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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.
9,986 approved · 562 refused · 395 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
310 Dunkirk Lane Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7SN
Received 11 Aug 2025Police Headquarters Saunders Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5SA
Received 12 Aug 2025The Old School House Church Brow Walton-le-dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4BH
Received 12 Aug 20251 Victoria Park Avenue Leyland Lancashire PR25 1UG
Received 12 Aug 2025New Longton All Saints C Of E School Hugh Barn Lane New Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4XA
Received 12 Aug 2025Pear Tree Barn Hall Carr Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5JN
Received 12 Aug 2025Land Adjacent To Mayfield 24 Hall Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5ZD
Received 13 Aug 2025Land Adjacent To Mayfield 24 Hall Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5ZD
Received 13 Aug 2025Corner Of 9 Green Gate Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5FH
Received 14 Aug 2025Corner Of 1 Cross Field Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5EH
Received 14 Aug 202519 Parkgate Drive Leyland Lancashire PR25 1BU
Received 14 Aug 2025Trax Motor Sport Wallend Road Preston PR2 2HW
Received 13 Aug 2025Chapel House Farm Gill Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4SR
Received 14 Aug 202516 Yewlands Drive Leyland Lancashire PR25 2TN
Received 15 Aug 2025Land At Back Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5JA
Received 15 Aug 20256 Parklands Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0QL
Received 17 Aug 2025Land Off Shaw Brook Road and Altcar Lane Leyland Lancashire
Received 18 Aug 2025Chapel House Farm Gill Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4SR
Received 18 Aug 2025Grass Verge Opposite Winston Drumacre Lane East Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4SD
Received 15 Aug 2025Grass Verge Opposite Hillsborough Nurseries Drumacre Lane East Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4SD
Received 15 Aug 2025Grass Verge Opposite Barcroft Six Acre Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4SE
Received 18 Aug 2025Grass Verge Opposite Gill View Gill Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4SR
Received 18 Aug 20251 Paradise Lane Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7ST
Received 18 Aug 2025Former Vernon Carus Ltd Land At Penwortham Mills Factory Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9SN
Received 18 Aug 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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