Planning application
Foxfields Country Hotel Whalley Road Billington BB7 9HY
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed erection of three no. single-storey leisure facility buildings within the hotel grounds.
As published by the council, reference 38426
Application record
- Reference
- 38426
- Type
- Applications for full consent
- Status
- Decided - Final Decision
- Decision
- Granted As published: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS
- Received
- 1 May 2026
- Validated
- 26 May 2026
- Decided
- 17 Jul 2026
- Postcode
- BB7 9HY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ribble Valley register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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38782 Awaiting decision
Foxfields Country Hotel Whalley Road Billington BB7 9HY
Approval of details reserved by conditions 7 (construction method statement), 11 (external lighting), 13 (biodiversity net gain), and 14 (landscape/habitat management plan) on planning permission 3/2026/0341.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 May 2026
Received by Ribble Valley
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26 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Jul 2026
Decision issued: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ribble Valley granted permission on 17 July 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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Foxfields Country Hotel Whalley Road Billington BB7 9HY
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Awaiting decision Conditions 11 docs -
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