Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate planning approval rate
Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate ward in North Yorkshire has a 89.9% approval rate based on 189 planning decisions. North Yorkshire overall: 89.5%.
Last updated: September 2026
89.9%
ward approval rate
189
Decisions
170
Approved
19
Refused
89.5%
North Yorkshire average
Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate is broadly in line with the North Yorkshire average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate compares
Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate ward
89.9%
North Yorkshire overall
89.5%
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Recent decisions in Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate
Replacement illuminated fascia and hanging signage. · Mon 14 Sep 2026
Conversion of existing workshop and store building to 2no. Holiday lets. · Tue 08 Sep 2026
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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%)