4a Wiswell Lane Whalley BB7 9AF Data via plota.co.uk

3/2025/0945 - Applications for full consent Approved
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Received
10 Dec 2025
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Approved
13 Mar 2026

Approved on 13 Mar 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Ribble Valley Planning and Development on 12 Mar 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the amended extension would not cause significant harm to neighbours, appearance, highways or ecology.
  • Whalley Parish Council raised issues about the neighbouring chalet, parking, traffic and the related appeal; a councillor raised wider development concerns.
Read how the committee decided The proposed extension, site history, officers’ assessment, public comments, supporting speaker and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Ribble Valley's committee minutes of 12 Mar 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Whalley 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.

Building

Floor area68 m² (732 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (62 out of 100)
PropertySemi-detached bungalow, 3 habitable rooms
Built2012 to 2021
HeatingBoiler and radiators, LPG
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2025, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Ribble Valley
Application type
Applications for full consent
Postcode
BB7 9AF
Validated
10 Dec 2025
Decision
APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS
Decision date
13 Mar 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 93 days from validation, 37 days slower than Ribble Valley's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 84% of full applications here are.

53%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
410decided in the last year

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

Historical activity at this location

29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Proposed single-storey side and rear extension.
38030
2025 Approved
Proposed single-storey side and rear extension.
38030
2024 Refused
Retrospective planning application for the retention of a single dwelling house and assoc…
36903
2024 Refused
Retrospective planning application for the retention of a single dwelling house and assoc…
36903
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
Oakhill School and Nursery Wiswell Lane Whalley BB7 9AF
Proposed erection of replacement three metre high perimeter fence and installation of eig…
34776
2022 Approved
Oakhill School and Nursery Wiswell Lane Whalley BB7 9AF
Proposed erection of replacement three metre high perimeter fence and installation of eig…
34776
2022 Approved
Oakhill College Wiswell Lane Whalley BB7 9AF
T48 (Ash) - Pollard tree and retain stem as a 4m habitat pole to retain habitat features…
34609
2022 Approved
Oakhill College Wiswell Lane Whalley BB7 9AF
T48 (Ash) - Pollard tree and retain stem as a 4m habitat pole to retain habitat features…
34609
2021 Approved
Oakhill College Wiswell Lane Whalley BB7 9AF
T3 (Ash) - Fell to ground level, replant with Oak/Hornbeam/Lime. T8 (Lawson Cypress) - Fe…
33815
2021 Approved
1 The Old Coach House Wiswell Lane Whalley BB7 9AF
Demolition of the existing conservatory and replacement with a single storey extension.
33619
2021 Approved
4B Ashgreen House Wiswell Lane Whalley Clitheroe BB7 9AF
Revisions to the proposed single storey dwelling of the previously approved application (…
33542
2021 Withdrawn
Ashgreen House 4b Wiswell Lane Whalley BB7 9AF
Felling of Ash tree
33458
2021 Approved
Bramley Meade Hall Wiswell Lane Whalley BB7 9AF
Fell one ash tree T24.
33264
2021 Approved
Oakhill College Wiswell Lane Whalley BB7 9AF
Resubmission of application 3/2018/1124 relating to a house type amendment for Plot 8. Ma…
33020
2020 Approved
Oakhill College Wiswell Lane Whalley BB7 9AF
Resubmission of application 3/2018/1124, relating to house type amendment for Plot 7. Ame…
32542
2020 Approved
Oakhill College Wiswell Lane Whalley BB7 9AF
Resubmission of application 3/2018/1124, relating to house type amendment for Plot 7. Ame…
32542
2020 Approved
1 The Old Coach House Wiswell Lane Whalley Clitheroe BB7 9AF
Replace an existing ground floor window with a single door.
32388
2020 Approved
1 The Old Coach House Wiswell Lane Whalley Clitheroe BB7 9AF
Replace an existing ground floor window with a single door.
32388
2020 Withdrawn
4A Wiswell Lane Whalley Clitheroe BB7 9AF
Crown reduction of G1 and G2 Hawthorns
32258
2020 Withdrawn
4A Wiswell Lane Whalley Clitheroe BB7 9AF
Crown reduction of G1 and G2 Hawthorns
32258
2020 Approved
Bramley Meade Wiswell Lane Whalley BB7 9AF
Fell one ash tree in G3; fell 3 ash trees in G4; retrenchment T15 to prune lime tree in d…
31927
2020 Approved
Bramley Meade Wiswell Lane Whalley BB7 9AF
Fell one ash tree in G3; fell 3 ash trees in G4; retrenchment T15 to prune lime tree in d…
31927
2020 Approved
Oakhill School Wiswell Lane Whalley BB7 9AF
Variation of condition no 2 of 3/2018/1124 to allow amendments to the approved design of…
31777
2020 Approved
Oakhill School Wiswell Lane Whalley BB7 9AF
Variation of condition no 2 of 3/2018/1124 to allow amendments to the approved design of…
31777
2017 Approved
Mullions 16 Wiswell Lane Whalley BB7 9AF
Remove Beech (T1 & T4), Sycamore (T2), Ash (T7), Oak (T9). Remove hanging branch and prun…
29009
2018 Withdrawn
Moorgill 4A Wiswell Lane Whalley Clitheroe BB7 9AF
Proposed alterations and extension to existing property and erection of a detached garage…
29258
2018 Withdrawn
Moorgill 4A Wiswell Lane Whalley Clitheroe BB7 9AF
Proposed alterations and extension to existing property and erection of a detached garage…
29258
2016 Approved
Killymoon 1 Bennetts Close off Wiswell Lane Whalley BB7 9AF
Erection of new house and garage following the demolition of the existing buildings.
27130
2016 Approved
Killymoon 1 Bennetts Close off Wiswell Lane Whalley BB7 9AF
Erection of new house and garage following the demolition of the existing buildings.
27130
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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.