East Riding of Yorkshire planning appeals
Inspectors allowed 24% of the planning appeals decided against East Riding of Yorkshire, 7 points below the England figure of 31%.
That ranks East Riding of Yorkshire 140 of 195 English councils with at least 20 appeals decided, counting from the most often overturned.
What this means if you are objecting
Refusals here tend to hold up. When East Riding of Yorkshire refuses an application, the Inspectorate agrees more often than it does nationally, which means an objection that persuades the case officer is more likely to be the end of it.
Householder appeals
17 householder appeals were decided against East Riding of Yorkshire, with 6% allowed. These are extensions, loft conversions and the like, and they are decided under a faster procedure than a full planning appeal.
Against the rest of Yorkshire & Humberside
Across Yorkshire & Humberside, inspectors allowed 27% of planning appeals on average. East Riding of Yorkshire is a unitary authority.
Other councils in Yorkshire & Humberside
- Sheffield45% (19/42)
- Wakefield41% (14/34)
- North Yorkshire34% (51/150)
- North Lincolnshire33% (12/36)
- Doncaster27% (8/30)
- Leeds26% (24/94)
- Calderdale19% (7/37)
- Kirklees17% (7/41)
Objecting to an application in East Riding of Yorkshire?
Enter the planning reference and we will check the designations on the site, the adopted local plan and the applicant's own documents, then tell you which grounds you actually have. That part is free.
Check my grounds, freeFigures cover April 2025 to March 2026 and come from the Planning Inspectorate, Decisions by LPA and decision maker, published under the Open Government Licence. Section 78 planning appeals only. “Allowed” means the inspector granted permission the council had refused. Source data.