Former Household Waste Recycling Centre off Whalley Road Langho BB6 8AB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Regularisation of use of land for open air storage of vehicles (within use Class B8), provision of welfare unit and jet wash. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 26 Jun 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Ribble Valley Planning and Development on 25 Jun 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the previously developed site could support employment without unacceptable amenity, highway, visual or flood impacts, subject to conditions.
- Ten objections raised concerns about jet washing, noise, traffic, fumes, drainage, privacy, dust, business impacts and tree removal.
- The committee granted permission subject to conditions limiting coaches, operating hours, washing activities, noise, drainage and flood risk.
Source: Plota analysis of Ribble Valley's committee minutes of 25 Jun 2026.
Site constraints 3
Checked on 24 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
- Council
- Ribble Valley
- Application type
- Applications for full consent
- Postcode
- BB6 8AB
- Received
- 17 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 26 Feb 2026
- Decision
- APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS
- Decision date
- 26 Jun 2026
How this decision compares
Decided in 120 days from validation, 66 days slower than Ribble Valley's median of 54 for commercial premises. Approved, as 65% of commercial premises here are.
Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Ribble Valley in the last twelve months, from validation. Ribble Valley decision record →
Historical activity at this location
13 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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