Decision times · Yorkshire and The Humber
How long planning decisions take in North York Moors National Park
63 days.
In the year to December 2026, the median planning application decided by North York Moors National Park took 63 days from submission to decision — 7 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 5,920 decisions where the council published both dates.
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How North York Moors National Park compares
Year to December 2026
North York Moors National Park takes longer than the country as a whole: 6 days above the national median of 57 days. Nationally 49% of applications are decided within eight weeks; here it is 43%.
The average here is 80 days, longer than the median because a handful of applications take very much longer than the rest. For planning around, 149 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.
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Within eight weeks the statutory target 2,566 43%
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Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 1,790 30%
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Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 1,564 26%
By type of application
Year to December 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 46 decided 25 days
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Prior approval 221 decided 34 days
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Other 65 decided 41 days
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Trees 986 decided 42 days
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Amendments 303 decided 46 days
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Lawful development 250 decided 56 days
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Outline 111 decided 60 days
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Conditions 864 decided 62 days
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Householder 394 decided 73 days
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Full applications 2,157 decided 76 days
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Advertising 90 decided 79 days
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Heritage and listed buildings 364 decided 100 days
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Reserved matters 13 decided 104 days
What North York Moors National Park decides
Year to December 2026
North York Moors National Park issued 5,920 decisions in the year to December 2026. Of the clear-cut outcomes, 90% were approvals: 4,762 granted against 524 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 December 2026 took 63 days from submission to decision, 7 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 5,920 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date.
Does North York Moors National Park meet the eight week target?
43% of the 5,920 decisions North York Moors National Park made in the year to December 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 74% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 149 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 63 days is 6 days above the national median of 57 days.
What proportion of applications does North York Moors National Park approve?
90% of the clear-cut outcomes North York Moors National Park issued in the year to December 2026 were approvals: 4,762 granted against 524 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 December 2026: median 63 days from application to decision (7 days beyond the eight week target), across 5,920 decisions with both dates published. 43% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 74% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 149 days. 90% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.
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