Selby Council approves 82.7% of planning applications, based on 5,967 real decisions analysed from the council’s public planning portal. The national average across all councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.3%. Selby sits 5.6 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 5,967 decisions analysed since January 2020, the overall approval rate in Selby is 82.7%; the national average across UK councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.3%.
Source: PlanningLens (planninglens.co.uk) analysis of Selby council planning portal records · Updated June 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 | 2,689 | 519 | 3,208 | 83.8% |
| Other | 806 | 205 | 1,011 | 79.7% |
| Trees | 680 | 131 | 811 | 83.8% |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | 236 | 70 | 306 | 77.1% |
| Change of Use | 181 | 54 | 235 | 77.0% |
| Listed Building | 174 | 22 | 196 | 88.8% |
| Advertisement | 98 | 21 | 119 | 82.4% |
| Prior Approval | 48 | 9 | 57 | 84.2% |
| 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 | 635 | 163 | 798 | 79.6% |
| Camblesforth And Carlton | 380 | 86 | 466 | 81.5% |
| Cliffe And North Duffield | 346 | 102 | 448 | 77.2% |
| Selby East | 342 | 47 | 389 | 87.9% |
| Sherburn In Elmet | 309 | 48 | 357 | 86.6% |
| Tadcaster | 302 | 52 | 354 | 85.3% |
| Cawood And Escrick | 257 | 70 | 327 | 78.6% |
| Monk Fryston And South Milford | 249 | 68 | 317 | 78.5% |
| Selby West | 260 | 42 | 302 | 86.1% |
| Osgoldcross | 217 | 47 | 264 | 82.2% |
| 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 | 111 | 31 | 142 | 78.2% |
| Brayton | 123 | 16 | 139 | 88.5% |
| Brayton And Barlow | 117 | 22 | 139 | 84.2% |
| South Milford | 105 | 27 | 132 | 79.5% |
| Riccall | 85 | 18 | 103 | 82.5% |
| Barlby And Riccall | 80 | 23 | 103 | 77.7% |
| 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 13.2pp 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ZG2026/0265/HPA Selby West | Rear two storey and single storey extension, front first floor extension, raisin | Approved |
| ZG2025/0034/CPE Osgoldcross | Erection of a timber cabin annex to Scrombeck House with associated use of land | Approved |
| ZG2024/1301/FUL Selby East | Demolition of units 6, 7 and 8 of Selby Business Centre to facilitate the future | Approved |
| ZG2026/0295/HPA Appleton Roebuck And Church Fenton | Installation of French doors and Juliet balconies to rear facing bedrooms | Approved |
| ZG2026/0269/LBC Osgoldcross | Listed building consent for internal alterations | Approved |
| ZG2026/0314/HPA Cliffe And North Duffield | Demolition of existing garage and the construction of a new garage | Approved |
| ZG2026/0387/FUL Cawood And Escrick | Erection of replacement dwelling following demolition of existing dwelling | Approved |
| ZG2025/0314/FUL Osgoldcross | Conversion of former agricultural building to a dwelling and the construction of | Approved |
| ZG2026/0351/FUL Tadcaster | Fitting of roller shutter doors with advertising on them (retrospective) | Approved |
| ZG2026/0194/HPA Brayton And Barlow | Erection of a side and rear extension following removal of free standing garage | Approved |
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Based on 5,967 planning decisions, the overall approval rate in Selby is 82.7%. The national average across councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.3%. Rates vary significantly by ward and application type.
PlanningLens has analysed 5,967 planning decisions from Selby council. 4,932 were approved and 1,035 were refused. These figures cover decisions from January 2020 to the present.
The average approval rate in Selby is 82.7%, 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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