Castle planning approval rate
Castle ward in North Yorkshire has a 73.6% approval rate based on 87 planning decisions. North Yorkshire overall: 89.5%.
Last updated: September 2026
73.6%
ward approval rate
87
Decisions
64
Approved
23
Refused
89.5%
North Yorkshire average
Castle is 16.0 percentage points below the North Yorkshire average, placing it among the stricter wards in North Yorkshire. Checking what gets approved nearby before applying is particularly important here.
How Castle compares
Castle ward
73.6%
North Yorkshire overall
89.5%
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Recent decisions in Castle
Installation of security shutters to front elevation · Mon 07 Sep 2026
Retrospective application for replacement windows in uPVC. · Thu 03 Sep 2026
Re-pointing of the front and side of property, brick replacements and stitching, · Thu 03 Sep 2026
Erection of 2 storey extension to rear/southwest elevation of 10 and 12 Dean Roa · Tue 25 Aug 2026
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✓ PDF report to share with your architect
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Other wards in North Yorkshire
Washburn & Birstwith (81.9%)
Masham & Fountains (90.9%)
Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate (89.8%)
Spofforth,L Whdl,Tockwith (90.7%)
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%)