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East Riding of Yorkshire Council planning applications

Data as of 5 November 2026

East Riding of Yorkshire Council decided more than 3,600 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 8% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 50 days to decide one.

Look up one application

Search by reference or address on East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).

Recent major decisions

Figures for East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Decisions: the twelve months to 5 November 2026, from East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s published planning register. Appeals: decided from 6 November 2023 to 5 November 2026, from the appeal body’s casework.
Applications decided more than 3,600
Share refusedof those approved or refused 8%middle UK council 9%
Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date 50 daysmiddle UK council 55 days
Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings Not enough typed decisions
Appeals decidedin the last three years more than 290
Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits 23%about one in four
Officer reports and decision notices searchable back to 2017
Local Plan policies held 36plan adopted 2025

What inspectors decide appeals on

In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s planning applications.

  • “The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”

    Dismissed, 2025

  • “The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the impact on a mature tree; • Whether the proposal represents an appropriate type of development in this location, having…”

    Dismissed, 2025

  • “The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area; • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring residents and future occupants with…”

    Dismissed, 2025

  • “The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”

    Allowed, 2025

  • “The main issue in this case is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.”

    Allowed, 2017

How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.