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North Yorkshire Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for North Yorkshire Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,788Searchable applications
861Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 811 approved or refused records
97Refused applications
714 approved · 97 refused · 22 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 25 Apr 2025 to 23 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information View planning applicationsLocal plan Planning policyConservation areas Heritage, conservation areas and listed buildings
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas226 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
More application records
- Decided26/03225/TPO
Lateral reduction of 1 no. Sycamore (G1) by 2m (maximum pruning cuts of 50mm) within Tree Preservation Order 26/2017.
12 Hymas Court Burton Leonard North Yorkshire HG3 3FE
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decided26/03226/TCON
When facing the property at number 26 Londesbrough park, the tree in the left hand corner of the neighbouring property that is overhanging the fence line. This tree is to be pruned back to the fence line.
26 Londesborough Park Seamer Scarborough North Yorkshire YO12 4QT
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decided26/03227/PNA
Application to determine if prior approval is required under Schedule 2, Part 6 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development Order) (England) 2015 for erection of agricultural building excavation and engineering operations to form agricultural access track
Brock Cottage Keasden Road Clapham North Yorkshire LA2 8EY
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03229/FUL
Conversion of stables to ancillary domestic use
Field House Mill Lane Burton Leonard North Yorkshire HG3 3SH
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decided26/03230/FUL
Full application for conversion of agricultural buildings to two residential dwellings with residential curtilage
Tenley Farm Thornview Road To Hall Field Hellifield North Yorkshire BD23 4JN
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Decided26/03231/TCON
Fell 1 No Ash (T1) and Crown lift 1 No Hawthorn (T2) to 3.5m maximum pruning cuts of 45mm in Harrogate conservation area.
8 West End Avenue Harrogate North Yorkshire HG2 9BY
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Registered26/03232/FUL
Change of use to include Use Class E to the range of uses which may lawfully occupy the existing units.
Whitley Court Tutin Road Leeming Bar Industrial Estate Leeming Bar North Yorkshire
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decided26/03233/AMENDS
Non-material amendment to allow alterations to the window to Planning Permission ZC23/03516/FUL - Installation of 1 no. Window on side elevation.
Flat 1 Cygnet Court 2 Swan Lane Harrogate North Yorkshire HG1 2SW
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Registered26/03240/ADV
Advertisement consent for poster sign (non illuminated) on the side of the building
The Londis Stores Main Street Hemingbrough North Yorkshire YO8 6QE
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Registered26/03245/LB
Listed Building Consent for the reopening and conservation of the historic cellar, which became inaccessible following the infilling of the original stair access.
The Workhouse Museum Allhallowgate Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 1LE
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decided26/03246/PNA
Erection of extension to general purpose shed.
Land Next To James's Lair Redlish Road Padside North Yorkshire
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decided26/03247/TCON
Fell 1 no Rowan Tree (T1) within Harrogate Conservation area.
7 Tewit Well Road Harrogate North Yorkshire HG2 8JG
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decided26/03248/TCON
Fell T1 Conifer 30cm DBH 7m tall and fell T2 Conifer Multi stem 6m tall removal.
Burnbrae Orchard Hills Cottages Church Street Carleton North Yorkshire BD23 3HF
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decided26/03250/PNA
Prior notification for Steel Portal Frame Agricultural Building
Bowlands Moor Lane Bilbrough North Yorkshire YO23 3PQ
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decided26/03251/DVCON
Section 19 application for Variation of Condition No. 2 (Approved Drawings), Condition 6 (Materials), Condition 7 (Boundary Treatments), Condition 8 (Sample Paint Colour) and Condition 9 (Verges) of listed building consent referenced HGTZC23/04056/LB for alteration, extension and conversion of 3no. dwellings (Primrose, Hayloft and Bramble) into 2no. dwellings (Hayloft and Bramble) and the residential conversion of outbuildings to include alteration and extension (to form the carriage house) to allow for minor alterations to the design.
Laverton Grange Laverton Village Laverton North Yorkshire HG4 3SX
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Registered26/03252/DVCON
Application to remove condition 5 of planning approval referenced: SCA21/02379/HS
168 Castle Road Scarborough North Yorkshire YO11 1HY
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decided26/03253/TCON
T1: Conifer, Fell to ground level and remove stump. T2: Conifer, Fell to ground level and remove stump. T3: Silver Birch, Fell to ground level and remove stump.
Westfield House 2 Newton Farm Court Sutton On The Forest York North Yorkshire YO61 1EZ
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decided26/03254/FUL
Replace all windows and doors.
1 Croft View Thirsk North Yorkshire YO7 1TE
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Registered26/03255/FUL
Construction of replacement dwelling
Solberge Lodge Cottage Corpse Road To Solberge Lodge North Otterington North Yorkshire DL7 9JG
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decided26/03261/FUL
Replacement of the existing grass-reinforced hardstanding to the front of the property with block paving for parking spaces
Dulverton Hall Esplanade Scarborough North Yorkshire YO11 2AR
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decided26/03262/FUL
Householder permission for change of use of outbuilding from gym/playroom to an ancillary residential annexe and associated external works.
The Pines The Spinney Draughton North Yorkshire BD23 6DU
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decided26/03263/FUL
Alteration and extension of existing Valet bay to create new Service and Valet bays.
Piccadilly Motors Boroughbridge Road Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 0LZ
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decided26/03264/DVCON
Section 73 application for Variation of Condition 12 (landscaping scheme) of HGTZC23/02378/FUL - Erection of a net zero/ carbon negative replacement farmhouse with solar panels, ground source heat pump, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery and battery storage; Demolition of 2 no. barns; Conversion of 1 no. Barn to domestic accommodation; Installation of new orchard; Landscaping and habitat creation.
Swindon Bank Farm Swindon Lane Pannal North Yorkshire HG3 1JD
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decided26/03265/PNA
Application to determine if prior approval is required for an extension to an existing building for drystores - hay & grain
Land At Crook Lane Masham Fearby North Yorkshire
Received 19 Jun 2026
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for North Yorkshire 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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