
8 Park Avenue New Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4AY
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00180/PAP
Change from commercial (class E) to residential (class C3)
7 Victoria Road Walton-Le-Dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4AA
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00181/HOH
Erection of glass and steel balustrade on an existing rear extension's flat roof for use as a roof terrace.
300 Croston Road Farington Moss Leyland Lancashire PR26 6PN
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00182/DIS
Application to discharge conditions 11 (Highways) and 18 (SAP Assessment for plot 2 -7) of planning approval 07/2021/00828/FUL Erection of 7 No. dwellings with associated car parking and landscape.
Land Adjacent 26 Park Avenue Much Hoole Lancashire
Received 12 Mar 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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