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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 North Yorkshire Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
714 approved · 97 refused · 22 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
12 Roxby Gardens Crossgates Scarborough North Yorkshire YO12 4JN
Received 6 May 2026Ravensdale Farm Stillington York North Yorkshire YO61 1LY
Received 13 May 2026The Old Coach Stable 7 Black Horse Yard Church Street Whitby North Yorkshire YO22 4BP
Received 11 May 20261A Sunmoor Drive Skipton North Yorkshire BD23 2JS
Received 13 May 2026Holy Trinity Church Mill Bridge Skipton North Yorkshire BD23 1NJ
Received 14 May 2026Capstan House 38 High Street Great Broughton Middlesbrough North Yorkshire TS9 7EH
Received 14 May 202617 Aspin Gardens Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 8HW
Received 14 May 2026261 Filey Road Scarborough North Yorkshire YO11 3AF
Received 14 May 2026Barton House Hollins Lane Hampsthwaite North Yorkshire HG3 2HW
Received 14 May 2026Goosemoor Farm War Field Lane Cowthorpe North Yorkshire LS22 5EU
Received 15 May 2026Barnsdale Bar Services Great North Road Wentbridge Wakefield
Received 15 May 2026Annexe At 36A Main Street Seamer Scarborough North Yorkshire YO12 4PS
Received 15 May 2026Hillside Cottage Hodge Lane Little Smeaton West Yorkshire WF8 3LG
Received 15 May 202616-18 Lancaster Road Harrogate North Yorkshire HG2 0EZ
Received 18 May 2026Village Hall Main Street Church Fenton North Yorkshire LS24 9RF
Received 18 May 2026Old Manor House Lead Lane Nether Silton Thirsk North Yorkshire YO7 2JZ
Received 18 May 2026Old Manor House Lead Lane Nether Silton Thirsk North Yorkshire YO7 2JZ
Received 18 May 202629 Stutton Road Tadcaster LS24 9HE
Received 18 May 20263 Race Terrace Great Ayton Middlesbrough North Yorkshire TS9 6NS
Received 18 May 20263 Race Terrace Great Ayton Middlesbrough North Yorkshire TS9 6NS
Received 18 May 2026Workshop Adjacent Herons Pond Station Road Crakehall Bedale North Yorkshire DL8 1TX
Received 18 May 20261 Hall Cottage Gateforth Hall Gateforth North Yorkshire YO8 9LJ
Received 19 May 20261 Hall Cottage Gateforth Hall Gateforth North Yorkshire YO8 9LJ
Received 19 May 2026Grimble Tor Wetherby Road Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 8LL
Received 19 May 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 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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