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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 dates12,584Searchable applications
13Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 10,185 approved or refused records
547Refused applications
9,638 approved · 547 refused · 389 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown07/2024/00722/DIS
Discharge of conditions 3 (Surfacing) and 8 (Lighting) of planning approval 07/2022/00948/FUL
94 Liverpool Old Road Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4QA
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00723/TPO
Crown raise to 5 meters, reduce 2 meters from building 1 x Beech tree
Farington Lodge Stanifield Lane Farington Leyland Lancashire PR25 4QR
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00724/HOH
Formation of drop kerb vehicle crossing onto Leyland Road
262 Leyland Lane Leyland Lancashire PR25 1XL
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00725/FUL
Demolition of existing single storey teaching building and erection of new two storey building to accommodate teaching laboratories, car parking area and associated works.
Runshaw College Langdale Road Leyland Lancashire PR25 3AQ
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00726/VAR
Variation of conditions 6 (Landscaping) and 12 (Site Boundary Fence) of planning approval 07/2020/00373/REM as varied by 07/2023/00373/VAR and 07/2024/00253/VAR
Land South Of 89 Langdale Road Langdale Road Leyland Lancashire
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00727/HOH
Single-storey side extension, two-storey rear extension with balcony to the rear, the erection of a double storey front porch, a new roof installation to include ridge extension and first floor side extension, a loft conversion and changes to external materials and appearance.
Brendene Park Lane Mellor Brook Blackburn Lancashire BB2 7PY
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00728/HPD
Application for prior approval for single storey rear extension and undercover patio area. Proposed dimensions: length 8.0m, flat roof height and eaves at 3.2m.
156 Hoghton Lane Hoghton Preston Lancashire PR5 4EH
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00729/HOH
Extension of existing single-storey garage to the front and raising of external wall to form parapet. Construction of new pitched roof over garage. Demolition of annex to rear and construction of one-and-a-half-storey rear extension.
169 Chapel Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5NA
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00730/HOH
Demolition of existing rear porch and existing detached garage. Proposed replacement roof, two storey rear extension, single storey side/rear extension and front porch. Proposed detached outbuilding to accommodate disabled child, for use as a garage and games room with WC.
27 Pope Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9JN
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00731/CLU
Certificate of Lawful Development for an existing use of a garage and yard for vehicle mechanics business and building stock car engines and gearboxes (Amended Site Plan)
72 Chain House Lane Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4LD
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00732/DIS
Discharge of conditions 3 (phasing plan), 8 (ground levels), 15 (highway management and maintenance), 19 (external lighting), 22 (POS and landscaping), 25 (dwelling emission rate), 29 (drainage management and maintenance) and 31 (archaeology) of planning permission 07/2016/0591/OUT
Land Off Shaw Brook Road and Altcar Lane Leyland Lancashire
Received 28 Sept 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00733/FUL
Change of use from restaurant to mixed restaurant /hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) and the installation of an extraction canopy flue.
Cumin Liverpool Road Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5SL
Received 28 Sept 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00735/FUL
Demolition of existing conservatory and extension. Erection of new single storey extension with balcony area above, accessed by new external doors at first floor.
326 Croston Road Farington Moss Leyland Lancashire PR26 6PN
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00736/FUL
Erection of one proposed new two storey dwelling including new access and landscaping on land to North of 56 Newgate Lane.
Land To North Of 56 Newgate Lane Whitestake Preston Lancashire
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00737/DIS
Discharge of conditions 5 (drainage strategy) and 14 (cycle storage) of planning permission 07/2023/00718/REM (as amended by 07/2025/00762/VAR)
Land Off Shaw Brook Road and Altcar Lane Leyland Lancashire
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00738/FUL
Retrospective application for Change of Use of the ground floor from Use Class E to Use Class Sui Generis for a hot food takeaway and associated works (including proposed extraction flue at the rear), and proposed Change of Use of the rear first floor residential flat (Use Class C3) to use as staff room and storage associated with the takeaway (Sui Generis).
3 Preston Road Leyland Lancashire PR25 4NT
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00739/FUL
Erection of private stable block and upgrading of existing field access
120 Marsh Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5YL
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00740/DIS
Discharge of condition 11 (drainage) of planning permission APP/F2360/W/22/3306867 (SRBC ref. 07/2022/00462/PIP)
STREET RECORD Royalty Avenue New Longton Lancashire
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00741/CLD
Certificate of Lawful Development for an existing use to increasing the maximum capacity of existing operational Childrens Care Home for single occupancy at any one time (as per the lawful use granted by virtue of Application Ref 07/2023/00988/CLD) to a Childrens Care Home (Class C2) with maximum capacity of 2no. Children
3 Crawford Avenue Leyland Lancashire PR25 3EN
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00742/CLD
Side dormer extension.
4 Camwood Drive Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5AU
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00743/FUL
FULL PLANNING APPLICATION FOR TWO PROPOSED INDUSTRIAL UNITS
453 Carr Place Walton Summit Industrial Estate Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 8AU
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00744/HOH
Proposed porch to front
Pump House Farm 363 Brindle Road Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6AP
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00745/ADV
One Illuminated Fascia Sign
Unit 4 Cotton Mill Road Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6LF
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Unknown07/2024/00746/FUL
Two storey rear extension to form meeting room and office.
67 Hough Lane Leyland Lancashire PR25 2SA
Received 2 Oct 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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