Planning application
Dockber Laithe Farm Sawley Old Brow Sawley BB7 4LF
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retrospective planning permission for the construction of a steel portal framed building with associated chimney stack for use as a pet crematorium facility (sui generis).
As published by the council, reference 38779
Application record
- Reference
- 38779
- Type
- Applications for full consent
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 7 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 2 Oct 2026
- Postcode
- BB7 4LF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ribble Valley register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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38243 Refused
Dockber Laithe Farm Sawley Old Brow Sawley BB7 4LF
Regularisation of construction of a steel portal framed building with associated chimney stack for use as a pet crematorium facility (sui generis).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Sep 2026
Received by Ribble Valley
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2 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Ribble Valley took a median of 64 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Ribble Valley for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Ribble Valley decided full applications in a median of 85 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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Dockber Laithe Farm Sawley Old Brow Sawley BB7 4LF
Regularisation of construction of a steel portal framed building with associated chimney stack for use as a pet crematorium facility (sui generis).
Refused Full applications 15 docs
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