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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 dates12,400Searchable applications
13Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 9,946 approved or refused records
534Refused applications
9,412 approved · 534 refused · 381 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown07/2024/00282/FUL
Erection of 9.no Dwellinghouses, including creation of new access following demolition of existing buildings
Whalebone Farm 123 Marsh Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5YL
Received 17 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00283/HOH
Single storey side/rear extension
8 Denbigh Close Leyland Lancashire PR25 4YY
Received 18 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00284/LBC
Application for Listed Building Consent for first floor rear extension to form plant room
34 Chorley Road Walton-Le-Dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4JA
Received 18 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00285/APD
Change to use from agricultural storage to general household/garden/building material storage and distribution use
2 Pine Avenue Little Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 5LB
Received 17 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00286/NOT
Installation of 3no new antennas, removal and replacement of 1no equipment cabinet and associated ancillary works.
Barton Dene Heald House Road Leyland Lancashire PR25 5DD
Received 18 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00287/TDC
Permission in Principle Stage 2 Technical Details for the demolition of existing detached dwelling and construction of self-build/custom build detached dwelling (Amended Plans and Description)
55 Ratten Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5TE
Received 19 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00289/FUL
Erection of ancillary concessions pod
Sainsburys Cuerden Way Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6BJ
Received 19 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00290/ADV
Illuminated and non-illuminated signage scheme
Sainsburys Cuerden Way Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6BJ
Received 19 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00291/HOH
Installation of air source heat pump to rear of garage
Church View Vicarage Lane Samlesbury Preston Lancashire PR5 0UD
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00292/DIS
Discharge of conditions 3, 5-7, 14-17 and 19 pursuant to permision 07/2023/00901/FUL for erection of one dwelling and associated works.
Oak Dene Whalley Road Samlesbury Preston Lancashire PR5 0UN
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00293/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 pursuant to permission 07/2023/00975/FUL for retrospective change of use of land for retention of food truck
138 Liverpool Road Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5AU
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00294/CLD
Proposed single storey rear extension with pitched roof
6 Foundry Close Leyland Lancashire PR25 3RA
Received 23 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00295/NOT
Installation of telecommunication apparatus
2 Woodville Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9DR
Received 23 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00296/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (Lidl phase 1A only) of permission 07/2020/01034/ORM for full planning permission for a phased development comprising: the erection of a retail store (Use Class E) with associated access, car parking, electricity sub-station re-location, landscaping and servicing and delivery areas (Phase 1a); the erection of 120 dwellings (Use Class C3) and associated access off the Cross Borough Link Road, car parking, public open space, landscaping, and associated engineering and infrastructure works (Phase 1b); andOutline planning permission, with all matters reserved except for access, for a phased residential development comprising the erection of up to 181 dwellings (Phases 2 & 3).
Former Vernon Carus Ltd Land At Penwortham Mills Factory Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9SN
Received 23 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00297/TPO
South Ribble BC TPO 30 (Rear Of 9 Craigflower Court Bamber Bridge Lancashire) 1991Fell Ash TreeFront of 371 Brindle Road, Bamber Bridge, PR5 6AP
371 Brindle Road Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6AP
Received 24 Apr 2024 - Decided07/2024/00298/NMA
Non material amendment to application ref. 07/2017/3361/ORM (updated Arboricultural Impact Assessment and Method Statement and associated Tree Retention Plans)
Test Track Aston Way Moss Side Industrial Estate Leyland Lancashire PR26 7TZ
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00299/FUL
Utilising an existing access together to create a driveway and construction of a detached mower and tractor store
Moorthorpe Drumacre Lane East Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4SD
Received 24 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00300/PAPTDE
Removal of 2no existing cabinets to be replaced with 1no new cabinet with associated ancillary works thereto
West Verge Of School Lane Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7SL
Received 24 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00301/HOH
Part retrospective application for a detached garage/domestic workshop to the rear
232 Leyland Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9TA
Received 24 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00302/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 17 years old with care provided by two staff members
17 Garsdale Close Walton-le-dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4BU
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00303/VAR
Variation of Condition 2 of planning approval 07/2023/00509/FUL to permit changes to the approved plans (Phasing plan)
Springbrook Farm Thropps Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4SL
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Decided07/2024/00304/PIP
Application for Stage 1 Permission in Principle for the erection of one dwelling
Field To East Of Marsh Farm Back Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5JA
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00305/HOH
Single storey extension to rear, replacement windows, facias and new render not requiring planning permission)
12 Cairndale Drive Leyland Lancashire PR25 3BX
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00306/DIS
Discharge of conditions 5 (Highways Improvements) of planning permission 07/2023/00079/FUL
The Conifers Town Lane Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4GJ
Received 26 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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