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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 dates12,857Searchable applications
13Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 10,646 approved or refused records
568Refused applications
10,078 approved · 568 refused · 396 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown07/2025/00892/NOT
Prior Notification of Electronic Communications Apparatus for Fixed Line Broadband Services - installation of 1no. 9m Light wooden pole.
5 Green Hey Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4QH
Received 14 Nov 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00893/NOT
Prior Notification of Electronic Communications Apparatus for Fixed Line Broadband Services - installation of 1no. 9m Light wooden pole.
Opposite 19 Green Hey Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4QH
Received 14 Nov 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00894/NOT
Prior Notification of Electronic Communications Apparatus for Fixed Line Broadband Services - installation of 1no. 9m Light wooden pole.
Between 31-33 Green Hey Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4QH
Received 14 Nov 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00895/NOT
Install new Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus - x1 9m wooden pole
144 Liverpool Old Road Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4QB
Received 13 Nov 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00896/NOT
Install new Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus - x1 10m wooden pole
Sunnydale Liverpool Road Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4RJ
Received 13 Nov 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00897/NOT
Install new Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus - 1x 10m wooden pole
Side Of 1 Brooklawns Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4RF
Received 13 Nov 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00898/NOT
Install new Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus - 1x 9m wooden pole
Side Of 134 Liverpool Old Road Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4QB
Received 13 Nov 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00899/NOT
Install new Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus - 1x 9m wooden pole
Opposite 176 Liverpool Old Road Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4QB
Received 13 Nov 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00900/NOT
Install new Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus.
Fern Bank Town Lane Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4GJ
Received 14 Nov 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00901/NOT
Install new Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus - 1x 8m Light Wood Pole
OPP Copper Beech Cage Lane New Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4JP
Received 14 Nov 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00902/NOT
Install new Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus -1x 10m Light Min Hollow Steel Pole
1 Hugh Barn Lane New Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4XA
Received 14 Nov 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00903/NOT
Installation of new Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus - 1x 10m Light Wood Pole
SIDE OF 1 Spinney Close New Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4JF
Received 14 Nov 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00904/NOT
Install new Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus - 1x 10m Light Wood Pole
SIDE OF 10 Spinney Close New Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4JF
Received 14 Nov 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00905/NOT
Install new Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus.
JUNCTION OF WINDSOR AVENUE & BALMORAL ROAD New Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4JJ
Received 14 Nov 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00906/DIS
Discharge of planning condition 5 bat licence in relation to planning approval 07/2025/00243/HOH
Penshurst 156 Pope Lane Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4JR
Received 14 Nov 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00907/TPO
Beech tree to be removed due to poor health of tree and danger to nearby property
12 The Vinery New Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4YB
Received 15 Nov 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00909/TPO
Removal of three trees to frontage of 55 Fox Lane, Leyland within conservation area
55 Fox Lane Leyland Lancashire PR25 1HA
Received 16 Nov 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00910/HOH
Single storey side extension.
118 Liverpool Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0QJ
Received 17 Nov 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00911/LBC
Installation of an EV charger
Fell View Farm Roach Road Samlesbury Preston Lancashire PR5 0RB
Received 18 Nov 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00912/TPO
Fell sycamore to rear of shed in The Shieldings 56 Station Rd tree. Beech tree adjacent, crown reduction to suitable junction s up to 3 metres.
14 The Vinery New Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4YB
Received 19 Nov 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00913/SCE
REQUEST FOR SCREENING OPINION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION 6 OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS 2017 - Residential development of 161 dwellings with associated landscaping, public open space, car parking and access
Land Off Walton Gardens Liverpool Road Hutton Lancashire PR4 5SF
Received 13 Nov 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00914/NOT
Install 1m duct and 170m external cable and 10m internal cable
Farington House Stanifield Lane Farington Leyland Lancashire PR25 4UA
Received 19 Nov 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00915/CLD
Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Construction of single storey rear extension with flat roof
13 Camwood Drive Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5AU
Received 19 Nov 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00916/HOH
Extension of garage approved under planning permission 07/2024/00348/FUL
Summers View 2 Little Farm Way Longton Preston PR4 5DW
Received 19 Nov 2025
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in South Ribble Borough Council
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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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