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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 dates12,966Searchable applications
13Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 10,863 approved or refused records
582Refused applications
10,281 approved · 582 refused · 400 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 May 2011 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown07/2026/00525/TPO
T1 - OakFell
25 Cromwell Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9AT
Received 11 Jul 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00526/CLU
Change of use of land - incorporation of land into domestic residential curtilage.
174 Longmeanygate Midge Hall Leyland Lancashire PR26 6TD
Received 12 Jul 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00528/NOT
Telecommunications installation replacement mast 19.9m high and other alternations of cabinets
Telecommunications Mast Tomlinson Road Leyland Lancashire
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00529/CLD
Change of use from Use Class C3 (dwelling house) to Use Class C3b (supported living accommodation) for upto 1 resident.
12 Pembury Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9TJ
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00530/DIS
Discharge of condition 34 (remediation works verification (Local centre phase only)) of planning permission 07/2017/3361/ORM
Test Track Aston Way Moss Side Industrial Estate Leyland Lancashire PR26 7TZ
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Decided07/2026/00531/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to planning approval 07/2025/00791/FUL to change the finish on the north-east staircase extension from facing brick to off-white render
155 - 161 Liverpool Road Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5AB
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00532/ADV
Advertisement Consent for two entrance signs. Both signs will have LED downlights
Farrington Cricket Ground Stanifield Lane Lostock Hall Lancashire
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00533/NOT
Prior Notification of Electronic Communications Apparatus for Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus - install 1no. 8m Light pole.
Land To Front Of 141 Liverpool Road Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5SN
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00535/CLD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed single storey rear extension
1 Ratten Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5TE
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00536/DIS
Discharge of conditions 12, 17 and 19 pursuant to permission 07/2021/00711/FUL for demolition of existing dwelling and associated stables and outbuildings and the erection of 4no. dwelling houses (amended description)
60 Hall Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5ZD
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00537/DIS
Discharge of Condition 6 (Construction Management Plan), Condition 7 (Drainage) and Condition 8 (Landscaping) of planning approval 07/2025/00473/FUL
Conkers 97A Chain House Lane Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4LB
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00539/FUL
Change of use of existing dwellinghouse (C3 Use Class) to children's home (C2 Use Class), to provide care for up to 4no. children (3no. within the main dwelling and 1no. semi-independent child within an existing annexe above the existing garage) with 6no. members of staff working on a rota basis
Lancaster Cottage Brindle Road Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6YJ
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00540/CLD
Change of use from agricultural building to single C3 dwellinghouse.
The Barn Cage Lane New Longton Lancashire
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00541/HOH
Following demolition of rear conservatory, existing garage converted to utility room, WC and office and erection of single storey rear extension to link to converted garage.
10 Blake Avenue Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5LY
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00542/DIS
Discharge of Conditions no 6 (SUDs Site Specific operation and maintenance manual) and 24 (Community Use Agreement) of planning permission 07/2024/00831/FUL (Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a two-storey educational building (Use Class F1(a)) containing roof top photovoltaic (PV) panels, erection of a separate canopy structure covered by PV Panels, installation of ground source heat pumps, provision of hard and soft landscaping, car parking, cycle parking and revised pedestrian access.)
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School Far Croft Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5SS
Received 18 Jul 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00543/TPO
Row of 10 lime trees on western border of Hardwick Grange, running North to South. Remove epicormic growth on main stems up to around 6 metres. Leave lower epicormic growth to maintain low level screening. Remove of occasional secondary branch on eastern side to maintain crown shape.
Hardwick Grange Cop Lane Penwortham Lancashire
Received 18 Jul 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00544/TPO
Tree T121 "Willow (Salix sp.)" _ Remove tree to ground level for arboricultural management reasons.Tree T122 "Willow (Salix sp.)" _ Remove tree to ground level for arboricultural management reasons.Tree T123 "Willow (Salix sp.)" _ Remove tree to ground level for arboricultural management reasons.Tree T124 "Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)" _ Remove limbs off stem.Tree T125 "Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)" _ Reduce to monolith.Tree T126 "Ash (Fraxinus sp.)" _ Remove tree to ground level for arboricultural management reasons.Tree T127 "Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)" _ Remove tree to ground level for arboricultural management reasons.Tree T128 "Elm (Ulmus sp.)" _ Remove tree to ground level for arboricultural management reasons.Tree T129 "Elm (Ulmus sp.)" _ Remove tree to ground level for arboricultural management reasons.Tree T130 "Ash (Fraxinus sp.)" _ Remove tree to ground level for arboricultural management reasons.Tree T131 "Ash (Fraxinus sp.)" _ Remove tree to ground level for arboricultural management reasons.
Woodland to the rear of Bowness Drive, Leyland
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00545/TPO
Dead tree, unable to identify due to condition. Dead well before we moved into the property in 2015 and continues to deteriorate significantly.
23 Bank Head Lane Hoghton Walton-le-dale Preston Lancashire PR5 0AA
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00546/DIS
Discharge of Condition 4 (EV Charger Plan), Condition 5 (Landscape Plan), Condition 7 (Birds and Bats Plan) and Condition 8 (Noise Management Statement) of planning approval 07/2026/00049/FUL
152 Croston Road Farington Moss Leyland Lancashire PR26 6PR
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided07/2026/00547/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to planning approval 07/2024/00617/VAR to remove part brick slip and replace with through-colour render and replace angled mansard roof truss with vertically hung tile wall
Oaklands Grange Nursing Home Moss Lane Leyland Lancashire PR25 4SH
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decided07/2026/00548/NMA
Non material amendment to permission 07/2026/00199/HOH to amend window locations and sizes, include additional windows and amend approved materials
2 Brookdale New Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4XL
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00549/HOH
Front porch
48 Withy Grove Crescent Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6WX
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decided07/2026/00550/NMA
Non material amendment to application ref. 07/2017/3361/ORM (updated Tree Planting Schedule and Tree Survey and Constraints Assessment) seeking removal of trees for construction of temporary haul road
Test Track Aston Way Moss Side Industrial Estate Leyland Lancashire PR26 7TZ
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00551/FUL
Proposed demolition of existing kennels outbuilding and erection of new office and workshop building.
Morningside Kennels Drumacre Lane East Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4SD
Received 21 Jul 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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