Selby planning approval rate
Selby council approved 82.8% of planning applications and refused 17.2%, based on 6,033 decisions analysed. Ranked 29th out of 300 councils for strictness.
Last updated: August 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to August 2026
82.8%
overall approval rate
6,033
Decisions analysed
4,994
Approved
1,039
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.
84.1%
79.6%
83.9%
77.0%
88.5%
82.4%
84.5%
83.3%
Approval rate by project type
These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Selby, mined from 6,033 proposal descriptions.
84.7%
91.0%
87.7%
76.1%
91.2%
79.8%
92.1%
80.1%
92.2%
77.3%
85.2%
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
79.5%
Camblesforth And Carlton
81.5%
Cliffe And North Duffield
77.5%
Selby East
87.8%
Sherburn In Elmet
86.4%
Tadcaster
85.2%
Cawood And Escrick
79.2%
Monk Fryston And South Milford
80.8%
Selby West
86.0%
Osgoldcross
81.7%
Cawood And Wistow
84.3%
Escrick
82.3%
Whitley
86.3%
Monk Fryston
85.8%
Thorpe Willoughby And Hambleton
79.2%
Brayton And Barlow
84.5%
Brayton
88.5%
South Milford
79.5%
Barlby And Riccall
78.1%
Riccall
82.5%
Wards in Selby
Appleton Roebuck And Church Fenton
79.5% approval · 804 decisions
Camblesforth And Carlton
81.5% approval · 470 decisions
Cliffe And North Duffield
77.5% approval · 453 decisions
Selby East
87.8% approval · 393 decisions
Sherburn In Elmet
86.4% approval · 360 decisions
Tadcaster
85.2% approval · 359 decisions
Cawood And Escrick
79.2% approval · 337 decisions
Monk Fryston And South Milford
80.8% approval · 313 decisions
Selby West
86.0% approval · 307 decisions
Osgoldcross
81.7% approval · 278 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
79.2% approval · 149 decisions
Brayton And Barlow
84.5% approval · 142 decisions
Brayton
88.5% approval · 139 decisions
South Milford
79.5% approval · 132 decisions
Barlby And Riccall
78.1% approval · 105 decisions
Riccall
82.5% approval · 103 decisions
Recent comparable decisions
The most recent residential planning decisions in Selby, showing how the council decides real applications.
Construction of two storey rear extension and insertion of first floor side wind · Barlby And Riccall · Thu 06 Aug 2026
Erection of a 4 bar timber fence and a pair of 5 bar fields gates fronting Barlo · Not Available · Thu 06 Aug 2026
Single storey infill extension to front · Cawood And Escrick · Wed 05 Aug 2026
Showing 3 recent comparable decisions. See more in the full report →
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Frequently asked questions about planning in Selby
What is the planning approval rate in Selby?
Based on 6,033 planning decisions analysed since 2020, Selby approved 82.8% of applications and refused 17.2%. The council is ranked 29th out of 300 UK councils for approval rate.
How many planning applications are refused in Selby?
Selby refuses 17.2% of planning applications, roughly 1 in 6. That is higher than the UK average of 11.4%. Out of 6,033 decided applications since 2020, 1,039 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 (87.8%). 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 (3,240 decisions, 84.1% approved), Other (1,022, 79.6%), and Trees (824, 83.9%).
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 5,914 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 1,006 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 6,033 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.