Ribble Valley planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Ribble Valley Borough Council, updated daily. Ribble Valley Borough Council received 107 planning applications in the last 90 days. 84% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 71 days.
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Recent applications in Ribble Valley
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Land adjacent to Fernhill Ribchester Road Clayton Le Dale BB1 9EG
Two detached dwellings, Ribchester Road Clayton Le Dale. Permission in principle for new-build detached homes on greenfield land, establishing principle before reserved matters. Groundworks, structural frame and roofing packages follow, with brickwork and M&E to full fit-out.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Land adjacent to 7 Higher Ramsgreave Road Ramsgreave BB1 9DJ
One detached dwelling approved in principle, Ramsgreave. Grants permission-in-principle for a new house on land adjacent to existing residential property at outline stage. Groundworks, structural frame and envelope packages follow, with full-application stage to reserve architectural and landscape…
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
The Manor House Twiston Lancashire BB7 4DD
Listed Building consent converting holiday cottage to residential use, Twiston. Amends an existing permission to create one permanent dwelling from a holiday let at listed building consent stage. Interior reconfiguration, utilities upgrade and compliance work drive the schedule, with minimal…
Fit-outM&EDrainage
Thornbers Slaidburn Road Waddington BB7 3JJ
Listed building consent for a detached garage and outbuilding works, Waddington. Adds a two-car garage, demolishes a cart shed, and exposes a culverted watercourse with a new entrance at Listed Building Consent stage. Masonry, groundworks and drainage packages apply; heritage-sensitive detailing…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
3a Swan Courtyard Castle Street Clitheroe BB7 2DQ
Retail unit converting to a restaurant and bar, Clitheroe. Ground-floor town-centre change of use at full application stage. Catering services, kitchen extraction, bar fit-out and internal partitioning carry the procurement, with M&E and drainage enhancements for food-service loads.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
Chipping Congregational Church Garstang Road Chipping PR3 2QH
Listed building consent for internal works at a Chipping church. Adds a new stair and first floor within the main hall, creates a glazed viewing gallery, and installs secondary glazing to three windows. Heritage-compliant glazing, joinery and structural steelwork drive the scope for specialist…
Structural repairSteelJoinery
Carr Hall Whalley Road Wilpshire BB1 9LJ
Agricultural storage building prior notification, Whalley Road Wilpshire. 30.2m × 13m structure (6.45m ridge, 5.3m eaves) under GDPO Part 6 Class A, at prior approval stage. Steel frame, metal cladding and concrete flooring suit farm-building specialists with minimal site services.
GroundworksStructural frameSteel
Rowan Bank Horton in Craven Horton Lancashire BD23 3JX
Agricultural building extension for cattle housing, Lancashire. Prior notification under GPDO Part 6 Class A for expanded livestock accommodation at determination stage. Structural frame, cladding and drainage packages suit rural contractors; livestock ventilation systems are specialist fit-out.
GroundworksStructural frameSteel
Windy Pike Farm Carters Lane Ellenthorpe Paythorne BB7 4HZ
Steel-framed agricultural building, 27.4m × 12.2m, prior approval determination. Storage or working facility under General Permitted Development; structural steelwork, foundation design and weathertight envelope are the build essentials.
GroundworksSteelRoofing
Thornbers Slaidburn Road Waddington BB7 3JJ
Two-car garage and cart shed demolition at a listed house, Waddington. Erects a detached garage while removing an outbuilding, with watercourse exposure and new entrance works at full application stage. Groundworks, brickwork and roofing packages apply; listed-building compliance and structural…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
8 Hammond Drive Read BB12 7RE
Variation of condition on an approved house extension, Read. Amends drawing references and increases east elevation by 300mm plus one additional ground-floor window on a retrospective extension scheme. The parent works remain live; fenestration and minor brickwork adjustments are the incremental…
Land off the A59 (near Whalley WWTW)
Consultation response on a Lancashire County Council sewerage scheme near Whalley. Ribble Valley observes on LCC's temporary access and construction works for a combined sewer overflow, not deciding the application itself. No direct procurement follows from this response; the substantive scheme is…
Lower Yew Tree Farm Alston Lane Longridge PR3 3BN
Minor amendment to a consented Longridge scheme, reducing door and window openings on north and west elevations. Adjusts approved drawings without changing the substance of the parent permission. The scheme remains live and progressing toward construction, so glazing and joinery suppliers should…
17 Hornby Road Longridge PR3 3RE
Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing two-dwelling subdivision, Longridge. Confirms that a single house divided into two separate dwellings has been lawful for the required period. No works are authorised; the certificate simply validates the present arrangement.
Bowland Forest Farm Settle Road Bolton by Bowland BD23 4SN
Opening hours variation on an approved farm retail scheme, Bolton by Bowland. Extends operating hours to 7am–2am daily on a permission for cafe extension, farm shop and food prep facilities. The parent scheme remains live; kitchen and M&E specification decisions follow as construction approaches.
Planning appeals in Ribble Valley Borough Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Ribble Valley Borough Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Ribble Valley Borough Council, raw rate
26.8%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
29.5%
national rates applied to this caseload
2.7 percentage points below expected. Ribble Valley Borough Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
365 appeals counted, 351 judged either way (94 allowed, 257 dismissed), 14 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 28.4% | 28.8% | 221 | 215 | 61 |
| Householder (HAS) | 27.7% | 35.6% | 85 | 83 | 23 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 15% | 25% | 23 | 20 | 3 |
| Enforcement Notice | 10% | 13.5% | 21 | 20 | 2 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 44.4% | 36.9% | 9 | 9 | 4 |
4 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | Too few judged | 33.3% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tree Preservation Order | Too few judged | 20.6% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Section 106 Agreement | Too few judged | 39.8% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Ribble Valley Borough Council
Ribble Valley Borough Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Ribble Valley Borough Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent17 homes
- Shared ownership28 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Ribble Valley Borough Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder83% (54 decided)
- other96% (54 decided)
- residential63% (24 decided)
- agricultural82% (11 decided)
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