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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates12,489Searchable applications
13Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 10,047 approved or refused records
538Refused applications
9,509 approved · 538 refused · 385 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown07/2024/00405/FUL
Change of use of vacant hairdressing studio (Class E) to hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) and installation of a mechanical extract flue.
228 Station Road Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6TQ
Received 30 May 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00406/DIS
Discharge of Conditions no 3 (Details of Junction) and 9 (Road Management and Maintenance) of Planning Permisison 07/2023/00493/REM
Land Off Shaw Brook Road and Altcar Lane Leyland Lancashire
Received 30 May 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00407/HOH
Single storey side extension following demolition of existing conservatory.
Walmer Hall Dob Lane Walmer Bridge Preston Lancashire PR4 4SU
Received 31 May 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00408/DIS
Discharge of conditions 8 and 9 imposed on permission 07/2022/00052/VAR for erection of 49.99mw battery storage facility and ancillary works
Howick Hall Farm Howick Cross Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0NS
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00409/HOH
Single storey rear extension and ground floor side extension to infill under existing first floor extension. Rear extension to existing garage to form sun room
5 Intack Road Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5ED
Received 31 May 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00410/DIS
Discharge of Condition No. 23 (Materials) of planning permisison 07/2023/00532/FUL
Singletons Farm Midge Hall Lane Midge Hall Leyland Lancashire PR26 6TN
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00411/FUL
Proposed single storey extension to create entrance lobby and beauty room to north elevation with new spa area and air-conditioning enclosure accommodated below existing suspended first floor to south elevation.
Gymetc King Street Leyland Lancashire PR25 2NB
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00412/DIS
Discharge of Conditon No 24 (Landscaping) of Planning Permission 07/2023/00532/FUL
Singletons Farm Midge Hall Lane Midge Hall Leyland Lancashire PR26 6TN
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00413/VAR
Variation of conditions 2 and 3 of planning approval 07/2023/00332/FUL to permit changes to the approved plans (changes to housetype) and external materials
Land On The East Side Of Parker Lane Whitestake Lancashire
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00414/HPD
Application for Prior Approval for a Single storey rear extension to form larger kitchen dining area measuring 4.685m length x maximum height of 2.97m
52 Dunkirk Lane Leyland Lancashire PR25 1TX
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00415/NOT
Install 1 x 9 meter wooden telegraph pole
Side Of 39 Bank Head Lane Hoghton Walton-le-dale Preston Lancashire PR5 0AB
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00416/ADV
Application for Advertisement Consent for Two Internally Illuminated Signs
88 Station Road Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6QP
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00417/HOH
Conversion of existing outhouse to provide store and garden room
Willowfold House Shirley Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5NJ
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00418/DIS
Discharge of conditions 10-11, 13, 29 and 30 (Lidl Phase 1A only) Imposed on permission 07/2020/1034/ORM at Vernon Carus, Penwortham Mills
Former Vernon Carus Ltd Land At Penwortham Mills Factory Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9SN
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00419/FUL
Erection of 1 detached dwelling with integral garage following demolition of existing pool house
120 Marsh Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5YL
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00420/HOH
Proposed two storey side extension and linked single storey rear extension together with a single storey front extension. New K render finish to property throughout (Amended description)
63 Stanley Grove Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0JJ
Received 8 Jun 2024 - Decided07/2024/00421/NMA
Non material amendment to application ref. 07/2022/00106/REM (change in housetypes)
Longmeanygate Midge Hall Leyland Lancashire PR26 7TB
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00422/HPD
Single storey rear extension.
17 Lodge Close Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6WR
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Decided07/2024/00423/NMA
Application to vary finish from render to masonry paint on rear elevation (back wall) as approved by planning permission 07/2023/00656/HOH.
219 Liverpool Old Road Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4RJ
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00426/DIS
Discharge of Conditions no 2 (Drawings), 3 (Materials), 4 Drainage), 5 (FFL's), 10 (Landscaping), 11 (Bird and Bat Enhancements) and 17 (Construction Management Plan) of planning permission 07/2024/00085/TDC
212 Liverpool Road Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5HB
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00427/CLU
Storage of building materials and use of existing hard standing Class Use B8
Seed Lee House Brindle Road Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6AP
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00428/HOH
New single storey extension to rear to create a family room with dormer extension to the rear roof to increase the size of the existing bedrooms.
17 Lanedale Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5AY
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00429/DIS
Discharge of condition 22 (Lidl section phase 1A only) pursuant to permission 07/2020/01034/ORM for 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 12 Jun 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00430/FUL
ERECTION OF STORAGE BUILDING AND CHANGE OF USE OF LAND FROM GARDEN TO YARD (RETROSPECTIVE)
Stoneswood Lostock Lane Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5XU
Received 12 Jun 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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