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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714 approved · 97 refused · 22 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Registered26/04252/FUL
Demolition and rebuilding of existing barn to provide domestic garage and storage facilities.
Warren House Farm The Green Nun Monkton Village Nun Monkton North Yorkshire YO26 8EW
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Decided26/04254/PIP
Permission in Principle for the conversion of a barn to a residential dwelling
Barn At Beechfield Farm Otley Road To Beechfield Farm Beckwithshaw North Yorkshire HG3 1QL
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Registered26/04259/FUL
Retrospective planning consent: change of use to commercial storage, workshop and office with replacement storage building and improved highway access.
Broad Oak Farmhouse Broad Oaks Farm Loop Tockwith North Yorkshire YO26 7QQ
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Registered26/04260/FUL
Creation of internal bin store with external door, replacing bay window and ancillary works.
Castle Courtyard Shopping Centre Market Place Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 8AE
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Registered26/04261/LB
Creation of internal bin store with external door, replacing bay window and ancillary works.
Castle Courtyard Shopping Centre Market Place Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 8AE
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Decided26/04262/TCON
Pollard (to 8 metres) 1 no. Willow (T1) Fell 1 no Scots Pine (T2) within Harrogate Conservation area
35 Ripon Road Harrogate North Yorkshire
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Registered26/04263/FUL
Conversion of an existing single storey flat-roof to a roof terrace with glass balustrades and installation of external staircase.
Meadows Edge 10 Almscliffe Drive Huby North Yorkshire LS17 0HB
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Registered26/04264/LB
Works to internal first floor courtyard consisting of a replacement beam and block floor with steel support, together with blocking up an internal basement window
1 Victoria Court The Crescent Filey North Yorkshire YO14 9LJ
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Registered26/04265/FUL
Proposed ground floor extension to relocate the existing workshop, formation of a new workshop, service counter and parts with the existing workshop changed to showroom for accessories and clothes and the reconstruction of boundary walls to 28 Craigs Way and 5 Johnson Close.
Former 80 Long Street Thirsk North Yorkshire YO7 1AU
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Registered26/04266/TCON
Crown reduction (by 1m) of 1no. Prunus Sargenti (T1) Crown Reduction (by 1.5m) of 3no. Prunus Avium (T2, T3 and T4), Crown Reduction (by 1M) of 1 no Cherry Tree (T5) within Marton Cum Grafton conservation area.
Sycamore Lodge Grafton Lane Marton Cum Grafton North Yorkshire YO51 9QJ
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Decided26/04269/TCON
Works to tree in Gargrave Conservation Area: Reduce height (3-4m) and width (1-2m) of 1no. Conifer tree
Car Park Water Street Gargrave North Yorkshire BD23 3LY
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Registered26/04271/FUL
Construction of a new dwelling, with access, landscaping and associated works
Land Adjacent To Brewsdale Cottage Middleton On Leven Yarm North Yorkshire TS15 0JY
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decided26/04272/TCON
Works to remove T1 - Holly - Remove the holly tree
Mount House Low Street Husthwaite North Yorkshire YO61 4QA
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Registered26/04273/FUL
Single storey extension to the rear of the property
2 St Johns Court Church Fenton Lane Ulleskelf North Yorkshire LS24 9TU
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decided26/04278/TCON
T1 Silver Birch - To remove as it is growing from under the wall and causing damage
Flat 1 Blayds House Spring Street Easingwold North Yorkshire YO61 3BL
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decided26/04279/ADV
Advertisement consent for 1.no non-illuminated wall banner sign
Fisher Medical Centre Millfields Coach Street Skipton North Yorkshire BD23 1EU
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Registered26/04281/LB
Listed Building Consent for the reinstatement of historic ceiling following partial collapse together with associated minor structural repairs.
Harrogate Theatre 3 Garrick Buildings Oxford Street Harrogate North Yorkshire HG1 1QF
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Registered26/04284/FUL
Proposed Self Build agricultural workers dwelling.
Rooker Hill Farm Rooker Hill Farm Track Kirby Hill North Yorkshire YO61 2RU
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Registered26/04286/FUL
Householder consent for a garden cabin
2 Wood Grove Chapel Hill Skipton North Yorkshire BD23 1UJ
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Registered26/04287/FUL
Alterations to existing agricultural gateway and construction of access track for agriculture
Land West Of The Penny Bun West Lane Askwith North Yorkshire LS21 2JQ
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Decided26/04290/FUL
Application for the Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of single-storey side and rear extension to existing bungalow
11 The Grange Sowerby North Yorkshire YO7 1NA
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decided26/04293/TPO
Remove decayed central stem down to trunk of 1 no Willow (T2) within Tree preservation order 01/1978
Wentworth Grange 17 Borrage Lane Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 2PZ
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decided26/04295/FUL
Proposed installation of ground floor sliding door and window to rear elevations; infill of one existing window opening to side elevation; installation of three rooflights to rear roof; removal of rear brick chimney stack and installation of a relocated flue.
Lee Cottage Back St Hildas Terrace Whitby North Yorkshire YO21 3AE
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Registered26/04298/DISCON
Approval of details under Condition 5 (Materials), 18 (Construction Ecological Management Plan), 20 (Biodiversity Gain Plan), 21 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan), 22 (Nesting Bird Check) and 24 (Cycle Parking) of planning permission ZB25/01909/FUL - Demolition of existing building and erection of a 66 bedroom care home for the elderly (Use Class C2) with associated access, parking, landscaping and ancillary buildings.
Civic Centre Stone Cross Rotary Way Northallerton North Yorkshire DL6 2UU
Received 24 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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