Settle & Penyghent planning approval rate
Settle & Penyghent ward in North Yorkshire has a 90.1% approval rate based on 91 planning decisions. North Yorkshire overall: 88.9%.
Last updated: August 2026
90.1%
ward approval rate
91
Decisions
82
Approved
9
Refused
88.9%
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
90.1%
North Yorkshire overall
88.9%
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Recent decisions in Settle & Penyghent
Full planning permission to replace existing shopfront including replacement/ref · Fri 07 Aug 2026
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Ouseburn (93.5%)
Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale (87.4%)
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Knaresborough West (92.0%)
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