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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723 approved · 122 refused · 44 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Clifton Holme Ousecliffe Gardens York YO30 6LX
Received 11 Sept 2026Las Iguanas 21 Back Swinegate York YO1 8AD
Received 11 Sept 2026The Old School House 38 Main Street Wheldrake York YO19 6AE
Received 11 Sept 202626 St Saviourgate York YO1 8NN
Received 11 Sept 2026STREET RECORD The Ridings York
Received 11 Sept 2026St Stephens Church York Road Acomb York YO24 4NW
Received 9 Sept 202642 Tudor Road York YO24 3AZ
Received 14 Sept 2026St Thomas Church Lowther Street York YO31 7ND
Received 14 Sept 20268 Gable Park Rufforth York YO23 3RN
Received 14 Sept 202694 The Green Acomb York YO26 5LS
Received 14 Sept 2026Lilac Cottage 26 Main Street Wheldrake York YO19 6AF
Received 14 Sept 2026STREET RECORD St Chads Wharf York
Received 14 Sept 2026Cosy Club 19 - 22 Fossgate York YO1 9TA
Received 14 Sept 202632 Upper Newborough Street York YO30 7AR
Received 14 Sept 20266 Etty Avenue York YO10 3TL
Received 14 Sept 202650 Windmill Rise York YO26 4TX
Received 14 Sept 202680 The Green Acomb York YO26 5LS
Received 14 Sept 2026Heworth Moor House 56 Heworth Green York YO31 7TQ
Received 14 Sept 2026Holgate Homes 139 Holgate Road York YO24 4DF
Received 14 Sept 2026Hawthorn House 133 The Village Strensall York YO32 5XD
Received 14 Sept 202615 St Oswalds Road York YO10 4PF
Received 14 Sept 20263 Endfields Road York YO10 4JB
Received 14 Sept 202668 Windmill Rise York YO26 4TX
Received 14 Sept 2026Fosters Jewellers 12 High Petergate York YO1 7EH
Received 15 Sept 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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