High Head Barn Moss Lane Chipping PR3 2TR Data via plota.co.uk
Registered
3/2026/0310 - Applications for full consent
Description
Proposed Change of use of existing buildings from cheese manufacture to a welding and fabrication workshop (Use Class B2) and change of use of land and erection of a storage building for use in association with an agricultural contracting business (Use Class B8) Data via plota.co.uk
Ribble Valley
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#232 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use
Ribble Valley is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #218 out of 292. 46% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 40% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).
Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Ribble Valley decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #236 of 292
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #189 of 292
54%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #218 of 292
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #197 of 292
62%
Minor dwellings approved
63 decided (1-9 homes)
50%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
62%
Change of use approved
50 decided
533
Total decisions
91 refused in 2025