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Foldside Back Lane Grindleton BB7 4RW

3/2026/0643Application for tree works in a conservation areaPermitted

Proposal

Proposed crown reduction on T1 (Cherry) and re pollard on T2 (sycamore) due to growth through fibre optic cables. Removal of T3 (Birch) due to unsuitable location owing to size.

Received
26 August 2026
Decided
9 September 2026 · APPROVED NO CONDITIONS
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received26 Aug
  2. Validated26 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided9 Sep

Decided in 14 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Ribble Valley83% of applications approved

This is a planning application at Foldside Back Lane Grindleton BB7 4RW. Ribble Valley has handled 10 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 14 days. This one was decided in 14 days. The site is in the Grindleton conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,396 applications in total for the BB7 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
3/2026/0643
Address
Foldside Back Lane Grindleton BB7 4RW
Postcode
BB7 4RW
Local Authority
Ribble Valley
Application Type
Application for tree works in a conservation area
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided - Final Decision

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
17 August 2026
Date Decided
9 September 2026
Date Validated
26 August 2026
Date Submitted
26 August 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
APPROVED NO CONDITIONS
Case Officer
David Hewitt

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
53.906513, -2.367935
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Ribble Valley

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Grindleton
  • National Landscape (AONB): Forest Of Bowland
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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