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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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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714 approved · 97 refused · 22 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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.
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.
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More application records
- Decided26/02704/DISCON
Approval of details under condition 3 (external materials) of planning permission HGT20/04385/FUL Conversion and change of use to form 4 apartments and an A3 retail unit to the ground floor, part demolition and erection of 2 apartments to the rear. Alterations to existing openings and shop front and provision of new openings and rooflights.Revised surface areas and landscaping. (Revised Scheme).
Land At Rear Of 80 North Street Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 1DP
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided26/02705/DISCON
Application to discharge Condition 42 (No functions or events) relating to planning application SCA06/01737/FL, to allow a one-off event including amplified music played outdoors.
Silver Royd 569 Scalby Road Scalby Scarborough North Yorkshire YO13 0NL
Received 28 May 2026 - DecidedSELZG2026/0495/PIP
Permission in principle for up to 4 residential dwellings
Land Adjacent The Firs Doncaster Road Whitley North Yorkshire
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided26/02706/DVCON
Section 73 application for Variation of Condition No.2 (Approved Drawings) of Planning Permission HGTZC23/03715/FUL (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 minor alterations to the design.
Laverton Grange Laverton Village Laverton North Yorkshire HG4 3SX
Received 28 May 2026 - Registered26/02707/DVCON
Section 73 application to remove condition 7 (disabled access into water) of planning permission reference CRAZA24/25846/FUL, decided 28.06.2024
Bowland Fell Park Crow Trees Tosside Skipton North Yorkshire BD23 4SD
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided26/02711/FUL
Proposed single storey extension
Red Hill Farm Park Road Spofforth North Yorkshire HG3 1BS
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided26/02712/PNA
Creation of ponds and scrapes
Land Comprising Woodland At Grid Reference 415057 447735 Low Park Road Denton North Yorkshire
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided26/02714/ADV
Advertisement consent for external non-illuminated signage to restaurant frontage.
2 Keighley Road Skipton North Yorkshire BD23 2NS
Received 29 May 2026 - DecidedHAMZB26/00953/FUL
Application for proposed access drive to existing barn on land adjacent Lyndale, Welbury.
Mayvern Welbury Northallerton North Yorkshire DL6 2SG
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/02716/DVCON
Section 73 application for Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of Planning Permission 25/02211/FUL: Demolition of existing barn and stables. Erection of 1 no. self build dwelling.
Orchard Cottage The Crescent Sicklinghall North Yorkshire LS22 4AX
Received 29 May 2026 - Registered26/02717/FUL
Existing 10no front elevation (west) windows to be replaced
10-11 Main Street Seamer Scarborough North Yorkshire YO12 4RF
Received 29 May 2026 - DecidedHAMZB26/00954/FUL
Application for the installation of 16 solar panels, Six to the front elevation and Ten to the rear. Battery and backup gateway and Pergola.(property has no PD rights)
8 St Peters Close Brafferton York North Yorkshire YO61 2NP
Received 29 May 2026 - RegisteredSELZG2026/0498/HPA
Single storey rear extension
5 Courtneys Selby YO8 9AD
Received 29 May 2026 - Registered26/02723/FUL
Erection of a 3 storey 60 Bed Care Hub building with associated external works.
Vacant Land Adjacent Pelton Wheel Lane Eastfield Scarborough North Yorkshire
Received 29 May 2026 - RegisteredSELZG2026/0499/FUL
Modular building to extend existing mixed use cricket pavilion and nursery setting
Hillam And Monk Fryston Cricket Club Chapel Street Hillam West Yorkshire LS25 5HP
Received 29 May 2026 - DecidedSELZG2026/0501/HPA
First floor side extension and single storey extension
Willow Bank Main Road Hirst Courtney North Yorkshire YO8 8QT
Received 29 May 2026 - Registered26/02724/FULMAJ
Erection of a 60-bed Care Hub building including landscaping and associated works.
Vacant Site Located Off Ainsty Road Harrogate HG1 4AP
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/02727/DVCON
Section 73 application for Variation of Condition No. 2 (detailed drawings) of Planning Permission HGT22/03825/FUL (Change of use of Grade II listed Church to 1 no. dwelling, including external works and erection of detached workshop) to allow for alterations to the approved plans.
All Saints Church Otley Road Harrogate North Yorkshire
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02728/FUL
Construction of a new self build dwelling, with access, landscaping and associated works
Land Adjacent To 2 Greenside Cottages Roecliffe Village Roecliffe North Yorkshire YO51 9LZ
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02731/FUL
Part conversion of double garage into Utility Room, Glazed Porch Link and Replacement of Orangerie Pitched Roof Lantern with two flat roof glazed Lanterns
Bramble Cottage 4 Castley Hall Barns Castley Lane Castley North Yorkshire LS21 2PY
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02732/FUL
Single storey side extension, new rear balcony and alterations to fenestration.
27 Bachelor Drive Harrogate North Yorkshire HG1 3EH
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Registered26/02733/LB
Listed Building Consent for the Conversion of existing ancillary annexe accommodation to short-term holiday let accommodation.
The Crown Inn Grewelthorpe Village Grewelthorpe North Yorkshire HG4 3BS
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedSELZG2026/0503/HPA
Single storey infill extension to front
35 Carrs Meadow Escrick York North Yorkshire YO19 6JZ
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Registered26/02737/FUL
Proposed single-storey rear extension and roof alterations to facilitate loft conversion, including two dormer windows, and associated internal alterations to the dwelling. Alterations to existing fenestration. Formation of new resin driveway. Associated external alterations include a dropped kerb for new driveway.
10 York Lane Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 0AJ
Received 1 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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