Planning applications in City of York Council
Approved
96%
of 68 decided applications
Typical time to a decision
42
days from validation, over 74 decisions
Registered in the last 90 days
321
76 decided in that time
#20 of 56 for share approved#29 of 59 for speedAll councils we read: 92% approved
In short
Of 68 decided applications we have read at City of York Council in the last two years, 96% were approved.
That is number 20 of the 56 councils we have published a rate for.
A decision typically takes 42 days from validation.
Written automatically from the figures on this page. It adds nothing the numbers do not show. It describes this council's record and does not predict any single application.
Analyst note on City of York Council
Written by an AI model from the figures on this page only, and checked so it cannot introduce a number that is not here. It describes the council's record, does not predict any application, and is not advice. Refreshed daily.
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How does City of York Council treat your kind of scheme?
We have read too few decided advertisements and signage at City of York Council to publish a rate yet (we need 10). Across the 56 councils with figures it is 86% approved, from 58 decisions.
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Only kinds with at least 10 decided applications are shown.
- tree works100% approved · 23 decided · 45 days
Why City of York Council refuses
We have read 0 refusal notices here and need 5 before we describe a pattern. Councils publish these notices at different times, so this fills in as we read more.
Recent activity
Applications registered per week, last 12 weeks
Most common kinds in the last 90 days
- extensions and alterations84
- tree works57
- new homes24
- changes of use18
Latest applications in City of York Council
As registered with the council. Open any one with a free account to see how this council treats schemes like it.
Agricultural Land To The South Of Low Moor Lane Hessay York
26/01962/NONMAT · registered 29 Oct 2026
Non material amendment to permitted application 23/00626/FULM for minor changes to security perimeter fence and gate design
Rose Farm Moor Lane Murton York YO19 5UH
26/01945/AGNOT · registered 28 Oct 2026
Erection of a Steel Portal Frame building
Inner Space Stations 339 - 341 Hull Road York YO10 3LE
26/01946/FUL · registered 28 Oct 2026
Installation of a new car wash facility and associated works
1 Main Street Fulford York YO10 4HJ
26/01951/TPO · registered 28 Oct 2026
Reduce the canopy height and spread of 2no. Ash Trees by approximately 3.6 metres Stem clean to the main union Reduce the branch work extending over and into th
Lowfield House Main Street Heslington York YO10 5EG
26/01955/TCA · registered 28 Oct 2026
Crown reduce height of 1no. Variegated Holly Tree by 2 to 3 metres tree works in a conservation area.
West House Farm West House Farm Track Elvington York YO41 4AZ
26/01943/AGNOT · registered 27 Oct 2026
Installation of agricultural access track
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Where City of York Council sits
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Nearby councils
- Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council · 95% approved · 81 decided
- Bolsover District Council · 95% approved · 57 decided
- Rossendale Borough Council · 87% approved · 46 decided
- Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council · 90% approved · 91 decided
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Questions people ask about City of York Council
- What is the planning approval rate in City of York Council?
- Of 68 decided applications we have read at City of York Council in the last two years, 96% were approved. Withdrawn and unclear outcomes are not counted. These are the applications we have read, not the council's full archive.
- How long does City of York Council take to decide a planning application?
- The typical time from validation to decision is 42 days, across 74 decisions we have read.
Where these figures come from
Worked out from 328 applications we have read from City of York Council's own public planning register, with decisions between 15 September 2026 and 6 November 2026. Last read 6 November 2026. A rate needs at least 10 decided applications. Withdrawn and unclear outcomes are not counted, and neither are discharges of conditions, minor amendments, certificates of lawfulness or prior-approval notices, which are not decisions on a scheme. These are the applications we have read, not the council's full archive. The council's own record is the official source — its planning register. Planning data is public sector information under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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