Settle & Penyghent planning approval rate
Settle & Penyghent ward in North Yorkshire has a 88.7% approval rate based on 97 planning decisions. North Yorkshire overall: 89.5%.
Last updated: September 2026
88.7%
ward approval rate
97
Decisions
86
Approved
11
Refused
89.5%
North Yorkshire average
Settle & Penyghent is broadly in line with the North Yorkshire average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Settle & Penyghent compares
Settle & Penyghent ward
88.7%
North Yorkshire overall
89.5%
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Recent decisions in Settle & Penyghent
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed conversion · Fri 18 Sep 2026
Householder consent for single side storey extension · Wed 16 Sep 2026
Proposed single storey detached implement store and utility building; conversion · Wed 16 Sep 2026
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Other wards in North Yorkshire
Washburn & Birstwith (82.1%)
Masham & Fountains (90.7%)
Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate (89.9%)
Spofforth,L Whdl,Tockwith (91.0%)
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%)
Knaresborough West (93.0%)
Oatlands & Pannal (88.7%)