High Harrogate & Kingsley planning approval rate
High Harrogate & Kingsley ward in North Yorkshire has a 98.0% approval rate based on 50 planning decisions. North Yorkshire overall: 89.5%.
Last updated: September 2026
98.0%
ward approval rate
50
Decisions
49
Approved
1
Refused
89.5%
North Yorkshire average
High Harrogate & Kingsley is 8.5 percentage points above the North Yorkshire average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How High Harrogate & Kingsley compares
High Harrogate & Kingsley ward
98.0%
North Yorkshire overall
89.5%
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Recent decisions in High Harrogate & Kingsley
Demolition of garage and carport; erection of two storey side extension and sing · Mon 17 Aug 2026
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Other wards in North Yorkshire
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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%)