Selby Council approves 83.0% of planning applications, based on 5,669 real decisions analysed from the council’s public planning portal. The national average across all councils tracked by PlanningLens is 87.9%. Selby sits 4.9 percentage points below the national average.
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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 | 2,557 | 481 | 3,038 | 84.2% |
| Other | 773 | 193 | 966 | 80.0% |
| Trees | 657 | 123 | 780 | 84.2% |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | 216 | 69 | 285 | 75.8% |
| Change of Use | 176 | 47 | 223 | 78.9% |
| Listed Building | 169 | 20 | 189 | 89.4% |
| Advertisement | 96 | 19 | 115 | 83.5% |
| Prior Approval | 46 | 9 | 55 | 83.6% |
| Discharge of Conditions | 15 | 3 | 18 | 83.3% |
A loft conversion in one ward can have a 90% approval rate. In the next ward, 55%. The free check tells you which side you're on.
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 | 614 | 153 | 767 | 80.1% |
| Camblesforth And Carlton | 369 | 77 | 446 | 82.7% |
| Cliffe And North Duffield | 329 | 98 | 427 | 77.0% |
| Selby East | 325 | 44 | 369 | 88.1% |
| Sherburn In Elmet | 291 | 44 | 335 | 86.9% |
| Tadcaster | 287 | 47 | 334 | 85.9% |
| Cawood And Escrick | 230 | 64 | 294 | 78.2% |
| Selby West | 246 | 39 | 285 | 86.3% |
| Monk Fryston And South Milford | 226 | 57 | 283 | 79.9% |
| Osgoldcross | 190 | 42 | 232 | 81.9% |
| 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% |
| Brayton | 123 | 16 | 139 | 88.5% |
| South Milford | 105 | 27 | 132 | 79.5% |
| Thorpe Willoughby And Hambleton | 99 | 28 | 127 | 78.0% |
| Brayton And Barlow | 101 | 18 | 119 | 84.9% |
| Riccall | 85 | 18 | 103 | 82.5% |
| Hambleton | 80 | 13 | 93 | 86.0% |
| Barlby And Riccall | 72 | 20 | 92 | 78.3% |
| 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% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ZG2025/1149/CPE Appleton Roebuck And Church Fenton | Lawful development certificate for existing use of the Garden Cottage as a full | Approved |
| ZG2025/1128/CPP Appleton Roebuck And Church Fenton | Lawful development certificate for proposed demolition of existing single-storey | Approved |
| ZG2025/1116/HPA Monk Fryston And South Milford | Erection of a single storey rear extension and new pitched roof to existing gara | Approved |
| 2021/0669/FUL Camblesforth And Carlton | Erection of an agricultural workers dwelling (temporary permission for 3 years) | Refused |
| ZG2025/1119/HPA Tadcaster | Conversion of existing internal garage into craft room, replacement of existing | Approved |
| ZG2025/1016/HPA Selby East | Conversion of integrated garage into a room that will be used as an office, the | Approved |
| ZG2025/0971/HPA Brayton And Barlow | First floor front / side extension & internal alterations to existing detached d | Approved |
| ZG2025/0436/FUL Selby West | Erection of first floor extension to create more retail floorspace and rebuildin | Approved |
| ZG2025/1087/HPA Cawood And Escrick | Front porch/canopy | Approved |
| ZG2025/1075/HPA Sherburn In Elmet | Conversion of garage into living accommodation with mezzanine floor (part retros | Approved |
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Based on 5,669 planning decisions, the overall approval rate in Selby is 83.0%. The national average across councils tracked by PlanningLens is 87.9%. However, rates vary significantly by ward and application type.
PlanningLens has analysed 5,669 planning decisions from Selby council. 4,705 were approved and 964 were refused. These figures cover decisions from January 2020 to the present.
The average approval rate in Selby is 83.0%, but outcomes depend heavily on your specific ward, the type of extension or development you are proposing, and local planning policy. Use the PlanningLens free postcode check to get a personalised score.