Selby planning approval rate
Selby council approved 82.7% of planning applications and refused 17.3%, based on 5,967 decisions analysed. Ranked 27th out of 284 councils for strictness.
Last updated: June 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present
82.7%
overall approval rate
5,967
Decisions analysed
4,932
Approved
1,035
Refused
25
Wards covered
Planning in Selby? Check your postcode to see approval rates specific to your ward and street.
Approval rate by application type
Different application types have different approval rates in Selby. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.
83.8%
79.7%
83.8%
77.0%
88.8%
82.4%
84.2%
83.3%
Approval rate by project type
These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Selby, mined from 5,967 proposal descriptions.
84.8%
91.0%
87.6%
76.0%
91.2%
79.8%
92.0%
80.2%
92.2%
78.5%
85.1%
92.0%
81.8%
Approval rate by ward
Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Selby. Click any ward for detailed statistics.
Appleton Roebuck And Church Fenton
79.6%
Camblesforth And Carlton
81.5%
Cliffe And North Duffield
77.2%
Selby East
87.9%
Sherburn In Elmet
86.6%
Tadcaster
85.3%
Cawood And Escrick
78.6%
Monk Fryston And South Milford
78.5%
Selby West
86.1%
Osgoldcross
82.2%
Cawood And Wistow
84.3%
Escrick
82.3%
Whitley
86.3%
Monk Fryston
85.8%
Thorpe Willoughby And Hambleton
78.2%
Brayton
88.5%
Brayton And Barlow
84.2%
South Milford
79.5%
Riccall
82.5%
Barlby And Riccall
77.7%
Wards in Selby
Appleton Roebuck And Church Fenton
79.6% approval · 798 decisions
Camblesforth And Carlton
81.5% approval · 466 decisions
Cliffe And North Duffield
77.2% approval · 448 decisions
Selby East
87.9% approval · 389 decisions
Sherburn In Elmet
86.6% approval · 357 decisions
Tadcaster
85.3% approval · 354 decisions
Cawood And Escrick
78.6% approval · 327 decisions
Monk Fryston And South Milford
78.5% approval · 317 decisions
Selby West
86.1% approval · 302 decisions
Osgoldcross
82.2% approval · 264 decisions
Cawood And Wistow
84.3% approval · 204 decisions
Escrick
82.3% approval · 203 decisions
Whitley
86.3% approval · 183 decisions
Monk Fryston
85.8% approval · 176 decisions
Thorpe Willoughby And Hambleton
78.2% approval · 142 decisions
Brayton
88.5% approval · 139 decisions
Brayton And Barlow
84.2% approval · 139 decisions
South Milford
79.5% approval · 132 decisions
Riccall
82.5% approval · 103 decisions
Barlby And Riccall
77.7% approval · 103 decisions
Recent comparable decisions
The most recent residential planning decisions in Selby, showing how the council decides real applications.
Rear two storey and single storey extension, front first floor extension, raisin · Selby West · Mon 22 Jun 2026
Erection of a timber cabin annex to Scrombeck House with associated use of land · Osgoldcross · Fri 19 Jun 2026
Demolition of units 6, 7 and 8 of Selby Business Centre to facilitate the future · Selby East · Fri 19 Jun 2026
Showing 3 of 200 comparable decisions. See all 200 in the full report →
What gets approved near your property?
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Frequently asked questions about planning in Selby
What is the planning approval rate in Selby?
Based on 5,967 planning decisions analysed since 2020, Selby approved 82.7% of applications and refused 17.3%. The council is ranked 27th out of 284 UK councils for approval rate.
How many planning applications are refused in Selby?
Selby refuses 17.3% of planning applications, roughly 1 in 6. That is higher than the UK average of 11.7%. Out of 5,967 decided applications since 2020, 1,035 were refused. PlanningLens lets you check any postcode to see which applications were refused near a specific property.
Which areas of Selby have the highest planning approval rates?
The highest approval rates in Selby are in Byram And Brotherton (89.2%), Brayton (88.5%), and Selby East (87.9%). Approval rates vary significantly by ward, see the full ward breakdown above.
What types of planning application are most common in Selby?
The most common planning application types in Selby are: Full (3,208 decisions, 83.8% approved), Other (1,011, 79.7%), and Trees (811, 83.8%).
How long does a planning application take in Selby?
Planning applications in Selby take an average of 15.3 weeks to reach a decision, measured across 5,851 decisions with a recorded timeline. That is slower than the 8-week statutory target for householder applications (the statutory targets are 8 weeks for householder applications and 13 weeks for major developments). PlanningLens measures the actual time each application takes, not just the target. Selby decides approximately 994 planning applications per year.
How do I check planning applications in Selby?
You can search planning applications in Selby directly on the council's official planning portal. PlanningLens also lets you check any postcode against 5,967 historical decisions in Selby to see what's been approved and refused near a specific property.
How is PlanningLens approval rate data for Selby calculated?
PlanningLens scrapes Selby's official planning portal and analyses every published decision since January 2020. The approval rate is calculated as approved decisions divided by total decided applications, excluding withdrawn and pending applications. The full methodology, data sourcing, and Creative Commons BY 4.0 licensing terms are published at planninglens.co.uk/methodology.