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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.
England · Local authority
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723 approved · 122 refused · 44 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Murton Arms Moor Lane Murton York YO19 5UQ
Received 17 Aug 20268 Lamel Street York YO10 3LL
Received 17 Aug 202622 Redbarn Drive Osbaldwick York YO10 3JD
Received 17 Aug 2026Select 18 - 20 Spurriergate York YO1 9QR
Received 18 Aug 202676 Scarcroft Road York YO24 1DD
Received 18 Aug 202617 Finsbury Avenue York YO23 1LW
Received 18 Aug 202660 Cedar Glade Dunnington York YO19 5PL
Received 18 Aug 2026Old Manor House 66 Clifton York YO30 6AW
Received 18 Aug 2026STREET RECORD Lowfield Lane Knapton York
Received 18 Aug 202618 Eastholme Drive York YO30 5SW
Received 18 Aug 2026Acomb Manor Care Home 144 Acomb Road York YO24 4HA
Received 19 Aug 2026Claremont House Stockton Lane York YO32 9UD
Received 19 Aug 202613 Stockholm Close York YO10 4NU
Received 19 Aug 202646 Thief Lane York YO10 3HU
Received 19 Aug 2026Nationwide 17 - 20 Parliament Street York YO1 8SG
Received 19 Aug 202667 Manor Park Road York YO30 5UJ
Received 19 Aug 202628 Harden Close York YO30 4WE
Received 19 Aug 202624 Lindley Street York YO24 4JF
Received 20 Aug 202637 Park Avenue New Earswick York YO32 4DB
Received 20 Aug 2026Jewson Green Lane Industrial Estate Road York YO30 5PY
Received 20 Aug 20268 Grosvenor Park Grosvenor Road York YO30 6BX
Received 20 Aug 2026York Central Leeman Road York
Received 20 Aug 20264 Bonneycroft Strensall York YO32 5WD
Received 20 Aug 2026The Beeches 21 Fulford Park York YO10 4QE
Received 20 Aug 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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