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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 dates12,762Searchable applications
13Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 10,497 approved or refused records
558Refused applications
9,939 approved · 558 refused · 393 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 May 2011 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown07/2025/00508/CLU
Certificate of lawfulness for use of land and buildings for B8 use (storage and distribution) together with siting of a residential caravan
West View Townley Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0NU
Received 10 Jul 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00509/FUL
Proposal to replace existing fencing with 2.4m high mesh security fencing.
St Mary Magdalen Roman Catholic School Buller Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9QQ
Received 10 Jul 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00510/HOH
Single storey rear extension
40 Dalehead Road Leyland Lancashire PR25 3AJ
Received 10 Jul 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00511/TPO
To fell one ash tree - diseased To fell two fir trees - low amenity value
15 Pear Tree Croft Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5AT
Received 10 Jul 2025 - Decided07/2025/00512/NMA
Non material amendment to change brick type approved by 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 and infrastructure works (Phase 1b); and Outline planning permission, with all matters reserved except for access, for a phased residential development comprising the erection of up to 181 dwellings (Phases 2 & 3). 07/2025/00184/VAR
Land At Penwortham Mills, Former Vernon Carus Ltd Land At Penwortham Mills Factory Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9SN
Received 10 Jul 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00513/FUL
Clearance of existing structures, erection of 3 blocks for employment use and associated works (to include parking, landscaping and boundary works).
The Old Mill School Lane Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6SY
Received 10 Jul 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00514/HOH
Proposed 1.8m concrete post and fence panels to perimeter of garden
10 Pear Tree Close Walton Le Dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4RH
Received 11 Jul 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00515/DIS
Discharge of conditions 1 pursuant to permission 07/2022/00021/FUL for siting of containerised battery energy storage units including electrical ancillary equipment on vacant land off Howick Cross Lane, formation of a new site vehicle entrance off Howick Cross Lane and the installation of 2.5m high galvanised palisade fencing and gates.
Land At Howick Cross Lane Penwortham Lancashire
Received 11 Jul 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00516/HOH
Single storey rear extension with alterations to existing single storey rear extension.
Beech House 133 Liverpool Road Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5SN
Received 11 Jul 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00517/NOT
install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus
Workshop 5 Little Close Penwortham Preston Lancashire Preston PR1 9YL
Received 11 Jul 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00518/NOT
Installation of new 10m higher Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus.
Opposite 1 Burnside Way Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9JT
Received 11 Jul 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00519/NOT
Install new Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus - 1 new 10m Light wooden pole.
Side Of 1 Stone Croft Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9EX
Received 11 Jul 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00520/HOH
First-floor extension to side/rear
15 Kensington Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0BA
Received 11 Jul 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00521/HOH
Single storey rear extension (AMENDED DESCRIPTION)
54 Fossdale Moss Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7AT
Received 12 Jul 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00522/DIS
Discharge of conditions 9 (management of streets) and 21 (management and maintenance of suds) of planning approval 07/2023/00605/FUL
Land At Butlers Farm Court Leyland Lancashire
Received 14 Jul 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00523/NOT
Install new Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus - 10m Light Min Pole
Opposite 3 Barn Croft Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0SX
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00524/NOT
Install new Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus.
Corner Of 36 Rawstorne Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0RE
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00525/NOT
WP01 - NP:01-PR-KIN-AG7 - electronic communications apparatus - Install 1 x 10 meter light wooden pole
24 Studholme Crescent Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9NE
Received 14 Jul 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00526/NOT
Prior Notification of Electronic Communications Apparatus for Fixed Line Broadband Services - installation of 1no. 9m Light wooden pole.
8 Charnock Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9NT
Received 14 Jul 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00527/NOT
Prior Notification of Electronic Communications Apparatus for Fixed Line Broadband Services - installation of 1no. 10m Light wooden pole.
2 Studholme Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9PA
Received 14 Jul 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00528/FUL
ERECTION OF SLURRY TOWER
Park Farm Park Lane Mellor Brook Blackburn Lancashire BB2 7PY
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00529/HOH
Erection of detached double garage to side
Hilton Cottage Jane Lane Midge Hall Leyland Lancashire PR26 6TQ
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00530/HOH
Porch to Front Elevation
7 Cinnamon Hill Drive South Walton-le-dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4QL
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Decided07/2025/00531/NMA
Non material amendment to update the phase 1 housing layout to include a sub station on application 07/2024/00368/VAR as approved by 07/2020/01034/ORM.
Former Vernon Carus Ltd Land At Penwortham Mills Factory Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9SN
Received 15 Jul 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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