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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714 approved · 97 refused · 22 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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
- Registered26/03866/PBR
Prior notification for a proposed change of use of agricultural building to form two dwellings.
Agricultural Building At Jubilee Farm Wescoe Hill Lane Weeton North Yorkshire
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03867/FUL
Alterations to existing rear extension including new roof lantern light, new window, lifting of a small section of recessed flat roof level with main flat roof, internal alterations.
10 Warwick Crescent Harrogate North Yorkshire HG2 8JA
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Registered26/03868/FUL
Retrospective full planning application for the change of use of agricultural buildings and a silage clamp to Use Class B2 and B8.
Scott House Farm Binns Lane Glusburn North Yorkshire BD20 8JH
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03869/FUL
Full planning permission for the retention of residential garage and to form a temporary office (class e) (g, i) (and proposed alterations to the garage)
Grange House College Road Low Bradley North Yorkshire BD20 9DT
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Registered26/03870/ADV
1 no. freestanding non-illuminated wayfinding sign
Unit 4 North Moor Road Northallerton North Yorkshire DL6 2GQ
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03872/TCON
Works to 1 No Catalpa North American Bean Tree (T1) in Harrogate conservation area. Crown Reduction (7m to 5m) and Latural Reduction by 2.5m
24 Tewit Well Avenue Harrogate North Yorkshire HG2 8AP
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03874/TCON
Fell 1 No Sycamore in Ripon conservation area.
3 Victoria Grove Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 1LG
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03876/AMENDS
Non-material amendment to allow alterations to a small number of garages onsite, changing from side to front gables to planning permission HGT21/05542/FULMAJ Erection of 162 residential dwellings, public open space, landscaping and associated infrastructure (Revised Scheme).
Land Comprising Field At 431853 456117 Kingsley Drive Harrogate North Yorkshire
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Registered26/03877/FUL
Installation of 1 no. rapid electric vehicle charger together with ancillary electrical equipment to serve 2 no. EV charging bays.
Informal Parking Area Abbey Road Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 8HY
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Registered26/03878/FUL
Front alterations including extension at 1st floor, alterations to the roof line to form a gable, alterations to glazing at ground and first floor, minor demolition at ground floor to create a covered entrance area
Stone House Old Quarry Lane Lumby North Yorkshire LS25 5JA
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03879/FUL
Erection of two-storey side/rear extension and replacement detached garage
43 Snaith Road Hensall North Yorkshire DN14 0QH
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03881/TCON
Works to trees within Glasshouses Conservation AreaFell 2 no Holly (T002) and 1 no. Beech (T027)Selective pruning of 1 no Cypress (T020)-remove broken branch to south 5 meters above ground, remove 2 broken branches to west 7 meters above ground.Crown Reduction (by 4m to 4 metres) of 1 no Goat Willow (T021) Selective pruning of 1 no Pine (T024)-remove elongated cracked branch extending east.
The Garden Flat Castlestead Bewerley North Yorkshire HG3 5QF
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03882/TCON
Works to trees within Ramsgill Conservation Area.Fell 2 no. Cypress (T1 And T3) and 1 no. Blue Atlas Cedar (T2)Reduce lower lateral branch spread extending south above seating area by 1.5 meters (to 8 meters radial branch spread) of 1 no. Norway Maple (T4)
The Old Smithy Ramsgill Village Ramsgill North Yorkshire HG3 5RL
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03883/TCON
Lateral reduction of 1 No Eucalyptus (T1) extending north over driveway by 3m in Harrogate conservation area.
32 Cavendish Avenue Harrogate North Yorkshire HG2 8HY
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03884/TCON
Crown reduction of 2 No Lawson Cypress (G1) by 4m in Harrogate conservation area.
Woodstocks 98 Cornwall Road Harrogate North Yorkshire HG1 2NG
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03885/TCON
Fell 1 No Beech in Sharow conservation area.
St Johns House Sharow Lane Sharow North Yorkshire HG4 5BN
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03886/TCON
Works to various trees within Harrogate conservation area. Crown lift 1 no Horse Chestnut (T1) to 5m, crown lift 1 no Sycamore (T2) to 5m and reduce lateral branch spread extending west by 1m, crown lift 1 no Sycamore (T3) to 5m and reduce lateral branch spread extending west by 2m, crown lift 1 no Elm (T4) to 5m, Fell 1 no Holly (T5), crown lift 1 no Beech (T6) to 5m and crown lift 1 no Norway Maple (T7) to 5m.
Hampden House 120 Duchy Road Harrogate North Yorkshire HG1 2HE
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03887/TCON
Fell 4 No Yews (TG1) Fell 1 No Lawson Cypress (T2) in Ripon conservation area.
West Grange 7 Kirkby Road Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 2EY
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03890/TPO
Reduce in height laurel trees / hedge
The Library Hunmanby Hall Hall Park Road Hunmanby Filey North Yorkshire YO14 0HZ
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03891/FUL
Full planning permission for removal of a static caravan, shower/toilet and office buildings. Construction of a general purpose agricultural building.
Nutgill Cottage Nutgill Lane Ingleton North Yorkshire LA6 3DS
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03892/TCON
Works to a tree in a conservation area- T1 - Removal of pine with fears over compromised root plate and concerns of this pine also failing.
The Carlton Inn Carlton Husthwaite Village Carlton Husthwaite North Yorkshire YO7 2BW
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Registered26/03894/FUL
Change of use of part of a domestic property to accommodate a small-scale pet cremation business operating from a single 20ft x 8ft shipping container located on existing hardstanding
Pear Tree Cottage Main Street West Haddlesey North Yorkshire YO8 8QA
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Registered26/03895/CLEUD
Lawful development certificate to confirm the existing established use of the floorspace for any purpose within Use Class E is lawful
Former Poundland Abbey Walk Retail Park Selby North Yorkshire YO8 4ET
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03899/DISCON
Approval of details under Condition 4 (Construction Management Plan) of planning permission ZB26/00375/FUL (Construction of two storey side extension and the installation of photovoltaic panels to the south facing roof)
5 St Marys View Alne North Yorkshire YO61 1RU
Received 13 Jul 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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