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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 dates12,931Searchable applications
13Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 10,769 approved or refused records
577Refused applications
10,192 approved · 577 refused · 397 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown07/2026/00181/CLD
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension
49 Grasmere Avenue Farington Leyland Lancashire PR25 3UE
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided07/2026/00182/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to Technical Details Consent 07/2024/00115/TDC to remove two ground floor side elevation windows (east), insert second floor obscurely glazed side elevation window (west), and alterations to roof lights
Land Adjacent 120 Marsh Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5YL
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00183/FUL
Self/custom build dwelling
34 Liverpool Old Road Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4RB
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00184/DIS
Discharge of conditions 2 (materials), 3 (levels), 4 (highway works), 6 (construction management plan), 12 (drainage), 13 (landscaping), 15 (tree protection), 19 (BNG) and 20 (BNG) of planning permission 07/2025/00500/FUL
10 Intack Lane Mellor Brook Blackburn Lancashire BB2 7PT
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided07/2026/00185/NMA
Non-material amendment to conditions 3, 7 and 18 of planning permission 07/2024/00575/FUL - 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 6 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00186/FUL
Erection of electric substation to serve approved residential development
Land Off Shaw Brook Road and Altcar Lane Leyland Lancashire
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00187/DIS
Discharge of conditions 25 (dwelling emission rate) and 26 (SAP assessment) of planning permission 07/2016/0591/OUT
Land Off Shaw Brook Road and Altcar Lane Leyland Lancashire
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00188/HOH
Proposed first-floor side extension including the raising of ridge height and single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory
42 Moorside Drive Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0XF
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided07/2026/00189/NMA
Non material amendment to permission 07/2025/00762/VAR to allow for a minor internal road alignment adjustment adjacent to Plot 453
Land Off Shaw Brook Road and Altcar Lane Leyland Lancashire
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00190/FUL
Erection of (retrospective) and conversion of an outbuilding for commercial use (dog grooming business)
25 Ringlet Road Leyland Preston Lancashire PR25 1EJ
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00191/FUL
Erection of a two storey plus basement level family eco-home with associated landscaping and sub-level car parking and proposed new access (self-build)
The Oaks Potters Lane Samlesbury Preston Lancashire PR5 0UE
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00192/HOH
Erection of single storey rear extension
45 Highgate Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0DU
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00193/FUL
Change of use to live/work unit (mixed office and residential unit ancillary to the business at the same site).
North Star House Eden Street Leyland Lancashire PR25 2FR
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00194/NOT
2 x 9m pole
Lindle Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 4AQ
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00195/NOT
Telecoms Notification for one 9m pole
Liverpool Road Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5HA
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00196/HOH
Proposed single storey rear extension (Amended Desciption)
16 Shaftesbury Avenue New Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4YA
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00197/CLD
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed use of a residential dwellinghouse (c3(a) use) to children's care home for 2 children admitted to the home from age 8 to 17 years (c2 use) with 24 hour care provided by 2 main staff (with a potential for 3 members if required) daily, this does not include the manager who will visit the home.
16 Westfield Drive Hoghton Preston Lancashire PR5 0AT
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00198/NOT
Notification of proposed change of use under Class R permitted development.
Rear Of Hilton Farm 2 Jane Lane Midge Hall Leyland Preston Lancashire PR26 6TQ
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00199/HOH
Proposed single storey front extension and proposed single storey side extension
2 Brookdale New Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4XL
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00201/ADV
V stack and flag signs
Land West Of Branch Road, Myerscough Smithy Lane Balderstone Lancashire
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00202/CLD
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed use for a single storey side extension
4 Fairway Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0EJ
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00203/HAZ
Application to amend its hazardous substance consent for the manufacture, storage and supply of hazardous substances (Detergents/Disinfectants) with an increase in quantities from approved application 07/2017/3057/HAZ
Evans Vanodine International Walton Summit Industrial Estate Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 8AH
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00204/FUL
Erection of a 7-bay industrial unit for the maintenance of refuse vehicles (B2 Use Class) with associated office/staff facilities together with the formation of a service yard, vehicle wash bay, parking and associated works
Moss Side Industrial Estate Bison Place Moss Side Industrial Estate Leyland Lancashire PR26 7QR
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00205/DIS
Discharge of conditions 4 (landscaping), 5 (biodiversity gain plan) and 6 (habitat management and monitoring plan) of planning approval 07/2025/00869/FUL
Puddle Duck Cottage Moss House Lane Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4TD
Received 12 Mar 2026
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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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