Heworth planning approval rate
Heworth ward in York has a 89.0% approval rate based on 455 planning decisions. York overall: 90.3%.
Last updated: March 2026
89.0%
ward approval rate
455
Decisions
405
Approved
50
Refused
90.3%
York average
Heworth is broadly in line with the York average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Heworth compares
Heworth ward
89.0%
York overall
90.3%
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Recent decisions in Heworth
Single storey side and rear extensions following demolition of existing detached · Wed 31 Jul 2024
Single storey front/side extensions and conversion of existing butchers to form · Mon 22 Jul 2024
Single storey side and rear extensions · Thu 11 Jul 2024
Erection of single storey extension extending 4.5 metres beyond the rear wall of · Tue 09 Jul 2024
Erection of single storey extension extending 4.00 metres beyond the rear wall o · Tue 09 Jul 2024
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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 10,877 decisions.