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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.
9,888 approved · 557 refused · 393 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
131 Todd Lane North Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5UP
Received 2 Jun 2025Hesketh Farm Grange Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5JE
Received 3 Jun 2025Salesnook Barn Cocker Bar Road Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7TA
Received 3 Jun 2025213 Brownedge Road Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 6UT
Received 3 Jun 2025Land South Of Myerscough Smithy Road/West Of Branch Road Mellor Brook Lancashire
Received 3 Jun 2025Land Adj To 222 Liverpool Road Tithebarn Farm Liverpool Road Hutton Preston Lancashire
Received 3 Jun 2025Places For People 18 South Rings Business Park Craven Drive Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6BZ
Received 4 Jun 2025The Hollins Roach Road Samlesbury Preston Lancashire PR5 0RB
Received 4 Jun 2025The Hollins Roach Road Samlesbury Preston Lancashire PR5 0RB
Received 4 Jun 2025Land Off Fieldings Close Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5DG
Received 5 Jun 2025Brook House Rhoden Road Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7SX
Received 6 Jun 202512 Castle Walk Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0BP
Received 6 Jun 2025Land Adjacent Stoney Lane Farm Stoney Lane Lostock Hall Lancashire PR5 5XQ
Received 6 Jun 202530 Marshalls Brow Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9HY
Received 8 Jun 202519 Hazel Close Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0YE
Received 9 Jun 20251 Green Drive Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0RD
Received 9 Jun 202516 Broad Oak Green Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0XP
Received 9 Jun 2025Arndale Liverpool Road Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 5JX
Received 10 Jun 2025Walmsley Fold Farm Cuerdale Lane Samlesbury Preston Lancashire PR5 0XA
Received 9 Jun 20253 Edale Close Leyland Lancashire PR25 3BB
Received 10 Jun 202511A/15 Queensway Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0DS
Received 10 Jun 2025Gortnavern 31 Hill Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9XH
Received 11 Jun 2025Bellapais 285 Brindle Road Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6YP
Received 12 Jun 202553 Twill Road Farington Moss Leyland Lancashire PR26 6AF
Received 12 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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