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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 dates

12,940Searchable applications

13Recorded as pending

95%Approval rate · 10,793 approved or refused records

578Refused applications

10,215 approved · 578 refused · 398 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

Planning information Planning and Building Control Local plan Planning Policy Pre-application advice Pre application advice Conservation areas Listed buildings and conservation areas Article 4 directions Article 4 Direction – Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO)

Council contacts

Planning enquiriesinfo@southribble.gov.uk Council source
Planning enquiriesplanning@southribble.gov.uk Council source

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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

Unknown07/2026/00286/FUL
Proposed 3No outdoor padel courts and associated canopy structure
Hoole Memorial Village Hall 94 Liverpool Old Road Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4QA
Received 13 Apr 2026
Unknown07/2026/00287/FUL
Retrospective Change of Use from Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to 5 Bed HMO (Use Class C4), together with new pedestrian access to front. (Amended Description)
351 Station Road Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6EE
Received 14 Apr 2026
Decided07/2026/00288/NMA
Non material amendment to application ref. 07/2019/2313/REM (change in external appearance/use of materials to plots 98, 99, 103 and 104
Land At Croston Road Farington Moss Lancashire
Received 14 Apr 2026
Unknown07/2026/00289/NOT
1 x 9m pole
Ryefield Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9EB
Received 15 Apr 2026
Unknown07/2026/00290/PAP
Prior notification under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), Schedule 2 Part 3 Class R for the change of use of agricultural buildings to gym
Orchard Farm Industrial Estate Ratten Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5TH
Received 12 Apr 2026
Unknown07/2026/00291/HPD
Application for prior approval for single storey rear extension. Proposed length 4m, height 3.3m and height to eaves 2.4m.
1 Weavers Road Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6FL
Received 15 Apr 2026
Unknown07/2026/00292/HOH
Raising of ridge height and rotation of roof 90-degrees to create first-floor accommodation with gable roof and single storey rear extension
Brookroyd Gill Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5GN
Received 15 Apr 2026
Unknown07/2026/00294/HOH
Erection of part single, part two storey rear extension, erection of front porch, alterations to roof shape, cosmetic changes to dwelling and conversion of garage/workshop to additional living accommodation
Fairfield Long Moss Lane Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4XN
Received 16 Apr 2026
Unknown07/2026/00296/CLD
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed change of use from Use Class C3a (dwellinghouse) to Use Class C2 (Residential Institution/Care) to be used as a children's care home for a maximum of two children ages between 7-17 years of age
6 Long Close Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7AB
Received 16 Apr 2026
Decided07/2026/00297/NMA
Non material amendment to permission 07/2025/00406/FUL - Full planning application for phased residential development (Three phases - Use Class C3) of 121 dwellings with associated landscaping, access/ egress, car parking, drainage, and other necessary supporting infrastructure
Land South Of Myerscough Smithy Road/West Of Branch Road Mellor Brook Lancashire
Received 16 Apr 2026
Unknown07/2026/00298/CLU
Lawful Development Certificate for use of the site and buildings for storage and distribution (Use Class B8)
Woodlands Farm Cocker Bar Road Moss Side Leyland Lancashire PR26 7TA
Received 17 Apr 2026
Unknown07/2026/00299/HOH
Single storey gazebo to rear
Land Adjacent 128 Chain House Lane Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4LB
Received 18 Apr 2026
Unknown07/2026/00300/HOH
Alteration to existing garage, to form a residential detached annex and associated re-modelling ancillary to the main dwelling
142 Marsh Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5YL
Received 18 Apr 2026
Unknown07/2026/00301/VAR
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) of planning approval 07/2025/00566/TDC to introduce solar panels to front elevation, install external lighting, and remove 2no chimney stacks from the previously approved plans
Field To East Of Marsh Farm Back Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5JA
Received 18 Apr 2026
Unknown07/2026/00302/DIS
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Materials), 7 (Construction Management Plan), 8 (Drainage), 9 (Landscaping), 11 (CEMP) and 12 (External Lighting) of planning approval 07/2025/00566/TDC
Field To East Of Marsh Farm Back Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5JA
Received 18 Apr 2026
Unknown07/2026/00303/HPD
Application for prior approval for single storey rear extension. Proposed length 5.3m - maximum height 3.6m and height to eaves 2.25m.
12 Albany Drive Walton-le-dale Preston Lancashire PR5 4TY
Received 20 Apr 2026
Unknown07/2026/00304/HPD
Application for prior approval for a single storey rear extension. Proposed dimensions: length 5.8m, height 3.9m, height to eaves 2.8m.
8 Blundell Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0EA
Received 20 Apr 2026
Unknown07/2026/00305/TPO
Tree A - Overgrown Holly tree. This has previously been felled and has grown through the dividing hedgerow. This is to be removed.Tree B - Maple tree to be pruned taking up to 1.5 metres from the height, and shaped all roundTree C - Removal of diseased and rotting treeTree D - Removal of holly shrub
4 Mornington Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9XA
Received 21 Apr 2026
Unknown07/2026/00306/CLD
Erection of fence
68 Grange Drive Preston Lancashire PR5 0LP
Received 21 Apr 2026
Unknown07/2026/00307/TDC
Technical details for proposed 3 no: dwelling following Permission In Principle 07/2025/00237/PIP
Land Between 196 and 208 Liverpool Road Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5HB
Received 22 Apr 2026
Unknown07/2026/00308/HOH
Formation of dormer to front elevation
51 Hayfield Avenue Hoghton Preston Lancashire PR5 0AU
Received 22 Apr 2026
Unknown07/2026/00310/CLD
Domestic storage outbuilding
Lodge House Lodge Lane Farington Moss Leyland Lancashire PR26 6RA
Received 22 Apr 2026
Unknown07/2026/00311/HOH
Single storey rear extension and part garage conversion.
31 Whitefield Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0XJ
Received 23 Apr 2026
Unknown07/2026/00312/DIS
Discharge of conditions 10 (Hard and Soft Landscaping Plan) and 12 (Biodiversity Enhancement Plan) of planning approval 07/2025/01012/VAR (original permission 07/2025/00688/FUL)
Glenavon Gill Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4SR
Received 24 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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