Hull City Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Hull City Council decided more than 840 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 56 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Hull City 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).
Figures for Hull City Council
| Applications decided | more than 840 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 8%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 56 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 58 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 29%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2019 |
| Local Plan policies held | 80plan adopted 2017 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Hull City Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the CA.”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; and, • whether the proposed development would result in acceptable access arrangements for future occupants and occupants of neighbouring properties.”
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“The main issues of the appeal are: • Whether the proposed development would provide a financial contribution in relation to open space; • The effect of the proposed development on parking in the area; and • The effect of the…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the host property and area.”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the safe use of the highway with particular regard to the junction of Howdale Road with Saltshouse Road; and • if there is any harm, whether this is…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.