Wheldrake planning approval rate
Wheldrake ward in York has a 87.9% approval rate based on 428 planning decisions. York overall: 89.1%.
Last updated: September 2026
87.9%
ward approval rate
428
Decisions
376
Approved
52
Refused
89.1%
York average
Wheldrake is broadly in line with the York average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Wheldrake compares
Wheldrake ward
87.9%
York overall
89.1%
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Recent decisions in Wheldrake
Conversion of outbuilding to create ancillary annexe, with external alterations · Fri 18 Sep 2026
Non material amendment to permitted application 25/02494/FUL to omit dormer exte · Thu 10 Sep 2026
Conditions 3 (cycle parking), 5 (landscaping), 6 (mud on highway) and 9 (method · Wed 09 Sep 2026
Non material amendment to permitted application 21/02283/FULM to alter the roof · Tue 25 Aug 2026
Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension · Fri 14 Aug 2026
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