Planning application
38518
Higher College Farm Lower Road Longridge PR3 2YY
Proposal
Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans) and 6 (parking provision) to increase the roof height of the approved garage, provide an external staircase and include 7 no. rooflights to facilitate first floor office space on planning permission 3/2025/0614 for change of use of the existing dwellinghouse (C3) to a small children's residential home (C2).
As published by the council, reference 38518
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jun 2026
Received by Ribble Valley
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12 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.
What happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Ribble Valley for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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35088 Granted
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38480 Granted
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38559 Granted
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38292 Granted
Barn at Twitter Bridge Farm Twitter Lane Waddington BB7 3LG
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) on permission 3/2022/0791 to amend previously approved barn conversion to add alterations to fenestration and rooflights.
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38544 Awaiting decision
The Old Garage Site Newton Road Dunsop Bridge BB7 3BB
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans and documents) on planning permission 3/2022/0082 to account for design development involving the redevelopment of the old garage site to provide new building that includes a cafe, community shop, retail unit, post office, community spaces together with a separate store/plant room.
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38493 Granted
3 Lyndale Close Wilpshire BB1 9LX
Non-material amendment to application 3/2026/0051 involving amendment to wall facing material from brickwork to through-colour render in off white (to match existing).