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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 dates12,790Searchable applications
13Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 10,533 approved or refused records
561Refused applications
9,972 approved · 561 refused · 395 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown07/2025/00588/DIS
Discharge of condition 2 (materials) of planning permission 07/2025/00168/HOH
77 Howick Park Drive Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0LX
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00589/ADV
Retrospective advertisement consent for replacement signage with lighting along the front elevation (AMENDED DESCRIPTION)
67B Liverpool Old Road Walmer Bridge Preston Lancashire PR4 5QE
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Decided07/2025/00590/NMA
Non material amendment to planning permission 07/2025/00093/HOH (removal of pitched glass roof over to rear and replacement with flat roof to include lantern light and parapet wall)
43 Hall Carr Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5JJ
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00591/APD
APPLICATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER PRIOR APPROVAL IS REQUIRED IN RESPECT OF THE CHANGE OF USE OF AN AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGAND ITS CURTILAGE TO A GENERAL STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION USE UNDER CLASS R
Land Adjoining 1-8 Parker Lane Whitestake Lancashire
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00592/TPO
T1-Eucalyptus- 2-3metre height reduction, 1.5-2 metre reduction on laterals.
4 Rawstorne Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9XB
Received 1 Aug 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00593/CLD
Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Loft Conversion with Rear Dormer
9 Fern Close Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5BU
Received 1 Aug 2025 - Decided07/2025/00594/NMA
Non material amendments to amend wording of conditions 2, 5 and 6 of permission 07/2024/00575/FU for erection of a replacement secondary school with associated playing fields, landscaping, drainage, access and parking and subsequent demolition of existing buildings on site.
Penwortham Girls High School Cop Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0SR
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00595/TDC
Stage 2 Technical Details Consent for the erection of 1no. detached dwelling following Stage 1 Permission in principle application 07/2025/00111/PIP
Oakleigh Gill Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4SR
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00596/VAR
Variation of condition 2 of planning approval 07/2024/00619/VAR to permit changes to the approved plans (changes to the design of Plot 3)
Avondale Dob Lane Walmer Bridge Preston Lancashire PR4 4SU
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00597/FUL
Erection of an agricultral machine store in place of former polytunnel site
Kirklands 48 Chain House Lane Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4LD
Received 5 Aug 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00598/CLD
Single storey rear extension.
12 Windsor Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9AY
Received 5 Aug 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00599/TPO
1 x Pine tree in 23 PearTree Croft - Fell due to reported partial lifting of rootplate toward property and lean (27 Croft Bank)
23 Pear Tree Croft Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5AT
Received 6 Aug 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00600/DIS
Discharge of condition 6 (Parking Area) of planning permission 07/2025/00336/REM
Land In Between 18 and 20 Claytongate Drive Penwortham Lancashire
Received 6 Aug 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00601/DIS
Discharge of conditions 3 (CEMP) and 7 (drainage) for planning permission 07/2025/00104/REM (07/2024/00098/OUT).
359 Brindle Road Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6AP
Received 6 Aug 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00602/TPO
T1 Ash Tree Suffering with Ash Die Back (35% of Crown appears to be Affected)Removal
TPO 2003 No 1 Adjacent Treetops Cocker Lane Moss Side Leyland Lancashire
Received 6 Aug 2025 - Decided07/2025/00603/PIP
Permission in principle for up to one single storey dwelling
6 Knot Lane Walton-le-dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4BQ
Received 7 Aug 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00604/TPO
Row of beech trees from Liverpool Road growing aongside boundary of 235 Liverpool Road. Crown reduce 10% crown raise up to 4 meters. Single sycamore toward garage, croen raise up to 4 meters and prune back over garage to suitable junctions/stem. All works in accordance with BS3998 2010
235 Liverpool Road Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5FE
Received 7 Aug 2025 - Decided07/2025/00605/NMA
Non material amendment to permission 07/2024/00619/VAR for addition windows to side gables and 1no. rooflight window to front roof pitch and 2no. rooflight windows to rear roof pitch (all in relation to Plot 2 only)
Avondale Dob Lane Walmer Bridge Preston Lancashire PR4 4SU
Received 7 Aug 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00606/HOH
Existing garage conversion to annex, single storey side extension for domestic storage and alterations to front drive to provide additional parking
4 Chapel Meadow Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5NR
Received 7 Aug 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00607/FUL
Single-storey extension to rear of kitchen situated at The Mill Cafe, St Catherine's Hospice following removal of storage container and shed.
The Mill St Catherines Park Lostock Lane Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5XU
Received 8 Aug 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00608/HOH
Single storey side/rear extension together with garage conversion to habitable use
7 Simmons Avenue Walton-le-dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4LX
Received 9 Aug 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00609/CLU
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness to confirm the demolition of a building shows a material start and that devleopment has begun pursuant to planning permission reference 07/2022/00797/FUL.
Balls Farm Brook Lane Little Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 5JB
Received 9 Aug 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00610/DIS
Discharge of conditions 10 (Construction Management Plan), 12 (Dust Management Plan) and 19 (EV charging) of planning permission 07/2023/00498/VAR
The Shampan Indian Restaurant 97 Pope Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9DB
Received 9 Aug 2025 - Unknown07/2025/00611/HOH
Two Storey Side Extension.
12 Allerton Road Walton-le-dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4QB
Received 11 Aug 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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