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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714 approved · 97 refused · 22 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/03524/FUL
Full planning permission for construction of slurry lagoon
Land To The East Of Gledstone Road West Marton North Yorkshire
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Registered26/03525/FUL
Retrospective change of use of agricultural building to 2 no. dwellings at Holmefield Farm
Holmefield Farm Newton Road Tollerton North Yorkshire YO61 1QT
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/03536/FUL
Removal of existing conservatory, erection of rear terrace, new pitched roof to side elevation, relocation of main entrance and alterations to fenestration (revised scheme)
5 Hill Top View Dacre Banks North Yorkshire HG3 4BH
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/03537/PNA
Prior notification for replacement agricultural building for storage of machinery and equipment.
Cusworth Cottages Stokesley Road To Cusworth Cottages Brompton North Yorkshire DL6 2TU
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Registered26/03541/PIP
Application for Permission in Principle for residential development of a minimum of 1no and a maximim of 4no dwellings (Use Class C3). Matters of layout, scale, appearance, access and landscaping are reserved for a subsequent Technical Details Consent application.
Land To The East Of Tollerton Lane Newton On Ouse North Yorkshire YO30 2BF
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/03542/ADV
Advertisement consent for 2.no externally illuminated fascia signs
Bentham Community Primary School Low Bentham Road High Bentham North Yorkshire LA2 7BP
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Registered26/03543/DISCON
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 5 (BNG) For previously approved application ZB26/00202/FUL.
High Grange Chester Lane To High Grange Track Sowerby Under Cotcliffe Northallerton North Yorkshire DL6 3RE
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/03545/PNX
House extension notification for a single storey rear extension extending 6m to rear, 3.5m to ridge and 3m to eaves
121 Leeds Road Selby North Yorkshire YO8 4JG
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/03546/DISCON
Approval of details under Condition 3 (Construction Management Plan) and Condition 4 (Sound Insulation Scheme) of planning permission HGTZC24/04071/FUL Conversion of class E unit and apartment to form 1 self build dwelling house including alterations to fenestration, material alteration and extension.
363 Skipton Road Harrogate North Yorkshire HG1 3HF
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Registered26/03547/FUL
Single storey rear extension, replacement of existing outbuildings (log store and car port) with a new log store and car port, front porch enlargement, replacement of all existing fenestration, front facade change of treatment and front bay window revision.
Forge Mill House Farlington To Seven Oaks Farlington North Yorkshire YO61 1NW
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Registered26/03548/FUL
Rear two storey extension
2 Prebendal Close Monk Fryston North Yorkshire LS25 5ES
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/03549/FUL
Proposed part single-storey and part two-storey side extension.
6 Tewit Well Avenue Harrogate North Yorkshire HG2 8AP
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Registered26/03550/FUL
Construction of single storey store/garage to front elevation.
18 Abbots Road Whitby North Yorkshire YO22 4EB
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided26/03551/FUL
Installation of a defibrillator and bleed kit cabinet to external wall of Nationwide Building Society branch.
Nationwide Building Society Spring Street Easingwold North Yorkshire YO61 3BJ
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Registered26/03552/FUL
Alterations to outbuildings to include Change of use of north-east range of fold yard to domestic. New open sided woodshed, hard standing and revised fence line by entrance. New single storey 3 bay implement shed. Creation of simple winery in existing barn. Extension of existing stone building to create larger gym including raised roofline. Erection of new kennel to east side of parking area near house. Associated landscaping.
Stearsby Hagg Farm Bonnygate Lane Brandsby North Yorkshire YO61 4SH
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided26/03553/TPO
TPO application for mature blue ceder (1967/45). Lateral reduction of 1x lowest limb to retain 1m branch stub. Lateral reduction in length of second limb by a maximum of 1.5m and crown lift by removing secondary and tertiary branches only to gain a maximum clearance of 4m above ground level. Maximum pruning wound diameters of 40mm.
2 Linden Close Hutton Rudby North Yorkshire TS15 0HX
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Registered26/03557/DISCON
Approval of details under Condition 4 (Waste Management) and Condition 6 (Noise Management) of planning permission 25/02889/FUL Change of use from a distillery and retail shop (Use Class B2 and A1) to village retail shop with ice cream parlour and sales of hot and cold food (Sui Generis)
The Distillery Main Street Ripley North Yorkshire HG3 3AY
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Registered26/03559/FUL
Change of use of land to a secure dog walking area and associated boundary treatments and parking area.
Land Off Otley Road Otley Road Killinghall Harrogate North Yorkshire
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided26/03560/PNX
Prior notification for the erection of a single storey rear extension. The proposed extension would extend 5.0 metres beyond an original rear wall, have a height to the eaves of 2.8 metres and a height to the ridge of 3.8 metres. Width of 4.5 metres.
5 Hawthorn Place Harrogate North Yorkshire HG1 4FQ
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Registered26/03563/FUL
Change of use of ancillary accommodation to create a self-contained dwelling, demolition of adjoining workshop and subsequent erection of extension to proposed dwelling with associated development
Warren House Farm Low Street North Leeming Bar North Yorkshire DL7 9LT
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Registered26/03564/FULMAJ
RECONSULTATION ON AMENDED PLANS: Retention of the change of use of land as a pop up pick your own facility and associated informal car parking area, associated structures and play equipment.
Land At 458103 463917 York Road To Westfield Track Sutton On The Forest North Yorkshire
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Registered26/03565/FUL
Erection of a two storey extension to the side of the dwelling to provide additional living accommodation, plus the erection of a detached general purpose outbuilding ancillary to the dwelling
Sunnycroft Riccall Lane Kelfield North Yorkshire YO19 6RE
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Registered26/03576/FUL
Development of New Kitchen Garden, Kitchen Garden Room , Extension & Re-Arrangement of Car Park, and construct new Padel Court with associated infrastructure and works
Alice Hawthorn Inn The Green Nun Monkton Village Nun Monkton North Yorkshire YO26 8EW
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Registered26/03577/DISCON
Approval of details under Condition 4 (joinery drawings) of planning permission 25/03738/FUL Change of use of first floor and second floor roof space to 9 no residential apartments. General refurbishment works, Change of fenestration, shopfront and external works to facilitate use.
60-64 High Street Harrogate North Yorkshire HG2 7JE
Received 30 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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