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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 dates12,410Searchable applications
13Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 9,958 approved or refused records
534Refused applications
9,424 approved · 534 refused · 381 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown07/2024/00307/FUL
Erection of new, and retention of existing ball stop fencing (amended description)
Blue Bird Golf Centre Preston New Road Samlesbury Preston Lancashire PR5 0UH
Received 27 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00308/LBC
Erection of new, and retention of existing ball stop fencing (amended description)
Blue Bird Golf Centre Preston New Road Samlesbury Preston Lancashire PR5 0UH
Received 27 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00309/VAR
Variation of Condition 10 of planning permission 07/2021/00866/FUL to allow changes to the opening hours.
2 - 8 Chapel Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5EB
Received 27 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00310/HOH
Two storey rear extension with single storey element to side
235 Croston Road Farington Moss Leyland Lancashire PR26 6PP
Received 27 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00311/HOH
Single storey Side and Rear Extensions together with Proposed External Building Materials to Sage Green Fibre Cement Board Cladding and Self Coloured Render, White.
31 Clifford Avenue Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5BJ
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00312/DIS
EPC's for plots 37-42 in relation to condition 8.
Former Lostock Hall Primary School Avondale Drive Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5BQ
Received 30 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00313/HOH
Single storey rear extension and dormer extension to front
13 Severn Drive Walton-le-dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4TD
Received 30 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00314/FUL
Installation of Solar PV panels to South East (front) and North West (rear) elevations
SPAR 58 - 60 Liverpool Road Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5PB
Received 30 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00315/TPO
T1 Oak tree - proposed work, 2 metre crown reduction to suitable growth points and removal of deadwood. Work to be carried out to BS3998.T2 Sycamore tree - proposed work to remove the tree due to dieback in the crown and reduced foliage of the crown.
18 Avocet Court Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7RW
Received 30 Apr 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00316/HOH
single storey rear extension
5 Manor Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0SY
Received 1 May 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00317/HOH
Single storey rear extension and raising of ridge height to existing single storey flat roof
34 Hall Carr Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5JJ
Received 1 May 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00318/NEI
Proposed removal of existing modular contractors buildings and fencing. Installation of replacement 3m high fencing and modular welfare and office buildings.
Samlesbury Aerodome BAE Systems Operations Ltd Myerscough Smithy Road Balderston BB2 7LF
Received 2 May 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00319/HOH
Single storey extension to rear following demolition of existing rear extension and conservatory.
11 Kew Gardens Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0DR
Received 2 May 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00320/FUL
Proposed infill development comprising two detached two-storey dwellings
Huntley Hall Preston New Road Samlesbury Preston Lancashire PR5 0UP
Received 2 May 2024 - Decided07/2024/00321/FUL
Permanent Stopping Up of FP36 Longton - to facilitate planning approval of 07/2024/00176/HOH
171 Chapel Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5NA
Received 2 May 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00322/HOH
Proposed detached garage.
7 St Saviours Close Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6AH
Received 6 May 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00323/HOH
Single storey rear extension.
13 Stanley Road Farington Leyland Lancashire PR25 4RH
Received 7 May 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00324/DIS
Discharge of conditions 5 (Drainage 1) and 6 (Drainage 2) of planning permission 07/2024/00099/FUL
Lostock St Gerards Football Club Wateringpool Lane Lostock Hall Lancashire
Received 8 May 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00326/HOH
Resubmission of planning approval 07/2020/00766/HOH for Part two-storey, part single storey side extension and single storey rear extension
24 Howick Park Drive Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0LU
Received 8 May 2024 - Decided07/2024/00327/NMA
Non material amendment (Plots 18-21 brick type change) to permission 07/2022/00457/FUL for erection of 50 Residential Units with access, parking, open space and landscaping infrastructure
Former Lostock Hall Primary School Avondale Drive Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5BQ
Received 8 May 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00328/HOH
Single storey extension to side and rear
3 Fairway Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0EJ
Received 8 May 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00329/FUL
Proposed Agricultural building to replace 3 existing agricultural buildings
Thorn Bush Hoghton Lane Hoghton Preston Lancashire PR5 4ED
Received 8 May 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00330/NOT
Proposed 3no. antenna, 9no. ER's, 2no. Roxtec, upgrades to existing equipment in plant room, 300mm cable tray, and post and chain to be installed- (notification in accordance with the above Regulations of our intention to utilise permitted development rights as identified in Class A of Part 16)
Ab Inbev UK Limited Cuerdale Lane Samlesbury Preston Lancashire PR5 0XD
Received 9 May 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00331/DIS
Application to discharge 18 (SAP Assessment As Built SAP Calculation, BREL Report and EPC for plot 1) 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 10 May 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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