Land to east of Salesbury View Wilpshire Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed erection of new residential development comprising 80 new homes, including 30% affordable housing, open space and associated infrastructure. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 28 Aug 2026 · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Ribble Valley Planning and Development on 27 Aug 2026.
Refused
Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.
- Officers advised approval because they considered the scheme acceptable in principle and capable of mitigation through conditions and a legal agreement.
- Residents and parish councils raised concerns about landscape harm, steep access, drainage, flooding, ecology, traffic and accessibility.
- The committee refused permission because of visual harm and unsuitable access for people with disabilities and reduced mobility.
Source: Plota analysis of Ribble Valley's committee minutes of 27 Aug 2026.
Site constraints 3
Checked on 17 October 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, 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
- Applications for full consent
- Received
- 1 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 13 Nov 2025
- Decision
- REFUSED
- Decision date
- 28 Aug 2026
- Appeal
- Dismissed · 17 Nov 2025 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6000772 ↗
How this decision compares
Decided in 288 days from validation, 232 days slower than Ribble Valley's median of 56 for full applications. Refused, as 16% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Ribble Valley in the last twelve months, from validation. Ribble Valley decision record →
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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