Understanding planning · 13 min read
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723 approved · 122 refused · 44 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Flat 32 Sim Balk Lane Bishopthorpe York YO23 2QQ
Received 10 Jun 2026The Biltmore Bar And Grill 29 Swinegate York YO1 8AZ
Received 11 Jun 2026Clifton Holme Ousecliffe Gardens York YO30 6LX
Received 11 Jun 2026Clifton Holme Ousecliffe Gardens York YO30 6LX
Received 11 Jun 202634 Appleton Court Bishopthorpe York YO23 2RY
Received 11 Jun 2026May Cottage 44 Main Street Bishopthorpe York YO23 2RB
Received 11 Jun 202634 Heslington Road York YO10 5AT
Received 11 Jun 202614 Cygnet Street York
Received 11 Jun 2026Rollits LLP First Floor Forsyth House Unit 1 Alpha Office Park Monks Cross Drive Huntington York YO32 9WN
Received 11 Jun 2026116 East Parade York YO31 7YG
Received 11 Jun 2026Fulford School Fulfordgate York YO10 4FY
Received 11 Jun 202618 Dudley Street York YO31 8LP
Received 12 Jun 202614 Crossways York YO10 5JQ
Received 12 Jun 2026Mill Bank House Main Street Upper Poppleton York YO26 6JU
Received 12 Jun 202620 Greenacres Huntington York YO32 9QB
Received 15 Jun 202613 Second Avenue York YO31 0RS
Received 15 Jun 202611 Church Street Copmanthorpe York YO23 3SA
Received 15 Jun 20269 Burnholme Avenue York YO31 0LX
Received 15 Jun 2026La Piazza 45 Goodramgate York YO1 7LS
Received 15 Jun 2026Spartan View 52A Fairfields Drive Skelton York YO30 1YP
Received 15 Jun 20264 The Orchard Walnut Close Heslington York YO10 5DA
Received 15 Jun 2026Oakwood House Northfield Lane Upper Poppleton York
Received 15 Jun 2026Priory House Priory Street York
Received 15 Jun 2026Holmleigh Malton Road Heworth York YO31 9LT
Received 15 Jun 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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