Selby Council approves 82.8% of planning applications, based on 6,033 real decisions analysed from the council’s public planning portal. The national average across all councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.6%. Selby sits 5.8 percentage points below the national average.
According to PlanningLens analysis of 884 decided applications, Selby Council approved 78.1% of planning applications in 2025. Across 6,033 decisions analysed since January 2020, the overall approval rate in Selby is 82.8%; the national average across UK councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.6%.
Source: PlanningLens (planninglens.co.uk) analysis of Selby council planning portal records · Updated August 2026 · Quote freely with attribution
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Not all applications are treated equally. Extension types, listed building consent, and change of use applications each have very different success rates in Selby.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | 2,724 | 516 | 3,240 | 84.1% |
| Other | 814 | 208 | 1,022 | 79.6% |
| Trees | 691 | 133 | 824 | 83.9% |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | 240 | 71 | 311 | 77.2% |
| Change of Use | 181 | 54 | 235 | 77.0% |
| Listed Building | 177 | 23 | 200 | 88.5% |
| Advertisement | 98 | 21 | 119 | 82.4% |
| Prior Approval | 49 | 9 | 58 | 84.5% |
| Discharge of Conditions | 20 | 4 | 24 | 83.3% |
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Check My PostcodeWard-level data reveals where planning applications are most and least likely to succeed. Officers, local policies, and neighbourhood character all play a role.
| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appleton Roebuck And Church Fenton | 639 | 165 | 804 | 79.5% |
| Camblesforth And Carlton | 383 | 87 | 470 | 81.5% |
| Cliffe And North Duffield | 351 | 102 | 453 | 77.5% |
| Selby East | 345 | 48 | 393 | 87.8% |
| Sherburn In Elmet | 311 | 49 | 360 | 86.4% |
| Tadcaster | 306 | 53 | 359 | 85.2% |
| Cawood And Escrick | 267 | 70 | 337 | 79.2% |
| Monk Fryston And South Milford | 253 | 60 | 313 | 80.8% |
| Selby West | 264 | 43 | 307 | 86.0% |
| Osgoldcross | 227 | 51 | 278 | 81.7% |
| Cawood And Wistow | 172 | 32 | 204 | 84.3% |
| Escrick | 167 | 36 | 203 | 82.3% |
| Whitley | 158 | 25 | 183 | 86.3% |
| Monk Fryston | 151 | 25 | 176 | 85.8% |
| Thorpe Willoughby And Hambleton | 118 | 31 | 149 | 79.2% |
| Brayton And Barlow | 120 | 22 | 142 | 84.5% |
| Brayton | 123 | 16 | 139 | 88.5% |
| South Milford | 105 | 27 | 132 | 79.5% |
| Barlby And Riccall | 82 | 23 | 105 | 78.1% |
| Riccall | 85 | 18 | 103 | 82.5% |
| Hambleton | 80 | 13 | 93 | 86.0% |
| Eggbrough | 76 | 11 | 87 | 87.4% |
| Byram And Brotherton | 66 | 8 | 74 | 89.2% |
| Barlby Village | 58 | 9 | 67 | 86.6% |
| Thorpe Willoughby | 37 | 7 | 44 | 84.1% |
How Selby’s planning approval rate has changed year by year, down 12.1pp since 2020.
Bar height reflects approval rate. Colour: green ≥85%, amber ≥70%, red below 70%.
Real residential planning decisions from Selby council. Each reference links to the council's own planning portal so you can verify the details yourself.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| ZG2026/0463/HPA Barlby And Riccall | Construction of two storey rear extension and insertion of first floor side wind | Approved |
| ZG2026/0260/FUL Not Available | Erection of a 4 bar timber fence and a pair of 5 bar fields gates fronting Barlo | Approved |
| ZG2026/0503/HPA Cawood And Escrick | Single storey infill extension to front | Approved |
| ZG2026/0507/CPP Camblesforth And Carlton | Lawful development certificate for proposed single storey garage block with dual | Refused |
| ZG2026/0487/HPA Monk Fryston And South Milford | Reconstruction of existing conservatory in oak framed structure with raised apex | Approved |
| ZG2026/0460/HPA Thorpe Willoughby And Hambleton | Installation of an air source heat pump to the rear | Approved |
| ZG2026/0461/LBC Thorpe Willoughby And Hambleton | Listed building consent for installation of an air source heat pump to rear | Approved |
| ZG2026/0372/HPA Thorpe Willoughby And Hambleton | Erection of single storey extension to existing property | Approved |
| ZG2025/1238/FUL Selby East | Conversion of first and second floor to form 2 No flats | Approved |
| ZG2025/1240/LBC Selby East | Listed building consent for conversion of the first and second floor to form 2 N | Approved |
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Based on 6,033 planning decisions, the overall approval rate in Selby is 82.8%. The national average across councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.6%. Rates vary significantly by ward and application type.
PlanningLens has analysed 6,033 planning decisions from Selby council. 4,994 were approved and 1,039 were refused. These figures cover decisions from January 2020 to the present.
The average approval rate in Selby is 82.8%, but outcomes depend heavily on your specific ward, the type of extension or development you are proposing, and local planning policy. Use the free PlanningLens postcode check to get a personalised score.
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