Which ward in North Yorkshire has the highest planning approval rate?

Tadcaster at 100.0% based on 10 decisions.

Which ward in North Yorkshire has the lowest planning approval rate?

Camblesforth & Carlton at 64.3% based on 14 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across North Yorkshire?

There is a 35.7% gap between Tadcaster and Camblesforth & Carlton. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

North Yorkshire Planning Approval Rates by Ward: 61 Wards Compared (2026)

All 61 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Tadcaster	10	10	0	100.0%
2	High Harrogate & Kingsley	54	53	1	98.1%
3	Harlow & St. Georges	129	124	5	96.1%
4	Coppice Valley & Duchy	162	155	7	95.7%
5	Knaresborough East	56	53	3	94.6%
6	Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone	180	170	10	94.4%
7	Easingwold	32	30	2	93.8%
8	Fairfax & Starbeck	47	44	3	93.6%
9	Newby	15	14	1	93.3%
10	Knaresborough West	142	132	10	93.0%
11	Ouseburn	171	159	12	93.0%
12	Glusburn, Cross Hills & Sutton-in-Craven	79	73	6	92.4%
13	Hutton Rudby & Osmotherley	13	12	1	92.3%
14	Thorpe Willoughby & Hambleton	13	12	1	92.3%
15	Whitby West	25	23	2	92.0%
16	Aire Valley	131	120	11	91.6%
17	Killinghall, Hampsthwaite & Saltergate	71	65	6	91.5%
18	Wharfedale	23	21	2	91.3%
19	Spofforth,L Whdl,Tockwith	188	171	17	91.0%
20	Eastfield	11	10	1	90.9%
21	Masham & Fountains	204	185	19	90.7%
22	Bilton & Nidd Gorge	32	29	3	90.6%
23	Weaponness & Ramshill	105	95	10	90.5%
24	Morton-on-Swale & Appleton Wiske	21	19	2	90.5%
25	Wathvale & Bishop Monkton	182	164	18	90.1%
26	Boroughbridge & Claro	160	144	16	90.0%
27	Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate	189	170	19	89.9%
28	Seamer	48	43	5	89.6%
29	Ripon Ure Bank & Spa	122	109	13	89.3%
30	Oatlands & Pannal	133	118	15	88.7%
31	Settle & Penyghent	97	86	11	88.7%
32	Mid Craven	95	84	11	88.4%
33	Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby	119	105	14	88.2%
34	Scalby & the Coast	76	67	9	88.2%
35	Bentham & Ingleton	117	103	14	88.0%
36	Bilton Grange & New Park	40	35	5	87.5%
37	Skipton West & West Craven	101	88	13	87.1%
38	Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale	146	127	19	87.0%
39	Ripon Minster & Moorside	61	53	8	86.9%
40	Bedale	22	19	3	86.4%
41	Hillside & Raskelf	22	19	3	86.4%
42	Esk Valley & Coast	14	12	2	85.7%
43	Stokesley	14	12	2	85.7%
44	Thirsk	14	12	2	85.7%
45	Northstead	20	17	3	85.0%
46	Derwent Valley & Moor	38	32	6	84.2%
47	Sowerby & Topcliffe	18	15	3	83.3%
48	Whitby Streonshalh	123	102	21	82.9%
49	Huby & Tollerton	23	19	4	82.6%
50	Washburn & Birstwith	212	174	38	82.1%
51	Skipton East & South	33	27	6	81.8%
52	Cawood & Escrick	11	9	2	81.8%
53	Cayton	32	26	6	81.2%
54	Woodlands	21	17	4	81.0%
55	Falsgrave & Stepney	25	20	5	80.0%
56	Monk Fryston & South Milford	17	13	4	76.5%
57	Filey	57	43	14	75.4%
58	Castle	87	64	23	73.6%
59	Hunmanby & Sherburn	65	47	18	72.3%
60	Appleton Roebuck & Church Fenton	14	10	4	71.4%
61	Camblesforth & Carlton	14	9	5	64.3%

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What the data tells us

A 35.7% gap separates the best and worst wards. Tadcaster approves 100.0% of applications while Camblesforth & Carlton approves just 64.3%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

High volume doesn't mean high approval. Some of the busiest wards aren't the most permissive. The number of applications a ward processes tells you nothing about how likely yours is to succeed.

Ward averages are a starting point, not a guarantee. Your specific outcome depends on your property, your neighbours, your proposal type and the comparable decisions near your address.

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