Selby planning approval rate

Selby council approved 83.0% of planning applications and refused 17.0%, based on 5,669 decisions analysed. Ranked 27th out of 221 councils for strictness.

Last updated: March 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present

83.0%

overall approval rate

5,669

Decisions analysed

4,705

Approved

964

Refused

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.

Full (3,038 decided)

84.2%

Other (966 decided)

80.0%

Trees (780 decided)

84.2%

Certificate of Lawfulness (285 decided)

75.8%

Change of Use (223 decided)

78.9%

Listed Building (189 decided)

89.4%

Advertisement (115 decided)

83.5%

Prior Approval (55 decided)

83.6%

Discharge of Conditions (18 decided)

83.3%

Approval rate by project type

These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Selby — mined from 5,669 proposal descriptions.

Garage / Parking (975 decided)

85.3%

Rear Extension (789 decided)

91.4%

Extension (General) (650 decided)

87.7%

New Build (614 decided)

76.4%

Change of Use (Residential) (450 decided)

69.6%

Side Extension (445 decided)

91.2%

Outbuilding (352 decided)

80.4%

Conservatory (207 decided)

91.8%

Dormer (183 decided)

80.9%

Front Extension (111 decided)

91.9%

Annex (90 decided)

78.9%

Loft Conversion (83 decided)

86.7%

Wraparound Extension (70 decided)

91.4%

HMO (10 decided)

80.0%

Approval rate by ward

Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Selby. Click any ward for detailed statistics.

Appleton Roebuck And Church Fenton (767 decided)

80.1%

Camblesforth And Carlton (446 decided)

82.7%

Cliffe And North Duffield (427 decided)

77.0%

Selby East (369 decided)

88.1%

Sherburn In Elmet (335 decided)

86.9%

Tadcaster (334 decided)

85.9%

Cawood And Escrick (294 decided)

78.2%

Selby West (285 decided)

86.3%

Monk Fryston And South Milford (283 decided)

79.9%

Osgoldcross (232 decided)

81.9%

Cawood And Wistow (204 decided)

84.3%

Escrick (203 decided)

82.3%

Whitley (183 decided)

86.3%

Monk Fryston (176 decided)

85.8%

Brayton (139 decided)

88.5%

South Milford (132 decided)

79.5%

Thorpe Willoughby And Hambleton (127 decided)

78.0%

Brayton And Barlow (119 decided)

84.9%

Riccall (103 decided)

82.5%

Hambleton (93 decided)

86.0%

Wards in Selby

Appleton Roebuck And Church Fenton

80.1% approval · 767 decisions

Camblesforth And Carlton

82.7% approval · 446 decisions

Cliffe And North Duffield

77.0% approval · 427 decisions

Selby East

88.1% approval · 369 decisions

Sherburn In Elmet

86.9% approval · 335 decisions

Tadcaster

85.9% approval · 334 decisions

Cawood And Escrick

78.2% approval · 294 decisions

Selby West

86.3% approval · 285 decisions

Monk Fryston And South Milford

79.9% approval · 283 decisions

Osgoldcross

81.9% approval · 232 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

Brayton

88.5% approval · 139 decisions

South Milford

79.5% approval · 132 decisions

Thorpe Willoughby And Hambleton

78.0% approval · 127 decisions

Brayton And Barlow

84.9% approval · 119 decisions

Riccall

82.5% approval · 103 decisions

Hambleton

86.0% approval · 93 decisions

Recent comparable decisions

The most recent residential planning decisions in Selby, showing how the council decides real applications.

ZG2025/1149/CPE

Lawful development certificate for existing use of the Garden Cottage as a full · Appleton Roebuck And Church Fenton · Wed 24 Dec 2025

Approved

ZG2025/1128/CPP

Lawful development certificate for proposed demolition of existing single-storey · Appleton Roebuck And Church Fenton · Tue 23 Dec 2025

Approved

ZG2025/1116/HPA

Erection of a single storey rear extension and new pitched roof to existing gara · Monk Fryston And South Milford · Tue 23 Dec 2025

Approved

Showing 3 of 200 comparable decisions. See all 200 in the Pro Report →

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