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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.
9,872 approved · 557 refused · 393 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
Maruth 42 Todd Lane South Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5XE
Received 27 May 2025STREET RECORD Bannister Lane Farington Moss Lancashire
Received 27 May 2025Land South Of Pine Avenue Little Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 5LB
Received 28 May 2025Globe Mill 17 - 21 Midge Hall Lane Midge Hall Leyland Lancashire PR26 6TN
Received 28 May 2025Whitestake Garage Long Moss Lane Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4JT
Received 29 May 202513 Moss Lane Farington Moss Leyland Lancashire PR26 6PU
Received 29 May 2025Unit 2A - 3 South Ribble Industrial Estate Winery Lane Walton-le-dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4BG
Received 29 May 2025Oakdene Preston New Road Mellor Brook Blackburn Lancashire BB2 7PU
Received 29 May 202550 Ridge Way Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9XW
Received 29 May 202599 Liverpool Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0QB
Received 29 May 2025Opposite 261/263 Liverpool Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0NA
Received 29 May 2025Corner Of Liverpool and Howick Moor Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0NP
Received 29 May 2025Corner Of 1 West End Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0JD
Received 29 May 202512 Crookings Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0HU
Received 29 May 2025Opposite 44 Queensway Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0DT
Received 29 May 2025Corner Of 12 Marl Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0XD
Received 29 May 2025Corner Of 18 Oak Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0XQ
Received 29 May 2025Opposite 26 Oak Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0XQ
Received 29 May 2025Front Compound Lancaster House Centurion Way Farington Lancashire
Received 29 May 2025Land Adjacent 140 Ratten Lane Hutton Lancashire
Received 30 May 2025Land Adjacent 150 Ratten Lane Hutton Lancashire
Received 30 May 2025Land West Of Knowles Barn Ratten Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5TH
Received 30 May 2025Hill View Poultry Farm Knoll Lane Little Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4TB
Received 31 May 202511 Cedar Way Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0PE
Received 1 Jun 2025Records 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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