Decision times · Yorkshire and The Humber
How long planning decisions take in Yorkshire Dales National Park
57 days. Ranked 174 of 343.
In the year to September 2026, the median planning application decided by Yorkshire Dales National Park took 57 days from submission to decision — 1 day beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 5,822 decisions where the council published both dates.
How Yorkshire Dales National Park compares
Year to September 2026
Yorkshire Dales National Park takes longer than the country as a whole: 1 day above the national median of 56 days. Nationally 55% of applications are decided within eight weeks; here it is 49%.
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, 140 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.
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Within eight weeks the statutory target 2,851 49%
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Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 1,579 27%
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Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 1,392 24%
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 | 57 | 174 of 343 |
| June 2026 | 56 | 145 of 328 |
| March 2026 | 54 | 105 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 37 decided 25 days
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Prior approval 205 decided 35 days
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Trees 1,009 decided 40 days
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Other 53 decided 42 days
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Amendments 283 decided 48 days
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Lawful development 215 decided 55 days
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Outline 112 decided 56 days
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Conditions 875 decided 58 days
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Householder 439 decided 63 days
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Full applications 2,006 decided 76 days
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Advertising 94 decided 77 days
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Heritage and listed buildings 382 decided 85 days
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Reserved matters 14 decided 99 days
What Yorkshire Dales National Park decides
Year to September 2026
Yorkshire Dales National Park issued 5,822 decisions in the year to September 2026. Of the clear-cut outcomes, 90% were approvals: 4,433 granted against 489 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 Yorkshire Dales National Park?
The median planning application decided by Yorkshire Dales National Park in the year to September 2026 took 57 days from submission to decision, 1 day beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 5,822 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date. It ranks 174 of 343 UK councils on decision speed.
Does Yorkshire Dales National Park meet the eight week target?
49% of the 5,822 decisions Yorkshire Dales National Park made in the year to September 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 76% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 140 days. Councils can agree an extension of time with an applicant, so a decision past eight weeks is not necessarily a missed deadline.
Is Yorkshire Dales National Park faster or slower than average?
Yorkshire Dales National Park is slower than average: its median of 57 days is 1 day above the national median of 56 days.
What proportion of applications does Yorkshire Dales National Park approve?
90% of the clear-cut outcomes Yorkshire Dales National Park issued in the year to September 2026 were approvals: 4,433 granted against 489 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes are excluded from that percentage.
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Yorkshire Dales National Park planning decision times, year to September 2026: median 57 days from application to decision (1 day beyond the eight week target), across 5,822 decisions with both dates published. 49% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 76% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 140 days. Ranked 174 of 343 UK councils on decision speed (national median 56 days). 90% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.