Planning decisions in Harrogate
As of 7 May 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Harrogate approved 91% of 3,170 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
- Tree work : 86% approved (538 decided, ~35 days)
- Extension : 92% approved (498 decided, ~52 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 97% approved (410 decided, ~21 days)
- Rear extension : 95% approved (247 decided, ~52 days)
- Demolition : 92% approved (241 decided, ~56 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 92% approved (211 decided, ~55 days)
- Side extension : 94% approved (128 decided, ~52 days)
- New dwelling : 88% approved (104 decided, ~61 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 85% approved (103 decided, ~56 days)
- Two-storey extension : 89% approved (88 decided, ~55 days)
- Loft conversion : 92% approved (88 decided, ~53 days)
- Solar / renewables : 93% approved (84 decided, ~57 days)
- Change of use : 88% approved (80 decided, ~58 days)
- Porch : 92% approved (77 decided, ~53 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 93% approved (69 decided, ~58 days)
- Windows & doors : 83% approved (64 decided, ~60 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 97% approved (58 decided, ~54 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 98% approved (42 decided, ~49 days)
- Driveway / dropped kerb : 93% approved (40 decided, ~55 days)
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Harrogate, 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.