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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.
England · Local authority
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 · 10,921 approved or refused records
583Refused applications
10,338 approved · 583 refused · 401 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown07/2026/00685/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning approval 07/2021/00711/FUL to allow for an amended design and siting of Plot 4 only.
60 Hall Lane Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5ZD
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00686/CLD
Use of premises for the sale of predominantly cold food and drink, for consumption on and off the premises (Use Class E(a) and (b)).
Unit 27 Dollywaggon Way Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6EW
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00687/DIS
Discharge of Conditions No 3 (Finished Floor Levels); 6 (Construction Management Plan) and 7 (Piling Mitigation Measures) 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 23 Sept 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00688/DIS
Discharge of conditions 17, 18A and 27 pursuant to 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 23 Sept 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00690/HOH
Erection of single storey side and single storey rear extension
15 Bannister Close Higher Walton Preston Lancashire PR5 4DD
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00691/HOH
Part ground floor / part first floor side extension to the existing garage
17 Greencroft Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9LA
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00692/FUL
Retrospective application for the installation of a new shopfront and roller shutters
3 Towngate Leyland Lancashire PR25 2EN
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00693/FUL
Construction of an agricultural building to house livestock and for the storage of feed and hay, together with agricultural machinery and equipment associated with management of the agricultural land.
Land To North Of 56 Newgate Lane Whitestake Lancashire
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00694/ADE
Erection of an agricultural storage building and renewal of concrete yard (Schedule 2 Part 6 Class A)
Greenhurst Farm Alum Scar Lane Samlesbury Blackburn Lancashire BB2 7QA
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00696/HOH
Proposed single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory, two storey side extension with single storey element to front and first floor rear infill extension to Bedroom 2
48 Bannister Hall Crescent Higher Walton Preston Lancashire PR5 4EQ
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00697/HOH
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing and relocation of gate posts.
57 Highgate Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0DU
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00698/VAR
Variation of condition 50 of planning approval 07/2026/00033/VAR (relating to the Local Centre Phase) to provide an additional 12 month extension to the timeframe of which a reserved matters application must be submitted
Test Track Aston Way Moss Side Industrial Estate Leyland Lancashire PR26 7TZ
Received 26 Sept 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00699/FUL
Roofing over existing muck midden
Mill Brow Farm Liverpool Road Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 4AS
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00700/FUL
Erection of a two-storey ambulance station hub, ambulance wash bay and garage, vehicle parking, landscaping, temporary car park during construction and other associated works.
6 Sherdley Road Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5JF
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00701/DIS
Discharge of conditions 5,7,21,27,32 and 33 pursuant to permission 07/2025/00513/FUL - clearance of existing structures, erection of 3 blocks for employment use and associated works (to include parking, landscaping and boundary works).
The Old Mill School Lane Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6SY
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00702/TPO
T1 Beech tree. Remove.
10 Abbotsway Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0BD
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00704/DIS
Discharge of condition 6 pursuant to permission 07/2026/00286/FUL - proposed 3No outdoor padel courts and associated canopy structure
94 Liverpool Old Road Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4QA
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00707/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 (Phasing plan) of planning permission 07/2021/00886/ORM
Pickerings Farm Site Flag Lane Penwortham Lancashire PR1 9TP
Received 30 Sept 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00708/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 (Phasing plan) of planning permission 07/2021/00887/ORM
Pickerings Farm Site Flag Lane Penwortham Lancashire PR1 9TP
Received 30 Sept 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00711/FUL
Retrospective application for the retention of two self-contained one-bedroom flats located on the first floor of the building. Both flats have already been constructed, with building works completed on 23 May 2026.
348 Leyland Lane Leyland Lancashire PR25 1TB
Received 30 Sept 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00712/HOH
Two-storey side extension and single storey rear extension
65 Wateringpool Lane Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5AN
Received 1 Oct 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00713/FUL
Installation of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) System with associated anciliary works and signage
Tesco Express 92 Leyland Lane Leyland Preston Lancashire PR25 1XD
Received 1 Oct 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00714/ADV
Advertisement Consent for signage for Automatic Number Plant Recognition (ANPR) System
Tesco Express 92 Leyland Lane Leyland Preston Lancashire PR25 1XD
Received 1 Oct 2026 - Unknown07/2026/00716/ADE
Application to determine if prior approval is required for an agricultural storage building (Schedule 2 Part 6 Class A)
Land To The Rear Of 60 Chain House Lane Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4LD
Received 2 Oct 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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