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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 dates12,571Searchable applications
13Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 10,145 approved or refused records
542Refused applications
9,603 approved · 542 refused · 389 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown07/2024/00562/FUL
Replacement Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) system and extension of palisade fencing.
217 Walton Summit Road Walton Summit Industrial Estate Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 8AQ
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided07/2024/00563/NMA
Non material amendment to permission 07/2024/00244/FUL - first floor rear extension to form plant room
Pinocchios Restaurant 34 Chorley Road Walton-Le-Dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4JA
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decided07/2024/00564/NMA
Non material amendment to planning permission 07/2021/00354/FUL (internal boundary amendment, addition of PV panels to roofs, refuse and cycle storage amendments together with elevational changes to the approved buildings)
Test Track Aston Way Moss Side Industrial Estate Leyland Lancashire PR26 7TZ
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00565/NMA
Non material amendment relating to Reserved Matters application 07/2023/00293/REM (
Test Track Aston Way Moss Side Industrial Estate Leyland Lancashire PR26 7TZ
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00566/HOH
Single storey side extension
12 Mill Lane Farington Leyland Lancashire PR26 6PS
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00567/HOH
Two-storey side and single storey front and rear extensions following demolition of detached garage
13 Ferndale Close Leyland Lancashire PR25 3BS
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00568/CLD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed change of use from C3(a) to C2 to provide care for up to two young people aged between 8 and 18 years old. Supported by two carers and manager throughout the day and night
33 Bentley Park Road Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5ZT
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00569/DIS
Discharge of Planning Conditions 15 (Dwelling Emissions) ; 16 (SAP Calculation) and 19 (Ecology Bird and Bat enhancement) of planning approval 07/2022/00680/FUL
Lower Jannock Farm 42 Hoghton Lane Hoghton Preston Lancashire PR5 4EB
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00570/PIP
Application in Principle for the erection of 1 dwelling following demilition of 14 outbuildings
Oakleigh Gill Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4SR
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00571/HOH
First floor over existing single storey extension front porch extension and new drop kerb to allow access to the existing parking
2 Cedar Way Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0PE
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00572/HOH
Single Storey Extension to Side and Rear
3 Fairway Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0EJ
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00573/COU
Change of use of dog grooming parlour (Class E) into 2 studio flats (Class C3) and first floor level 2 bed flat into 2 studio flats (Class C3)
15 Chapel Brow Leyland Lancashire PR25 3NH
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00574/FUL
Erection of steel canopy, installation of air source heat pump, solar panels, wood stove and flue liner
Worden Park Worden Lane Leyland Lancashire PR5 2DJ
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00575/FUL
Erection of a replacement secondary school with associated playing fields, landscaping, drainage, access and parking and subsequent demolition of existing buildings on site
Penwortham Girls High School Cop Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0SR
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00577/HOH
Single storey rear extension and part render to front.
3 Pinewood Crescent Leyland Lancashire PR25 1HQ
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00578/DIS
Discharge of conditons 2, 3 and 9 of planning approval 07/2023/00999/FUL
16 Poplar Grove Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6RE
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00579/FUL
Change of use from B1,B2,B8 to Class E (indoor sport) for a gym
49 Dollywaggon Way Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6EW
Received 3 Aug 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00581/FUL
Replacement of two worn out feeding sheds/outbuildings with one new feeding shed
134 Hoghton Lane Hoghton Preston Lancashire PR5 4EH
Received 3 Aug 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00582/HOH
Proposed single storey extension to front elevation.
61 Franklands Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5WD
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00583/HOH
Retrospective application for single storey extension and attached conservatory.
42 Central Drive Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0NL
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00584/CLD
Application for certificate of lawfulness for a single storey rear extension
Pump House Farm 363 Brindle Road Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6AP
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00585/SCE
EIA screening opinion request in respect of a full planning application for the erection of a replacement secondary school with associated playing fields, landscaping, drainage, access and parking and subsequent demolition of existing buildings
Penwortham Girls High School Cop Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0SR
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00586/FUL
Addition of fire escape staircase provision to rear yard to service living area above existing public house
Nabs Head Hotel Nabs Head Lane Samlesbury Preston Lancashire PR5 0UQ
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00587/TPO
Fell and remove 3 pines and canopy reduce one pine
33 Green Drive Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5UY
Received 7 Aug 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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