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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 dates12,981Searchable applications
13Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 10,910 approved or refused records
583Refused applications
10,327 approved · 583 refused · 401 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- UnknownLCC/07/2026/00033
Pressure relief column and a new permanent access to Hoghton Lane
Beech Corner Daub Hall Lane Hoghton Preston Lancashire PR5 0JS
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00630/FUL
Erection of a rear extension to the existing attached garage and wraparound monopitch roof to front, side and part of rear. Change of use of the extended garage space to create 1no. self-contained single-bedroom accommodation for use as short-term let. Internal alterations to the existing main HMO to convert an existing downstairs toilet into a shower room.
86 Leadale Road Leyland Lancashire PR25 1QR
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00632/NOT
Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus.
Outside Shorrocks Fold Farm Goosefoot Lane Samlesbury Preston Lancashire PR5 0RP
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00633/SPD
Prior approval for the installation of Solar PV system
Morrisons Supermarket Olympian Way Leyland Lancashire PR25 3UR
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00634/NOT
Proposed replacement/upgrade mobile phone mast and cabinets
SW BLACKTHORN DRIVE PENWORTHAN PRESTON PR1 0YJ
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00635/OUT
Outline application (access, layout and scale) for erection of three detached dwellings and associated works following demolition of existing buildings and structures.
Pipe House Farm Six Acre Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 4SE
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00636/HOH
First floor side extension and a front dormer above existing attached garage.
10 Whitefield Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0XJ
Received 29 Aug 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00637/TPO
Fell T11 Oak following limb failure and evidence of dieback in tree crown.
Oak Brook House 363A Brindle Road Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6AP
Received 29 Aug 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00638/TPO
2 holly trees to be removed
4 Mornington Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9XA
Received 30 Aug 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00639/DIS
Discharge of conditions no. 14 (Construction Access) and 16 (Road Specification) of planning permission 07/2025/01014/FUL (Full application for the erection of a two-storey, 66-bedroom care home for older people (Use Class C2), with associated access to Saxon Place and adjacent development plot, parking, open space, landscaping and ancillary buildings.
Land West Of Saxon Place Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9RW
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00640/FUL
Proposed 4x car park lighting columns with led luminaires
155 - 161 Liverpool Road Longton Lancashire
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Decided07/2026/00641/HOH
Retrospective construction of a raised rear patio, retaining walls and access steps.
14A Hall Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5ZD
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00642/DIS
Discharge of condition 26 pursuant to permission 07/2022/00928/FUL - erection of a residential development (34 dwellings - use Class C3) with associated vehicular access, roads and footways, hard and soft landscaping, drainage and other associated works.
Land To The East Of Reynard Close Longton Lancashire
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00643/CLD
Certificate of Lawfulness for a construction of single storey rear extension projecting out 3m from the rear elevation with a flat roof.
43 Radcliffe Drive Farington Moss Leyland Lancashire PR26 6QL
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00645/TPO
T1- sycamore- Removal of single limb from neihbouring property in accordance with BS 3998, if this is outside of BS 3998 guidance, a 2-3 meter recustion to suitable lateral is sought.
7 Stonefield Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5HP
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00646/NOT
NOTIFICATION UNDER THE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS CODE (CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS) REGULATIONS 2003 (AS AMENDED) TO UTILISE PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS TO REPLACE 6NO. ANTENNAS, REPLACE 3NO. EQUIPMENT CABINETS WITH 1NO. EQUIPMENT CABINET, AND ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY WORKS.
20 Chapel Brow Leyland Preston Lancashire PR25 3NE
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00647/HOH
Two storey rear extension and proposed changes to the front elevation to include the garage roof changing to a pitched. Together with new window openings at first floor level.
2 Walnut Close Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0YJ
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00648/HOH
Two storey side extension and first floor rear extension (Amended description)
66 Marina Grove Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5SR
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00649/LBC
Listed Building Consent for re-roofing part of the existing roof
Manor House Station Road Little Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 5LH
Received 5 Sept 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00650/HOH
Demolition of existing rear conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension with balcony above, extension of existing rear dormer with associated Juliette Balcony with external and cosmetic alterations
36 Franklands Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5PD
Received 6 Sept 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00651/HOH
Proposed first-floor side extension over existing single-storey element.
10 The Heritage Leyland Lancashire PR25 3ZJ
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00652/TPO
Oak Tree of TPO order: 1999 N04Tree Number T28 of that order see 'Tree Order and Identification.pdf'Removal of three lowest branches, lateral crown reduction to suitable junctions. All works to adhere to BS:3998 2010
99 Bluebell Way Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6XQ
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Decided07/2026/00653/NMA
Non-material amendment to condition 2 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 9 Sept 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00654/CLD
Application for certificate of lawful development for a proposed single storey rear extension and loft conversion with dormer to rear.
6 Woodlands Avenue Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9JP
Received 9 Sept 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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