Planning decisions in Ryedale
How long Ryedale takes to decide a planning application and how many it approves, from the 194 decisions it made in the twelve months to August 2026. Days run from validation to decision, the clock the council reports against; the wait from receipt is shown beside it. How the figures are made.
58 daysmedian from validation to decision (UK 52); 82 from receipt
44%decided within eight weeks (UK 73%), 85% within thirteen
95%approved (UK 89%): 133 approved, 7 refused
303 of 321UK rank for speed, down 25 places on last year; 73 of 321 for approvals
By kind of application
| Kind | Median days | Within 8 weeks | Approved | Decisions | UK rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full applications (including householder) | 57 | 49% | 97% | 90 | 246 of 302 |
| Tree works * | 61 | 42% | 83% | 40 | 253 of 259 |
| Listed building consent * | 64 | 36% | 100% | 14 | 165 of 200 |
By year
| Year decided | Median days | Within 8 weeks | Approved | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 * | 56 | 54% | 88% | 26 |
| 2017 * | 59 | 43% | 84% | 37 |
| 2018 * | 250 | 15% | 98% | 95 |
| 2019 * | 34 | 87% | 97% | 91 |
| 2020 * | 59 | 47% | 97% | 32 |
| 2021 * | 113 | 13% | 98% | 102 |
| 2022 * | 78 | 37% | 100% | 173 |
| 2023 * | 93 | 31% | 86% | 29 |
| 2024 * | 42 | 84% | 99% | 98 |
| 2025 * | 54 | 52% | 97% | 29 |
| 2026 so far | 82 | 19% | 95% | 194 |
* Years from our archive, which carries no validation date: timed from receipt, so a few days longer than the live years above them.
Past their target date now
- 37 Commercial Street Norton North Yorkshire YO17 9HXChange of Use from shop to restaurant with revised opening hours, erection of single storey rear extension, erection of flue to rear, creatidue 6 Mar 2026
- 37 Commercial Street Norton North Yorkshire YO17 9HXChange of Use from shop to restaurant with revised opening hours, erection of single storey rear extension, formation of raised decking areadue 6 Mar 2026
- Land To The North Of Low Moor Lane Rillington North YorkshireChange of use of land to a gypsy/traveller site with 4no. pitches, each with 1no. mobile home, 1no. touring caravan, 1no. dayroom and parkindue 16 Mar 2026
- Land Opposite Green View Page Lane WombletonErection of 1no. four bedroom dwelling following demolition of 2no. double garagesdue 17 Mar 2026
- Wold Cottage 36 High Street West Heslerton Malton North Yorkshire YO17 8RDInstallation of 4no. single glazed windows to replace the existing windowsdue 17 Mar 2026
- Land And Buildings At Westfield Farm Low Lane WestowCertificate of Lawfulness for an existing use or development in respect of the erection of 1no. one bedroom dwelling completed more than foudue 18 Mar 2026
- Land At 492907 475400 Manor Wold Farm East Heslerton North YorkshireChange of use of land for siting of 2no. Shepherds Huts (retrospective)due 19 Mar 2026
- The Garage Main Street Welburn North Yorkshire YO60 7DZErection of 2no. semi-detached dwellings plus conversion of an existing garage workshop to 1no. dwelling housedue 23 Mar 2026
Built nightly from Ryedale's planning register. Ranks are among the 321 published councils. See planning applications in Ryedale, appeals, or get alerts for Ryedale.
About these figures
How are decision times measured?
Days from the date the council validated the application to the date it decided it, for applications approved or refused in the window. That is the clock councils report against and the official statistics use. Each council’s page also shows the count from receipt, which is what the applicant actually waited. Withdrawn and undecided applications are not timed.
Why do these figures differ from the council’s own?
Councils count an agreed extension of time as decided on time; we treat the calendar as the calendar. Our figures are also live and rolling, where official statistics are quarterly and annual. So a council’s own within-eight-weeks figure will usually sit a little above ours.
What counts as approved?
Approval rate is approvals divided by approvals plus refusals. Withdrawals, and decisions whose outcome the register does not state, are counted in the totals but not in the rate.
Why is a council missing?
A council is published when it has at least 25 timed decisions in the window and its register’s decision data passes our consistency checks. Councils that fail are listed with the reason rather than shown with a number that would mislead.
How often is this updated?
Nightly, from the decisions we collect from every council register we monitor. The window is the twelve months to the last complete month.