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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 dates12,517Searchable applications
13Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 10,076 approved or refused records
539Refused applications
9,537 approved · 539 refused · 387 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown07/2024/00456/VAR
Variation of condition 1 of planning approval 07/2023/00945/VAR to amend permitted opening hours (change from 8am to 10pm on Saturdays and Bank and Public Holidays to 7am to 10pm on Saturdays and Bank and Public Holidays)
98 Liverpool Road Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5ZE
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00457/HOH
Single storey rear extension, dormers to front roof slope and dormer to rear roof slope (Permitted Development).
14 Glenway Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9AJ
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00458/HOH
Two storey side extension and single storey front/rear extension (Amended Description)
6 Crawford Avenue Leyland Lancashire PR25 3FN
Received 21 Jun 2024 - Decided07/2024/00459/PIP
Permission in principle for the erection of up to 2 dwellings
Marsh Farm Back Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5JA
Received 21 Jun 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00460/VAR
Variation of Condition No 2 (Drawings) of planning permission 07/2023/00532/FUL to allow for a new minor external therapy block / classroom
Singletons Farm Midge Hall Lane Midge Hall Leyland Lancashire PR26 6TN
Received 21 Jun 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00461/FUL
Removal of stretch tent and installation of bioclimatic Aluminium Pergola
Hunters Hennel Lane Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5UL
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00462/DIS
Discharge of Condition No. 8 (Construction Method Statement) of planning permission 07/2021/00936/FUL.
Duxburys Garden Centre Chain House Lane Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4LB
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00463/TPO
T1 & T2 - Ash: Both ash trees are suffering from ash dieback, esp. in upper crown. Suggest crown removal to pollard to mitigate risk of falling deadwood over gardens and see if they regrow with good vigor and can be retained.
4 The Coppice Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5HQ
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Decided07/2024/00465/NMA
Non material amendment to application ref. 07/2023/00846/HOH (change external finish from brickwork to render)
167 Chapel Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5NA
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00466/HPD
Application for prior approval for single storey rear extension. Proposed length - 6m height - 4m and height to eaves - 2.8m.
68 Chapel Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5EB
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00467/HOH
Retrospective garage to rear
3 Cocker Lane Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7SU
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00469/HPD
replacement of an existing flat roof with a pitched roof on the rear extension
14 Liverpool Old Road Walmer Bridge Preston Lancashire PR4 5GA
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Awaiting decision07/2024/00471/NOT
Installation of apparatus to various locations see attached spread sheet
Various Locations 1 Leyland Lane Leyland Lancashire PR26 8PH
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Awaiting decision07/2024/00472/NOT
install telecommunication apparatus
Various Broadband Sites In The Borough
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00475/VAR
Variation of Condition 7 of planning permission 07/2024/00215/FUL for removal of the temporary five year permission.
St Mary Magdalen Roman Catholic School Buller Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9QQ
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00476/FUL
Proposed Change of Use from B2 (General Industrial) to Sui-Generis (Car Wash and Valeting Services).
Commercial Yard Bretherton Terrace Leyland Preston Lancashire PR25 3FB
Received 28 Jun 2024 - Decided07/2024/00477/PIP
Permission in principle for partial demolition and conversion of storage building to dwelling house
Longton Arms 2 Liverpool Old Road Walmer Bridge Preston Lancashire PR4 5GA
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00478/HOH
Two storey side extension.
41 Lostock View Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5LR
Received 30 Jun 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00479/CLD
Single storey rear extension
33 Simmons Avenue Walton-le-dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4LX
Received 30 Jun 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00480/DIS
Discharge of Condition No. 7 (Landscaping) of planning permission 07/2021/00918/FUL
Model Farm 240 Croston Road Farington Moss Leyland Lancashire PR26 6PN
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Decided07/2024/00481/NMA
Non material amendment to application ref. 07/2024/00031/HOH (additional brick pier added to corner of ground floor extension)
227 Liverpool Road Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5FE
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00482/PIP
Application for PIP for 4 family dwellings on land adjacent Further Lane Samlesbury
1 Higher Nabs Head Farm Nabs Head Lane Samlesbury Preston Lancashire PR5 0UQ
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00483/FUL
Erection of a 158m2 storage facility
BAE Samlesbury Aerodrome Whalley Road Samlesbury Blackburn Lancashire BB2 7LB
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00484/NOT
Installation of broadband cabinet
534 Leyland Lane Leyland Lancashire PR25 1LA
Received 2 Jul 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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