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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 dates12,578Searchable applications
13Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 10,163 approved or refused records
545Refused applications
9,618 approved · 545 refused · 389 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 May 2011 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown07/2024/00642/HOH
Erection of two storey side extension, single storey side extension and single storey rear extension following demolition of existing side extension and detached garage
24 Rawstorne Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9XB
Received 24 Aug 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00643/DIS
Discharge of condition 8 (Phase 1A only) pursuant to permission ref 07/2024/0068/VAR
Former Vernon Carus Ltd Land At Penwortham Mills Factory Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9SN
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00644/DIS
Discharge of conditions 3 (phasing plan), 6 (surface water drainage), 8 (levels), 15 (estate roads), 19 (external lighting) and 22 (landscaping) of planning permission 07/2016/0591/OUT
Land Off Shaw Brook Road and Altcar Lane Leyland Lancashire
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00645/DIS
Discharge of conditions 9,10, 11, 14, and 16 of planning approval 07/2024/00348/FUL
Danesway 52 Hall Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5ZD
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00646/HOH
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory, extension to rear dormer and first-floor extension above existing porch to front
169 Liverpool Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0QD
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Decided07/2024/00647/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to Application Ref 07/2023/00509/FUL for alterations to roof design and external materials (Plots 2 & 5)
Springbrook Farm Thropps Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4SL
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00650/DIS
Discharge of conditions 8,9,14 and 16 pursuant to permission 07/2022/00245/FUL for erection of three dwellings
Bridgend Church Lane Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4LH
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00651/HOH
PROPOSED FRONT PORCH AND BAY WINDOW WITH ASSOCIATED INTERNAL ALTERATIONS AND SITE WORKS
120 Brownedge Road Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5AE
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00652/ADV
Retrospective Advertisement Consent for illumiated and non-illuminated signage scheme
Chaiiwala Preston New Road Mellor Brook Blackburn Lancashire BB2 7PU
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00653/TPO
Removal of 3 low branches all directly over the flat roof
2 Riverside Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6ES
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00654/FUL
Erection of a menage building over the existing external menage
Marsh Farm Hall Carr Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5JN
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00656/CLD
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed use of a residential dwellinghouse (C3(a) Use) to Children's Care Home for two children with no more than two care staff present at any one time (C2) (Amended Description)
8 Abbey Walk Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9BE
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00657/TPO
Removal of T1Removal of T2
1 Beech Avenue Leyland Lancashire PR25 3AL
Received 1 Sept 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00658/FUL
Proposed installation of Solar Array to roof of St Mary's Community Centre (linked with application: 07/2024/00659/LBC).
St Marys Priory Club Broadfield Drive Leyland Lancashire PR25 1PD
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00659/LBC
Proposed installation of Solar Array to roof of St Mary's Community Centre (linked with application: 07/2024/00658/FUL). In the curtilage of St Mary's RC Church, which is a Grade II listed building.
St Marys Priory Club Broadfield Drive Leyland Lancashire PR25 1PD
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00660/HOH
single storey rear extension off the existing dinning room
7A Western Drive Leyland Lancashire PR25 1YB
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00661/HOH
Single storey rear extension and flat roof dormer to rear
16 The Greenacres Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5SR
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00662/TPO
Beech1 Crown raise to 5m to clear roadCherry T2 Fell & removeBeech T3 Crown raise to 5m to clear roadMaple T4 Fell and remove due to wind damage
23 Hollinhurst Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0AE
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00663/HOH
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing lean to conservatory
5 The Doultons Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5UF
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Decided07/2024/00664/PIP
Application for Permission in Principle for the erection of one dwelling and associated development
Back Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5JA
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00665/SCE
Erection of 145 residential dwellings
Land At Branch Road Mellor Brook Blackburn Lancashire
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00666/HOH
Retrospective application for the erection of outbuilding to rear
Corner House 154 Broadfield Drive Leyland Preston Lancashire PR25 1LH
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00667/FUL
Temporary (three years) retention of a modular building approved by permission 07/2022/00331/FUL used by North West Ambulance Service alongside a vehicle wash and parking
6 Sherdley Road Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5JF
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00668/FUL
Erection of 2 detached self build/custom build dwellings (Amended Plans)
Land Adjacent 26 Hall Carr Lane Walmer Bridge Lancashire
Received 4 Sept 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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