Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority decided more than 600 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 5% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 55 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’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 Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
| Applications decided | more than 600 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 5%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 55 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 1%of more than 120 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 41 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 17%about one in six |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | Not held yet |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to the site’s location within the Yorkshire Dales National Park; and • Whether the proposal is necessary for…”
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“The main issues are whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to location, the proposed land use and the amount of development and with particular regard to: • whether the site is suitable for the proposed development…”
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“The appeal relates to a planning application that was not determined by the Council within the prescribed period. I note that the Council would have refused planning permission should it have made a decision on the development. I have had…”
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposed development is in a suitable location having regard to the policies of the development plan and its effect on the character and appearance of the Yorkshire Dales National Park; • the effect…”
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“The main issues are whether the proposed development: • would be in a suitable location, with regard to the spatial strategy; and • would be contrary to the purposes of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.