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Stonehouse Blackburn Road Ribchester Lancashire PR3 3ZP

3/2026/0780Application for tree works in a conservation areaApproved

Approved on 16 October 2026

Council decision: Approved with conditions

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Proposed pruning of T1 (Sycamore) T2 (Wild Cherry), T3 (Double Cherry Plum) and T4 (Smooth Japanese Maple) within proximity to neighbouring dwelling and footpath.

Received
5 October 2026
  1. Received5 Oct
  2. Validated5 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided16 Oct

Decided in 11 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at Stonehouse Blackburn Road Ribchester Lancashire PR3 3ZP. Ribble Valley has handled 16 applications of this type. This one was decided in 11 days, 6 weeks quicker than Ribble Valley's typical decision time. The site is in the Ribchester conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 2,017 applications in total for the PR3 postcode area.

83% of all applications at Ribble Valley Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
PR3 3ZP
Application type
Application for tree works in a conservation area

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
David Hewitt

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Ribchester
  • 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 (21)

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, National Landscapes, 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 2026-11-03. 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.

Source: Ribble Valley

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