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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for City of York Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
723 approved · 122 refused · 44 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Aug 2021 to 17 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 22 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
York Central Leeman Road York
Received 11 Nov 2025Site To The West Of The A1237 And South Of North Lane Huntington York
Received 17 Nov 2025University Of York Sports Centre James Way Heslington York YO10 5NA
Received 18 Nov 2025The Punch Bowl 5 - 9 Blossom Street York YO24 1AU
Received 21 Nov 2025Land To The East Of Middlewood Close Rufforth York
Received 24 Nov 2025Paddock Lying Between Park Lodge And Willow Bank Haxby Road York
Received 24 Nov 2025Ollyfaith Ventures Ltd 70B Gillygate York YO31 7EQ
Received 26 Nov 20257 Peckitt Street York YO1 9SF
Received 5 Dec 2025Doctors Surgery 54A Main Street Wheldrake York YO19 6AB
Received 8 Dec 2025Kutchenshaus Ltd Unit 2A Foss Islands Retail Park Foss Islands Road York YO31 7UL
Received 9 Dec 20253 The Avenue Clifton York YO30 6AS
Received 10 Dec 20253 The Avenue Clifton York YO30 6AS
Received 10 Dec 202586 The Mount York YO24 1AR
Received 12 Dec 202586 The Mount York YO24 1AR
Received 12 Dec 202515 Rougier Street York YO1 6HZ
Received 15 Dec 202515 Rougier Street York YO1 6HZ
Received 15 Dec 2025Biology Department Wentworth Way Heslington York YO10 5DD
Received 22 Dec 2025R S Cockerill York Limited Stamford Bridge Road Dunnington York YO19 5AE
Received 24 Dec 20256 Clifton York YO30 6AE
Received 5 Jan 20266 Clifton York YO30 6AE
Received 5 Jan 2026Lilac Cottage Front Street Naburn York YO19 4RR
Received 6 Jan 202618 Wensleydale Drive Osbaldwick York YO10 3PH
Received 7 Jan 202681 Milner Street York YO24 4NJ
Received 6 Jan 2026Harrogate Tipple 46 Stonegate York YO1 8AS
Received 8 Jan 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for City of York Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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