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3/2026/0429 - Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Approved
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Application progress

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Received
2 Jun 2026
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Validated
12 Jun 2026
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Approved
23 Jul 2026

Approved on 23 Jul 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

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Site constraints 4

Green belt: Merseyside and Greater Manchester
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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

Council
Ribble Valley
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing
Postcode
BB2 7EE
Received
2 Jun 2026
Validated
12 Jun 2026
Decision
APPROVED NO CONDITIONS
Decision date
23 Jul 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, 8 days faster than Ribble Valley's median of 49 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 68% of lawful development certificates here are.

81%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
80decided in the last year

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

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
Clementina Barker Lane Mellor BB2 7EE
Proposed conservatory to side.
37368
2025 Refused
Clementina Barker Lane Mellor BB2 7EE
Proposed conservatory to side.
37368
2024 Approved
Longshaw House Barker Lane Mellor BB2 7EE
Proposed installation of two air source heat pumps.
36200
2024 Approved
Longshaw House Barker Lane Mellor BB2 7EE
Proposed installation of two air source heat pumps.
36200
2023 Withdrawn
Sunnyside Barker Lane Mellor BB2 7EE
Proposed removal of existing detached single storey bungalow and reinstatement of larger…
35445
2023 Withdrawn
Sunnyside Barker Lane Mellor BB2 7EE
Proposed removal of existing detached single storey bungalow and reinstatement of larger…
35445
2021 Approved
Longshaw House Barker Lane Mellor BB2 7EE
Proposed erection of a single-storey, detached outbuilding (gym/games room).
33303
2021 Approved
Holmfield Long Row Mellor BB2 7EF
Single storey extension to rear following removal of existing conservatory. New extension…
33412
2021 Approved
Brushwood Barker Lane Mellor BB2 7EE
Proposed three new dormers to the front elevation, Proposed dormer to rear elevation and…
32719
2021 Refused
Holmfield Long Row Mellor BB2 7EF
Proposed single storey side and rear extension and alterations to existing property.
32898
2020 Refused
2a Long Row Mellor BB2 7EF
Rear two storey extension
32296
2020 Refused
2a Long Row Mellor BB2 7EF
Rear two storey extension
32296
2017 Approved
Middle Warble Hey Bungalow Long Row Mellor BB2 7EF
Creation of new main entrance lobby with bedroom above.
29029
2017 Approved
Middle Warble Hey Bungalow Long Row Mellor BB2 7EF
Creation of new main entrance lobby with bedroom above.
29029
2017 Approved
Hillside Barker Lane Clayton le Dale BB2 7EE
Single storey extension to rear.
28545
2017 Approved
Hillside Barker Lane Clayton le Dale BB2 7EE
Single storey extension to rear.
28545
2017 Withdrawn
Hillside Barker Lane Clayton le Dale BB2 7EE
Application for a lawful development certificate for a proposed single storey rear extens…
28472
2017 Withdrawn
Hillside Barker Lane Clayton le Dale BB2 7EE
Application for a lawful development certificate for a proposed single storey rear extens…
28472
2017 Approved
Brushwood Barker Lane Clayton le Dale BB2 7EE
Amendment to window positions on previously approved extension to rear (under planning pe…
28149
2017 Approved
Brushwood Barker Lane Clayton le Dale BB2 7EE
Amendment to window positions on previously approved extension to rear (under planning pe…
28149
2016 Approved
Kimberley Barker Lane Mellor BB2 7EF
New porch and two dormers to front.
28013
2016 Approved
Middle Warble Hey Farm Long Row Mellor BB2 7EF
Erection of 2 no. single storey extensions to the rear, conversion of existing outbuildin…
26971
2016 Approved
Middle Warble Hey Farm Long Row Mellor BB2 7EF
Erection of 2 no. single storey extensions to the rear, conversion of existing outbuildin…
26971
2016 Refused
Middle Warble Hey Farm Long Row Mellor BB2 7EF
Two single storey extensions to rear.
26954
2016 Refused
Middle Warble Hey Farm Long Row Mellor BB2 7EF
Two single storey extensions to rear.
26954
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