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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 dates12,532Searchable applications
13Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 10,092 approved or refused records
541Refused applications
9,551 approved · 541 refused · 388 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown07/2024/00485/TPO
The Tree in Question is a Lime tree Located in St Marys cemetery directly behind number 16 Worden lane. The works would include felling the tree down to ground level and removing it. The Resident at number 16 has asked for it to be removed as a large number of branches have fallen into his property.
16 Worden Lane Leyland Lancashire PR25 3EL
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00486/NOT
The replacement of 3no. antennae on new support poles.The addition of 2no. equipment racks within the existing equipment cabin.Ancillary development including GPS node
Nook Farm Cottage Lane Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6YA
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00487/VAR
Variation of condition 7 of planning approval 07/2024/00229/REM to permit changes to the approved plans (to include detached double garage to rear)
448 Croston Road Farington Moss Leyland Lancashire PR26 6PJ
Received 3 Jul 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00488/HOH
Single storey rear extension
53 Barnfield Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4GE
Received 3 Jul 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00489/HOH
Proposed single storey side extension
14 Stanley Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9RB
Received 3 Jul 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00490/FUL
Replacement of existing dwelling and erection of garage.
The Annexe Gatehouse Nursery Lane New Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4AX
Received 4 Jul 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00491/TPO
T1 Ash - (ID 6998) - Proposal to fell one Ash tree to ground level, grind out stump and replace. Reason - The tree is in decline which is likely to continue and has a very sparse crown (i.e. Class 3/4) and due to the target area around it (i.e. residents, neighbours and cars) the tree doesn't appear realistically retainable for much longer.Replacement planting - One standard (8 - 10cm girth at 1m) Oak (Quercus robur) in the same position as the original tree.
Lonsdale Mews Croston Road Lostock Hall Lancashire
Received 4 Jul 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00492/HOH
Single storey side/rear extension to end of terrace property
8 Deighton Avenue Leyland Lancashire PR25 2FD
Received 4 Jul 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00493/VAR
Application for the Variation of Condition 2 (Hours of Opening) and 3 (External Table and Chair Clearance) of planning permission 07/2019/9202/VAR
10 Liverpool Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0AD
Received 4 Jul 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00494/HOH
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing
20 Brown Lane Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6ZB
Received 4 Jul 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00495/DIS
Discharge of conditions 2 (materials), 3 (parking), 4 (landscaping) and 5 (cycling) of planning permission 07/2024/00229/REM as varied under planning permission 07/2024/00487/VAR
448 Croston Road Farington Moss Leyland Lancashire PR26 6PJ
Received 4 Jul 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00496/ADV
Application for Advertisement Consent for non-illuminated signage scheme to replace existing.
Unit 11 - 12 Charnley Fold Industrial Estate School Lane Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6PS
Received 5 Jul 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00497/FUL
Erection of Two Joined Pergolas
10 Liverpool Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0AD
Received 5 Jul 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00498/HOH
Proposed single storey rear extension to form enlarged kitchen and dining area.
6 Sefton Road Walton-le-dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4GD
Received 6 Jul 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00499/HOH
Single storey side extension, single storey rear extension and dormer to rear elevation
10 Tarradale Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5BY
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00500/TPO
Application for Works describe below:TPO Order 1999 N04 Oak -Crown ReductionPrune tree away from property 2-3 meters where shown. Removing up to 1-2m metre of growth from the radial spread. Remove small branches 10-30mm in diameter growing directly on tree trunk up to height of 4m
11 Greystock Close Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6YS
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00501/DIS
Discharge of condition 8 (Plots 13-16, 30-16 and 43-50) imposed on permission 07/2022/00457/FUL for erection of 50 dwellings with associated and landscaping works
Former Lostock Hall Primary School Avondale Drive Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5BQ
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00502/HOH
Retrospective application for a detached outbuilding to rear
1 Aspen Close Leyland Preston Lancashire PR25 1ED
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00503/HPD
Application for prior approval for single storey rear extension. Proposed length 4.94m x 3m height. Demolition of conservatory.
23 Lonsdale Close Leyland Lancashire PR25 3BU
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00504/HPD
Class AA application to add an additional storey to an existing detached bungalow to form a two storey detached dwelling
148 Bent Lane Leyland Lancashire PR25 4YD
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00505/HOH
Remove rear conservatory and rebuild as single storey rear extension to semi-detached dwellinghouse.
2 Poplar Avenue Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5PA
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00506/HOH
single storey rear extension
43 Cedarwood Drive Leyland Lancashire PR25 1HN
Received 10 Jul 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00507/NOT
Various sites
South Ribble Borough Council Outside Area Applications Civic Centre West Paddock Leyland Lancashire PR25 1DH
Received 10 Jul 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00508/FUL
Subdivision of existing industrial unit to create independent industrial unit together with formation of new access from Bison Place, car parking, flood lighting, landscaping and changes to the external elevations
87 Bison Place Moss Side Industrial Estate Leyland Lancashire PR26 7QR
Received 11 Jul 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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