Bilton & Nidd Gorge planning approval rate
Bilton & Nidd Gorge ward in North Yorkshire has a 90.3% approval rate based on 31 planning decisions. North Yorkshire overall: 89.5%.
Last updated: September 2026
90.3%
ward approval rate
31
Decisions
28
Approved
3
Refused
89.5%
North Yorkshire average
Bilton & Nidd Gorge is broadly in line with the North Yorkshire average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Bilton & Nidd Gorge compares
Bilton & Nidd Gorge ward
90.3%
North Yorkshire overall
89.5%
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Recent decisions in Bilton & Nidd Gorge
Crown lift (to 4 meters above the garden) and lateral reduction on lower canopy · Thu 10 Sep 2026
Demolition of rear extension. New rear and side single storey extension to provi · Wed 02 Sep 2026
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Other wards in North Yorkshire
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Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone (94.3%)
Wathvale & Bishop Monkton (90.3%)
Ouseburn (93.4%)
Coppice Valley & Duchy (95.6%)
Boroughbridge & Claro (90.3%)
Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale (86.8%)
Knaresborough West (92.5%)
Oatlands & Pannal (88.6%)