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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 dates12,635Searchable applications
13Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 10,323 approved or refused records
554Refused applications
9,769 approved · 554 refused · 390 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown07/2025/00159/FUL
Retrospective change of use from former drinking establishment (Sui Generis use class) to C3 (residential). Conversion and extension following demolition of rear extension to create 10 apartments
59 Stanifield Lane Farington Leyland Lancashire PR25 4QA
Received 6 Mar 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00160/VAR
Application to Vary Conditon 2 of Planning Permisison 07/2023/00799/FUL in order to amend the drawings and retain part of the original building.
Much Hoole Methodist Church Moss House Lane Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4TD
Received 6 Mar 2025 - UnknownLCC/07/2025/00007
Reserved matters application for the erection of 74 dwellings together with associated infrastructure including details for conditions 2, 7, 17 & 23 of planning permission
Land East Of Stanifield Lane North Of Stoney Lane and West Of Old School Lane Farington
Received 6 Mar 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00162/HOH
Construction of Detached Residential Outbuilding
Newlands Marsh Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5LA
Received 8 Mar 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00163/DIS
Discharge of conditions 3 (Materials), 12 (Landscaping) and 14 (Drainage) of planning approval 07/2024/00115/TDC
Land Adjacent 120 Marsh Lane Longton Lancashire
Received 8 Mar 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00164/CLD
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension with a flat roof
18 Arkholme Drive Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5DE
Received 8 Mar 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00168/HOH
Single storey rear extension and external alterations (Amended Description)
77 Howick Park Drive Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0LX
Received 11 Mar 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00169/CLD
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed Change from Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse) to C2 (Residential Institution/Care) to accommodate 1no. child, aged under 18 years.
4 Summerfield Leyland Lancashire PR25 3ZG
Received 11 Mar 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00170/HOH
Proposed single storey side and rear extensions following demolition of existing conservatory
1 Woodlands Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9JP
Received 11 Mar 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00171/HOH
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing outrigger
4 Priory Crescent Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0AL
Received 11 Mar 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00172/PIP
Stage 1 Permission in Principle Application for the erection of up to 2no. dwellings
Land South Of Chapel House Gill Lane Longton Lancashire
Received 11 Mar 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00173/PIP
Permission in Principle for the erection of up to 2 no. dwellings
Part Of Curtilage Of Balls Farm Brook Lane Little Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 5JB
Received 12 Mar 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00175/NOT
Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus - 10m wooden pole
INSIDE GROUNDS OS TELEPHONE EXCH Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9XE
Received 12 Mar 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00176/SCE
REQUEST FOR SCREENING OPINION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION 6 OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS 2017
Land At Chapel Lane Longton Lancashire
Received 10 Mar 2025 - Decided07/2025/00177/NMA
Application for a Non-Material Amendment to Planning Approval 07/2024/00095/FUL for alterations to the northern side elevation - insertion of 3no. ground floor windows, remove bay window and relocate chimney breast internally.
188B Longmeanygate Midge Hall Leyland Lancashire PR26 7TB
Received 12 Mar 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00178/VAR
Application for the variation of Condition No.4 (Removal of PD Rights) to reinstate permitted development rights of planning permission 07/2023/00554/VAR
Hannings Farm Haunders Lane Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 5JR
Received 12 Mar 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00180/HOH
Single storey rear extension
20 Houghton Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9HS
Received 13 Mar 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00181/HOH
Single storey side extension and garage conversion.
8 Acorn Close Leyland Lancashire PR25 3AF
Received 13 Mar 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00182/DIS
Discharge of conditions 4 (BREEAM) and 5 (BREEAM) of planning permission 07/2023/00663/FUL
Atlantic Industries Unit 6B Bannister Hall Works Bannister Hall Lane Higher Walton Preston Lancashire PR5 4DB
Received 13 Mar 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00183/TPO
I want to cut the tree down as it is damaging my driveway and car on my drive and I am worried it is going to damage my foundations.Branches fall off in strong winds and all my driveway is moving because of the roots.
Oaklands Church Lane Farington Moss Leyland Lancashire PR26 6RD
Received 13 Mar 2025 - UnknownLCC/07/2025/00008
Reconfiguration of the existing Croston Road junction on the A582
Croston Road Junction On The A582 Farington Moss Leyland Lancashire PR26 6PN
Received 13 Mar 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00184/VAR
Variation of condition 2 to allow redesign of section within Phase 1b of planning permission 07/2024/00368/VAR - Variation of conditions to allow phasing only of phases 1a,1b, 2 and 3 (no technical or physical changes) as approved by permission 07/2020/01034/ORM for full planning permission for a phased development comprising: the erection of a retail store (Use Class E) with associated access, car parking, electricity sub-station re-location, landscaping and servicing and delivery areas (Phase 1a); the erection of 120 dwellings (Use Class C3) and associated access off the Cross Borough Link Road, car parking, public open space, landscaping, and associated engineering andinfrastructure works (Phase 1b); andOutline planning permission, with all matters reserved except for access, for a phased residentialdevelopment comprising the erection of up to 181 dwellings (Phases 2 & 3).
Former Vernon Carus Ltd Land At Penwortham Mills Factory Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9SN
Received 13 Mar 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00185/HOH
Part two storey part single storey rear extension.
50 Oaklands Drive Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0XY
Received 14 Mar 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00186/PAP
Agricultural Determination for the conversion of existing agricultural building and erection of single storey rear extension to create 4no. one-bedroom dwellings (Class Q)
Land Adjacent To 26 Newgate Lane Whitestake Lancashire
Received 14 Mar 2025
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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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