South Ribble Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
South Ribble Borough Council decided more than 850 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 3% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 43 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on South Ribble Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Figures for South Ribble Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 850 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 3%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 43 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 33 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 6%fewer than one in ten |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 36plan adopted 2015 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on South Ribble Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • Whether the proposal is an acceptable form of development having regard to its flood zone location; • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby residential properties, with particular regard to noise and activity.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including any harm to openness, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and any relevant development plan policies; • The effect of…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.