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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.
9,381 approved · 529 refused · 379 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Salesnook Barn Cocker Bar Road Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7TA
Received 27 Mar 20247 Greaves Meadow Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9UL
Received 27 Mar 202461 Cuerdale Lane Walton-le-dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4BP
Received 21 Mar 20245 Highgate Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0HY
Received 20 Mar 20244 Central Avenue Hoghton Preston Lancashire PR5 0JX
Received 29 Mar 2024Land Adjacent To Langdale Brook Lane Little Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 5JB
Received 28 Mar 2024Land Opposite Langdale Brook Lane Little Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 5JB
Received 28 Mar 202422 Cedar Way Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0PE
Received 30 Mar 20245 Princes Road Walton-le-dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4HH
Received 31 Mar 2024Cricket House Farm Nabs Head Lane Samlesbury Preston Lancashire PR5 0UQ
Received 2 Apr 202425 & 27 Redwood Avenue Leyland Lancashire PR25 1RN
Received 2 Apr 202429 Westgate Leyland Lancashire PR25 2LX
Received 2 Apr 202434 Chorley Road Walton-Le-Dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4JA
Received 3 Apr 2024Bridgend Church Lane Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4LH
Received 2 Apr 2024Rose Dene 40 Todd Lane South Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5XE
Received 3 Apr 2024100 Victoria Road Walton-Le-Dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4AU
Received 3 Apr 2024Woodlands Saunders Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5SA
Received 4 Apr 2024100 Victoria Road Walton-Le-Dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4AU
Received 4 Apr 2024Land Adjacent To Footway Linking Moss Bridge Park With Highgale Gardens Lostock Hall Lancashire
Received 4 Apr 2024Roundabout At Junction Of Lostock Lane and Church Road Bamber Bridge Lancashire
Received 4 Apr 2024Penwortham Golf Club Blundell Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0AX
Received 4 Apr 2024Land South Of 89 Langdale Road Langdale Road Leyland Lancashire
Received 4 Apr 2024Springbrook Farm Thropps Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4SL
Received 5 Apr 2024Beech House Brownhill Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4SJ
Received 5 Apr 2024Records 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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