Decision times · Yorkshire and The Humber
How long planning decisions take in North York Moors National Park
58 days. Ranked 194 of 343.
In the year to September 2026, the median planning application decided by North York Moors National Park took 58 days from submission to decision — 2 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 5,957 decisions where the council published both dates.
How North York Moors National Park compares
Year to September 2026
North York Moors National Park takes longer than the country as a whole: 2 days above the national median of 56 days. Nationally 55% of applications are decided within eight weeks; here it is 48%.
The average here is 75 days, longer than the median because a handful of applications take very much longer than the rest. For planning around, 138 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.
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Within eight weeks the statutory target 2,867 48%
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Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 1,731 29%
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Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 1,359 23%
The last few years
Each row is a full twelve months of decisions, ending in the quarter shown
Rolling twelve month windows overlap by nine months, so this reads as a trend rather than as four separate quarters. Only windows our records reach far enough back to measure in full are listed.
| Twelve months to | Median days | UK rank |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 58 | 194 of 343 |
| June 2026 | 56 | 147 of 328 |
| March 2026 | 54 | 106 of 243 |
By type of application
Year to September 2026 · types with at least ten decisions
The headline median mixes every kind of application together. A householder extension and an outline application for a housing site are not the same job, and the difference between them is usually larger than the difference between two councils.
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Telecoms 38 decided 26 days
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Prior approval 211 decided 32 days
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Trees 1,118 decided 40 days
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Other 58 decided 42 days
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Amendments 280 decided 44 days
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Lawful development 236 decided 56 days
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Outline 121 decided 56 days
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Conditions 884 decided 60 days
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Householder 356 decided 68 days
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Full applications 2,111 decided 72 days
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Advertising 103 decided 75 days
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Heritage and listed buildings 352 decided 92 days
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Reserved matters 16 decided 99 days
What North York Moors National Park decides
Year to September 2026
North York Moors National Park issued 5,957 decisions in the year to September 2026. Of the clear-cut outcomes, 89% were approvals: 4,463 granted against 530 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes sit outside that percentage rather than being counted as either.
Speed and approval rate are separate things. A council that refuses quickly is not doing the same job as one that negotiates an approval slowly, and neither figure alone says which served the applicant better.
Common questions
How long does a planning decision take in North York Moors National Park?
The median planning application decided by North York Moors National Park in the year to September 2026 took 58 days from submission to decision, 2 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 5,957 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date. It ranks 194 of 343 UK councils on decision speed.
Does North York Moors National Park meet the eight week target?
48% of the 5,957 decisions North York Moors National Park made in the year to September 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 77% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 138 days. Councils can agree an extension of time with an applicant, so a decision past eight weeks is not necessarily a missed deadline.
Is North York Moors National Park faster or slower than average?
North York Moors National Park is slower than average: its median of 58 days is 2 days above the national median of 56 days.
What proportion of applications does North York Moors National Park approve?
89% of the clear-cut outcomes North York Moors National Park issued in the year to September 2026 were approvals: 4,463 granted against 530 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes are excluded from that percentage.
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North York Moors National Park planning decision times, year to September 2026: median 58 days from application to decision (2 days beyond the eight week target), across 5,957 decisions with both dates published. 48% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 77% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 138 days. Ranked 194 of 343 UK councils on decision speed (national median 56 days). 89% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.