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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 dates12,386Searchable applications
12Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 9,926 approved or refused records
531Refused applications
9,395 approved · 531 refused · 380 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown07/2024/00256/DIS
Discharge of condition 4 imposed on permission 07/2020/01034/ORM - Lidl Phase only.
Former Vernon Carus Ltd Land At Penwortham Mills Factory Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9SN
Received 4 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00257/CLD
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate to use a C3 residential dwelling as a children's home for the care of up to two young persons aged between 8 and 18 years old with care provided by two staff members
15 Highfield Grove Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5YB
Received 5 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00258/TPO
Cut down or heavily prune from my side at least pleaseIts oak tree
26 Manor Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0XH
Received 6 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00259/TDC
Technical Details Consent for the erection of a detached two-storey dwelling with garage following Planning Permission in Principle 07/2022/00866/PIP
Pear Tree Farm 247 Chapel Lane New Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4AD
Received 6 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00260/HOH
First floor extension over existing single storey extension to side, replacement of existing conservatory with single storey extension, erection of detached double garage and new entrance and gates
Winston Drumacre Lane East Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4SD
Received 7 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00261/DIS
Discharge of Conditions No 7 (biodiversity) and 9 (lighting) of Planning Approval 2023/00889/VAR and details of Drainage Scheme approved under planning approval 07/2022/00360/OUT (Condition no 5)
Unit 1 Lesser Marsh House Farm Station Road Little Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 5LH
Received 7 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00262/VAR
Variation of condition 2 relating to permission 07/2023/00408/REM to substitute Plot 4 for an alternative housetype and to allow erection of a detached garage to plot 5 with conversion of existing garage and rear balcony.
Moorthorpe Drumacre Lane East Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4SD
Received 6 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00263/HOH
Proposed single storey rear extension and proposed detached garage to the front.
2B Danesway Walton-le-dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4UQ
Received 8 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00264/DIS
Discharge of condition 34 (contaminated land) of planning permission 07/2017/3361/ORM (residential phases 4 and 5 only)
Test Track Aston Way Moss Side Industrial Estate Leyland Lancashire PR26 7TZ
Received 8 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00265/FUL
Change of use from Class B8 (Storage and Distribution) to Class E(d) (Indoor Sport) for the use as cheerleading and dance club
Unit 6 Centurion Industrial Estate Centurion Way Leyland PR25 4GU
Received 8 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00266/HOH
Single storey rear/side extension and extension to drop kerb.
1 The Grove Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0UU
Received 9 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00267/HOH
Single storey rear extension.
7 Rosemeade Avenue Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5XN
Received 9 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00268/PAP
Prior Approval for the installation of Solar PV system totalling 4000kWp to the the roof
Leyland Trucks Limited Croston Road Farington Moss Leyland Lancashire PR26 6LZ
Received 9 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00269/HOH
Single storey extension to side and rear.
29 Newlands Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0QY
Received 9 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00270/HOH
Single storey rear extension
18 Lynx Place Leyland Lancashire PR26 7BS
Received 12 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00271/DIS
Discharge of conditions 6, 7, 9 and 12 of Planning Approval 07/2021/00650/VAR
Tusons Farm Gill Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5GN
Received 12 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00272/DIS
Discharge of Conditon No. 14 (Boundary Treatment) of Planning Permisison 07/2023/00532/FUL
Singletons Farm Midge Hall Lane Midge Hall Leyland Lancashire PR26 6TN
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00273/HPD
Application for prior approval for single storey rear extension. Proposed length - 6m height - 3.65m and height to eaves - 2.5m.
2 Werneth Close Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9TS
Received 12 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00275/HOH
Single Storey Rear Extension and Porch to Side Elevation
37 Coupe Green Hoghton Preston Lancashire PR5 0JR
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00276/HOH
Single storey extension to side and rear
86 Bow Lane Leyland Lancashire PR25 4YB
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00277/HOH
Dormer extension to front roof slope facing Spinney Close
9 Station Road New Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4LL
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00278/FUL
A medium sized sycamore tree/ group of small self set mixed broadleaf is on the boundary of a fence separating the ye olde hob in and one of the neighbours, this tree is pushing the fence out and has cause multiple posts and fence panels to be displaced, the owner has a dog and says he cant let the dog out due to the risk of the dog getting free and possibly causing harm to anyone at the pub. As the tree is on the boundary of the ye olde hob in we plan to fully remove the tree and stump in order to repair the broken fence. Sycamore reference: ASelf set mixed broadleaf small group: B
8 - 9 Church Road Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6EP
Received 17 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00279/CLD
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed change from Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse) to C2 (Residential Institution/care) to accommodate up to a maximum number of 1 child, aged between the ages of 8 and 18 years.
10 Fieldside Close Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5UD
Received 17 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00281/CLD
Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Use from C3 Residential to C2 Residential Care for up to a maximum of 1 child aged 8-18 years of age.
6 Countessway Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6UL
Received 17 Apr 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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