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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 planning applications
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of South Ribble Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official South Ribble website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates12,970Searchable applications
13Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 10,883 approved or refused records
582Refused applications
10,301 approved · 582 refused · 400 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown07/2026/00576/HOH
Single storey side and rear extension
9 Cypress Grove Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5BB
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00577/DIS
Discharge of conditions 8 and 22 pursuant to permission 07/2024/00637/FUL - Full planning application for residential development comprising 45 no. affordable dwellings incorporating a SUDS pond accessed via Farington Mews to the north (Amended Description)
Land To The South Of Bannister Lane, Farington Moss, Lancashire
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00578/DIS
Discharge of Conditions Nos 5 (Site Investigation), 6 (Affordable Housing), 7 (Landscaping Details), 10 (Highways Works) and 12 (Street Management and Maintenance) of planning permission 07/2023/00644/VAR (Variation of Condition 5 of Planning Approval 07/2022/00748/FUL)
Land Off Quin Street and John Street, Leyland, PR25 2SY
Received 1 Aug 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00579/TPO
The neighbour at 78 Fox Lane asked to have the branches extending over his side of the boundary fence trimmed.
80 Fox Lane Leyland Lancashire PR25 1HB
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00580/HOH
Front, side and rear single storey linked extension. Proposed addition of a bay window to the front elevation.
34 Manor Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0XH
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00581/HPD
Prior Approval for a larger home extension. Proposed length - 5.9m, height - 3m and height to eaves - 2.7m (AMENDED DESCRIPTION)
115 Bannister Drive Leyland Lancashire PR25 2QD
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00583/NEI
Application for technical details consent for the erection of one detached self build dwelling pursuant to permission in principle 25/00977/PIP
Land At South Side Of Pumphouse Lane Pump House Lane Ulnes Walton
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00584/HPD
Application for prior approval for single storey rear extension. Proposed length - 4.5m, height - 3.28m and height to eaves - 2.1m.
19 Padway Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9EL
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Decided07/2026/00585/PIP
Permission in Principle (PIP) for 1no. detached dormer bungalow style dwelling.
25 Sheep Hill Lane New Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4ZN
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00586/FUL
Change of use of land to equestrian use and erection of a three-stall stables, a menage and associated equestrian infrastructure for non-commercial use (Amended Description
Ash Tree Cottage 6 Potter Lane Higher Walton Preston Lancashire PR5 4EN
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00587/FUL
Change of use of rear first-floor staff/storage accommodation associated with the hot food takeaway to reinstate a self-contained residential flat, with no external alterations.
3B Preston Road Leyland Lancashire PR25 4NT
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00582/CLD
Certificate of lawful development for proposed single storey rear extension
4 Southfield Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4HB
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00588/FUL
Splitting of existing domestic dwelling to create additional dwelling unit. Formation of additonal off street parking and widening of drop kerbs.
18 Poplar Drive Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9AA
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00590/HOH
Raise roof ridge, rear dormer extension, single storey rear extension with flat roof. Single storey front porch with pitched roof. Driveway enlarged and drop kerb extended.
27 Ratten Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5TE
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00591/OUT
Outline application for extension to accommodate a new spiral freezer and installation of an external hot water storage tank (matters of appearance, layout and scale applied for only)
20 Marathon Place Moss Side Industrial Estate Leyland Lancashire PR26 7QN
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00592/HOH
Single storey rear extension and two storey side extension, with conversion of existing garage to store area
17 Sandringham Avenue Leyland Lancashire PR25 4YH
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00593/FUL
Erection of one self/custom build detached dwelling
Land To The East Of Brookfield 66 Chain House Lane Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4LD
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00594/FUL
Retrospective erection of two extensions to existing building, together with proposed installation of 3.no additional chimney stacks
Heatherfield Works Church Lane Farington Moss Leyland Lancashire PR26 6RD
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Decided07/2026/00595/PIP
Application for Stage 1 Permission in Principle for the erection of up to 6no. dwellinghouses.
Land Adj To 148 Higher Walton Road Higher Walton Preston Lancashire PR5 4HR
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00596/TPO
Sycamore tree , pruning round the branches and removal of up to 3 meters from the top .The tree will remain in a very healthy order and preservation
155 Fox Lane Leyland Lancashire PR25 1HE
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00597/FUL
Roof alterations to include re roofing, roof lift with two gable ends and partial demolition of existing lean to (retrospective) and external alterations to storage annexe building
2 Liverpool Old Road Walmer Bridge Preston Lancashire PR4 5GA
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00598/DEM
Demolition of existing warehouse building, water tank silo and outbuildings
Unit 6 Sherdley Road Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5JF
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00599/DIS
Discharge of conditions 5 (materials), 7 (glazed link extension), 8 (windows & doors), 9 (rooflights, eaves, ridge & rainwater goods), 11 (boundary treatments), 12 (landscaping) and 15 (foul & surface water) of planning approval 07/2008/0200/FUL
Higher Wham Farm Long Moss Lane Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4XQ
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00600/CLD
Certificate of Lawfulness for Rear Dormer
15 Mardale Crescent Leyland Lancashire PR25 3BT
Received 13 Aug 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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