18 Westpit Lane Strensall York YO32 5RX Data via plota.co.uk

26/01314/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Single storey side extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jul 2026
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Validated
21 Jul 2026
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Approved
15 Sept 2026

Approved on 15 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Strensall built-up area; Green belt 94 m away: York; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £230,000 in April 2004. Detached house, freehold.

30 April 2004£230,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
York
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
YO32 5RX
Received
15 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Strensall
Parish
Strensall With Towthorpe Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Householder Approval
Decision date
15 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
HB Drawing Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 88% of extensions here are.

68%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
500decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by York in the last twelve months, from validation. York decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
26 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
York
Planning Authority Score
3.7/10
Below average
#213 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

York ranks #156 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
York decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #255 of 296
87%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #237 of 296
64%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #156 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #168 of 296
69%
Minor dwellings approved
104 decided (1-9 homes)
71%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
63%
Change of use approved
68 decided
1,278
Total decisions
224 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use