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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for South Ribble Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
9,631 approved · 546 refused · 389 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
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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.
142 Marsh Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5YL
Received 17 Sept 2024183 Liverpool Road Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5YE
Received 17 Sept 2024St Marys Church Of England Church Church Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0AH
Received 16 Sept 2024Wood Dale 7 Cuerdale Lane Walton-le-dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4BJ
Received 17 Sept 2024St Marys Church Of England Church Church Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0AH
Received 16 Sept 2024St Catherines Presbytery Stanifield Lane Farington Leyland Lancashire PR25 4QG
Received 17 Sept 20243 Hurst Park Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9BD
Received 18 Sept 2024Springfield Farm Knoll Lane Little Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4TB
Received 18 Sept 2024Springfield Farm Knoll Lane Little Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4TB
Received 18 Sept 2024Land Adjacent 22 Cowling Lane Leyland Lancashire
Received 18 Sept 2024Peel View Garage Drumacre Lane East Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4SD
Received 18 Sept 20249 Southlands Drive Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7SJ
Received 19 Sept 2024Sumpter Horse 235 Leyland Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9SY
Received 19 Sept 2024The Old School House Church Brow Walton-le-dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4BH
Received 19 Sept 2024The Old School House Church Brow Walton-le-dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4BH
Received 19 Sept 202428 Stricklands Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9XU
Received 19 Sept 2024Former Vernon Carus Ltd Land At Penwortham Mills Factory Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9SN
Received 20 Sept 202499 Fernleigh Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7AW
Received 20 Sept 2024137 Cop Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9AE
Received 23 Sept 20248 Barn Hey Drive Leyland Lancashire PR26 6QX
Received 24 Sept 2024Rear Of 27 Chapel Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5WA
Received 24 Sept 2024Academy At Worden Westfield Drive Leyland Lancashire PR25 1QX
Received 25 Sept 202411 Midge Hall Lane Midge Hall Leyland Lancashire PR26 6TN
Received 25 Sept 2024St Patricks School Higher Walton Road Higher Walton Preston Lancashire PR5 4HD
Received 25 Sept 2024Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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