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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.
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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 dates12,935Searchable applications
13Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 10,782 approved or refused records
578Refused applications
10,204 approved · 578 refused · 398 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown07/2026/00232/HOH
Demolition of existing side extension and erection of single storey side extension and alterations to existing single storey rear extension
25 Denford Avenue Leyland Lancashire PR25 3JJ
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00233/DIS
Discharge of conditions 14 (pre-occupation surface water drainage - Lidl Parcel only) of permission 07/2024/00296/VAR for Variation of condition 2 (Lidl phase 1A only) of 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); andOutline 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).
Land At Penwortham Mills Factory Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9SN
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00235/CLD
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed use for the erection of a single storey rear extension folloing demilition of existing conservatory
25 Glenway Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9AJ
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00237/DIS
Discharge of Condition no 11 (Landscaping Scheme) of planning permission 07/2025/00269/FUL (Erection of a drive-thru restaurant (Use Class E / Sui Generis) with associated access, servicing, car parking, hard and soft landscaping, substation, engineering works and other associated works)
Riverside Filling Station Preston New Road Samlesbury Preston Lancashire PR5 0UJ
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00239/HOH
Demolition of existing rear extension and erection of two storey rear extension and part single, part two storey side extension
13 Carleton Drive Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0QT
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00240/TPO
Removal of single branch from T6 Oak
70 Fernleigh Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7AL
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00241/HOH
Single storey side and rear extension, demolition of existing outbuildings and erection of new outbuilding
13 Nelson Avenue Leyland Lancashire PR25 3EE
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00242/FUL
Retrospective conversion of existing stable block to a bed and breakfast facility.
Bakers Farm Brook Lane Little Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 5JB
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00243/TPO
Pruning of oak trees included within South Ribble BC TPO 8 (Chestnut Close Walton-Le-Dale Lancashire) 1990 G1 to the frontage of 2 Chestnut Close
2 Chestnut Close Walton-le-dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4PQ
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00244/TPO
See attached report Fell Sycamores 421 and 405
St Marys Church Of England Church Church Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0AH
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00245/HOH
Single storey side extension. First floor dormer extensions to both side elevations extending across the full width. Render to the front elevation.
1 Springcroft Farington Leyland Lancashire PR25 4QY
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00246/DIS
Discharge of condition 5 pursuant to permission 07/2023/00442/FUL for demolition of stables and the erection of a bungalow
West Field Moss Lane Little Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4TA
Received 28 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00247/CLD
Demolition of exsting conservatory and single storey rear extension and erection of single storey rear extension
27 Shaftesbury Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0EL
Received 28 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00248/FUL
Following demolition of existing dwelling & associated outbuildings, erection of 1no. replacement detached dwelling (self-build/custom build), 1no. detached garage, and associated infrastructure.
Low Barn Pine Avenue Little Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 5LB
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00249/NOT
REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF 15M PHASE 9 POLE WITH 15M PHASE 8 POLE AND WRAPAROUND CABINET, ANCILLARY WORKS
Land Comprising Part Of Farington Road Farington Lancashire
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00250/FUL
Replacement of existing windows
Almhouses 66-70 Fox Lane & 80-86 Fox Lane Leyland Lancashire PR25 1HB
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00252/HOH
Proposed demolition of a conservatory and replacement with a single story extension. (AMENDED DESCRIPTION)
58 Newlands Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0QY
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00253/HOH
Single storey side extension
2 Spring Gardens Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9LY
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00254/CLD
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed change of use from (Use Class C3a) to C2 as a children's care home for a maximum of two children aged between 6 and 16 years old
1 Hambleton Close Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5DQ
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00255/FUL
Erection of 1no. two storey dwelling and a two storey detached outbuilding following demolition of existing equestrian structures, storage areas, removal of hardstanding and sand paddock (resubmission of 07/2019/5659/FUL) (AMENDED DESCRIPTION)
171 Chapel Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5NA
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00256/FUL
Erection of a detached two-storey dwelling
1 Blundell Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0EA
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00257/FUL
Change of use of 3-bed dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to 6-bed HMO (Use Class C4)
23 Robin Hey Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7UJ
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00259/HOH
First floor extension to rear
9 Simmons Avenue Walton-le-dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4LX
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00261/FUL
Change of Use from Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to 4 Bed HMO (Use Class C4)
63 Balshaw Road Leyland Lancashire PR25 2XP
Received 2 Apr 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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