Knaresborough West planning approval rate
Knaresborough West ward in North Yorkshire has a 93.0% approval rate based on 142 planning decisions. North Yorkshire overall: 89.5%.
Last updated: September 2026
93.0%
ward approval rate
142
Decisions
132
Approved
10
Refused
89.5%
North Yorkshire average
Knaresborough West sits slightly above the North Yorkshire average, with a 3.5 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Knaresborough West compares
Knaresborough West ward
93.0%
North Yorkshire overall
89.5%
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Recent decisions in Knaresborough West
Proposed single storey garage and conservatory side extension. · Tue 29 Sep 2026
Two storey front and rear extensions, 2no. single storey rear orangeries, demoli · Mon 28 Sep 2026
Single storey extension to the front of the existing garage/store following the · Mon 28 Sep 2026
Erection of single self-build dwelling and construction of agricultural storage · Wed 16 Sep 2026
Removal of existing shopfront lettering and retractable sunblind, with associate · Mon 14 Sep 2026
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Other wards in North Yorkshire
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Wathvale & Bishop Monkton (90.1%)
Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone (94.4%)
Ouseburn (93.0%)
Coppice Valley & Duchy (95.7%)
Boroughbridge & Claro (90.0%)
Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale (87.0%)
Oatlands & Pannal (88.7%)