National Parks

North York Moors National Park planning statistics

Householder applications decided in the year to June 2026, compared with the rest of England.

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Within 8 weeks, no extension

67.3%

131st of 297

4.6 points faster than England

Granted

97.3%

25th of 297

6.8 points higher than England

Extension of time

24.5%

95th of 297

7.8 points lower than England

Decisions (12 months)

147

North York Moors National Park decided 147 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 97.3%.

67.3% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (131st of 297 for speed).

A further 24.5% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is down from 75.3% a year earlier.

How quickly decisions are made

North York Moors National Park against England, share of householder decisions each quarter

Within 8 weeks, no extension
Extension of time
England, within 8 weeks

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Within 8 weeks, no extension	Extension of time	England, within 8 weeks
2008 Q2	77.8%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	84.6%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	89.1%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	78.1%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	83.8%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	92.6%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	84.9%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	83.0%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	87.3%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	90.2%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	78.4%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	78.9%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	71.9%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	91.0%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	84.1%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	88.0%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	77.3%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	85.9%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	88.1%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	79.5%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	87.8%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	90.8%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	90.5%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	86.1%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	91.4%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	79.7%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	82.6%	0.0%	82.1%
2015 Q1	85.4%	0.0%	80.4%
2015 Q2	88.7%	0.0%	80.6%
2015 Q3	82.0%	4.0%	79.2%
2015 Q4	85.1%	4.3%	80.0%
2016 Q1	81.8%	0.0%	78.3%
2016 Q2	88.3%	0.0%	79.8%
2016 Q3	83.0%	2.1%	77.7%
2016 Q4	76.8%	7.1%	78.0%
2017 Q1	79.5%	9.1%	77.3%
2017 Q2	78.9%	7.0%	78.5%
2017 Q3	88.7%	1.9%	76.1%
2017 Q4	76.8%	7.1%	77.1%
2018 Q1	79.1%	4.7%	73.7%
2018 Q2	79.6%	9.3%	74.0%
2018 Q3	80.8%	5.8%	72.7%
2018 Q4	77.0%	8.1%	72.7%
2019 Q1	76.1%	13.0%	69.9%
2019 Q2	85.1%	8.5%	72.1%
2019 Q3	78.1%	6.3%	69.6%
2019 Q4	73.0%	17.5%	71.5%
2020 Q1	81.4%	9.3%	68.4%
2020 Q2	77.2%	12.3%	63.9%
2020 Q3	84.1%	11.1%	63.8%
2020 Q4	74.2%	19.4%	65.3%
2021 Q1	77.3%	15.9%	59.4%
2021 Q2	78.6%	14.3%	58.4%
2021 Q3	75.0%	11.7%	53.1%
2021 Q4	64.2%	26.9%	53.0%
2022 Q1	67.4%	26.1%	51.6%
2022 Q2	62.1%	25.9%	56.0%
2022 Q3	66.0%	28.3%	53.3%
2022 Q4	56.5%	37.0%	54.1%
2023 Q1	71.1%	26.7%	53.5%
2023 Q2	65.6%	28.1%	58.5%
2023 Q3	69.8%	24.5%	59.0%
2023 Q4	80.0%	16.0%	59.8%
2024 Q1	59.3%	27.8%	58.8%
2024 Q2	63.0%	21.7%	64.4%
2024 Q3	67.4%	26.1%	64.2%
2024 Q4	73.5%	14.7%	65.6%
2025 Q1	71.2%	19.2%	62.1%
2025 Q2	89.1%	4.3%	65.0%
2025 Q3	82.8%	3.4%	62.5%
2025 Q4	62.5%	30.0%	64.7%
2026 Q1	57.7%	30.8%	60.6%
2026 Q2	67.3%	28.8%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

North York Moors National Park against England

North York Moors National Park
England

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	North York Moors National Park	England
2008 Q2	90.1%	86.1%
2008 Q3	82.4%	86.3%
2008 Q4	85.5%	85.3%
2009 Q1	90.6%	85.9%
2009 Q2	89.2%	86.8%
2009 Q3	88.9%	87.4%
2009 Q4	96.5%	86.9%
2010 Q1	83.0%	87.0%
2010 Q2	96.2%	88.0%
2010 Q3	95.1%	87.7%
2010 Q4	96.6%	87.5%
2011 Q1	98.2%	87.9%
2011 Q2	90.6%	88.5%
2011 Q3	89.6%	88.3%
2011 Q4	92.8%	88.3%
2012 Q1	92.0%	88.2%
2012 Q2	88.6%	89.2%
2012 Q3	95.3%	89.0%
2012 Q4	98.3%	88.9%
2013 Q1	97.4%	89.8%
2013 Q2	100.0%	90.6%
2013 Q3	96.6%	90.3%
2013 Q4	98.4%	89.6%
2014 Q1	91.7%	89.8%
2014 Q2	94.8%	90.5%
2014 Q3	95.3%	90.0%
2014 Q4	93.5%	89.2%
2015 Q1	93.8%	89.3%
2015 Q2	94.3%	90.2%
2015 Q3	90.0%	90.0%
2015 Q4	97.9%	89.2%
2016 Q1	95.5%	90.0%
2016 Q2	95.0%	90.3%
2016 Q3	95.7%	90.2%
2016 Q4	96.4%	89.7%
2017 Q1	93.2%	89.9%
2017 Q2	98.2%	90.5%
2017 Q3	90.6%	90.0%
2017 Q4	98.2%	90.1%
2018 Q1	95.3%	90.5%
2018 Q2	94.4%	91.0%
2018 Q3	98.1%	91.2%
2018 Q4	90.5%	90.5%
2019 Q1	89.1%	90.3%
2019 Q2	93.6%	91.0%
2019 Q3	93.8%	90.6%
2019 Q4	92.1%	89.8%
2020 Q1	95.3%	89.9%
2020 Q2	93.0%	90.2%
2020 Q3	95.2%	90.6%
2020 Q4	98.4%	90.3%
2021 Q1	93.2%	90.9%
2021 Q2	95.7%	91.2%
2021 Q3	93.3%	91.0%
2021 Q4	92.5%	90.1%
2022 Q1	97.8%	90.0%
2022 Q2	93.1%	90.4%
2022 Q3	98.1%	89.8%
2022 Q4	93.5%	89.4%
2023 Q1	100.0%	89.3%
2023 Q2	100.0%	89.2%
2023 Q3	94.3%	88.6%
2023 Q4	94.0%	88.2%
2024 Q1	88.9%	88.2%
2024 Q2	93.5%	89.1%
2024 Q3	100.0%	89.4%
2024 Q4	97.1%	88.6%
2025 Q1	94.2%	89.3%
2025 Q2	95.7%	90.4%
2025 Q3	89.7%	90.1%
2025 Q4	97.5%	90.1%
2026 Q1	100.0%	90.6%
2026 Q2	100.0%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks67.3%
8 to 13 weeks6.8%
13 to 26 weeks0.7%
Over 26 weeks0.7%
Extension of time agreed24.5%

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	99
8 to 13 weeks	10
13 to 26 weeks	1
Over 26 weeks	1
Extension of time agreed	36

Appeals

Decided: 4
Allowed: 25.0%
Median wait: 15 weeks

Householder appeals to the Planning Inspectorate decided in the same 12 months. England: 34.4% allowed.

Local constraints

North York Moors National Park has published 40 conservation areas.
North York Moors National Park has not published Article 4 data to the national planning data platform.

Both can remove permitted development rights. Not every council has published its data yet, so check with the council before relying on permitted development.

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