Land adj Preston Road Ribchester PR3 3XL Data via plota.co.uk

3/2026/0050 - Application in principle Allowed on appeal
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Application progress

✓
Received
22 Jan 2026
✓
Validated
28 Jan 2026
✗
Refused
27 Feb 2026
✓
Appeal allowed
26 Jun 2026

Refused on 27 Feb 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Ribchester built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Application in principle
Postcode
PR3 3XL
Received
22 Jan 2026
Validated
28 Jan 2026
Decision
REFUSED
Decision date
27 Feb 2026
Appeal
Allowed · 26 Jun 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6006097 ↗

How this decision compares

Decided in 30 days from validation, about the council's usual 30 days. Approved, as 39% of outline applications here are.

89%decided within 8 weeks
39%approved
20decided in the last year

Plota live figures for outline applications decided by Ribble Valley in the last twelve months, from validation. Ribble Valley decision record →

Ribble Valley
Planning Authority Score
3.4/10
Poor
#222 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Ribble Valley is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #212 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Ribble Valley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #241 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #179 of 296
55%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #212 of 296
45%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #194 of 296
64%
Minor dwellings approved
58 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
6 decided (10+ homes)
59%
Change of use approved
51 decided
520
Total decisions
89 refused in the year to March 2026