Decision times · Yorkshire and The Humber
How long planning decisions take in North Yorkshire
65 days.
In the year to December 2026, the median planning application decided by North Yorkshire took 65 days from submission to decision — 9 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 4,280 decisions where the council published both dates.
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Not ranked yet: our records do not yet pass the historical coverage, monthly continuity, missing-date and refresh checks for this window. The figure above is still what the published dates say; it is left out of the league table so it cannot distort the ranking. See the methodology.
How North Yorkshire compares
Year to December 2026
North Yorkshire takes longer than the country as a whole: 8 days above the national median of 57 days. Nationally 49% of applications are decided within eight weeks; here it is 41%.
The average here is 85 days, longer than the median because a handful of applications take very much longer than the rest. For planning around, 162 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.
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Within eight weeks the statutory target 1,768 41%
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Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 1,226 29%
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Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 1,286 30%
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 24 decided 25 days
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Prior approval 114 decided 36 days
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Trees 670 decided 42 days
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Other 48 decided 44 days
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Amendments 186 decided 53 days
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Lawful development 170 decided 56 days
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Outline 75 decided 63 days
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Conditions 629 decided 66 days
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Householder 246 decided 77 days
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Full applications 1,634 decided 79 days
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Advertising 69 decided 83 days
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Heritage and listed buildings 294 decided 104 days
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Reserved matters 10 decided 126 days
What North Yorkshire decides
Year to December 2026
North Yorkshire issued 4,280 decisions in the year to December 2026. Of the clear-cut outcomes, 90% were approvals: 3,452 granted against 380 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 Yorkshire?
The median planning application decided by North Yorkshire in the year to December 2026 took 65 days from submission to decision, 9 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 4,280 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date.
Does North Yorkshire meet the eight week target?
41% of the 4,280 decisions North Yorkshire made in the year to December 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 70% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 162 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 Yorkshire faster or slower than average?
North Yorkshire is slower than average: its median of 65 days is 8 days above the national median of 57 days.
What proportion of applications does North Yorkshire approve?
90% of the clear-cut outcomes North Yorkshire issued in the year to December 2026 were approvals: 3,452 granted against 380 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes are excluded from that percentage.
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North Yorkshire planning decision times, year to December 2026: median 65 days from application to decision (9 days beyond the eight week target), across 4,280 decisions with both dates published. 41% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 70% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 162 days. 90% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.
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