Planning decisions in Selby
As of 22 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Selby approved 83% of 1,688 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 86% approved (440 decided, ~67 days)
- Tree work : 76% approved (225 decided, ~49 days)
- Rear extension : 86% approved (219 decided, ~64 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 88% approved (202 decided, ~45 days)
- Demolition : 88% approved (129 decided, ~78 days)
- Change of use : 55% approved (101 decided, ~88 days)
- Side extension : 93% approved (83 decided, ~73 days)
- Two-storey extension : 84% approved (82 decided, ~73 days)
- Porch : 93% approved (55 decided, ~65 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 71% approved (55 decided, ~74 days)
- New dwelling : 69% approved (52 decided, ~139 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 93% approved (45 decided, ~66 days)
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Selby, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.