Planning Applications in Selby

North Yorkshire Council. It is a single unitary authority covering the county, formed by merging the former district councils, so Selby applications go to it rather than to a separate district planning department. The submission goes in through the Planning Portal and the officer correspondence is ours.

Where a single county-wide plan has not yet replaced them, the plans adopted by the former districts continue to apply in their own areas. So your site is likely to be judged against policies written for this part of the county alongside national policy. We confirm what is adopted before designing.

The statutory periods have not changed: eight weeks from validation for a householder application, thirteen for a larger one. What reorganisation does affect is process detail such as document requirements and contact routes, so we work from the authority's current validation list rather than an older one.

It depends on the address. In a town built around an abbey, the older centre is very likely to be designated and the boundary will not be obvious from the street. Designation reduces permitted development rights and makes character a material consideration, so we check the specific property.

It can where a proposal is visible in views towards it or otherwise affects its setting, because the setting of a listed building is a material consideration. How far that reaches depends entirely on the site, which is why we look at the actual views from the property rather than guessing from a map.

It is a real consideration on lower lying sites near the Ouse. Where a site falls within a higher flood zone, the council expects the application to address it and may require a flood risk assessment. We check the position at feasibility so it does not hold up validation later.

Two separate figures. The council fee is set nationally by application type, so it did not change with reorganisation. Our fee covers the survey, drawings, statements and running the process through to determination. Both are quoted before anything starts.

No. They are consulted and can comment, but an objection is not a veto. Officers weigh comments against policy, so overlooking, loss of light and harm to the character of the area carry weight while loss of a view or a general dislike of the design does not.

Yes. The villages around the town fall to North Yorkshire Council on the same policy basis, while Goole and the settlements to the east sit with East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Getting the authority right at the outset avoids reading the wrong local plan.

The decision notice lists the reasons and those reasons are the route back. Most refusals are about a specific element rather than the principle of extending, so a revised scheme can normally be resubmitted, usually without a further council fee within twelve months of the decision.

Yes, and you generally need both. Planning deals with land use and appearance. Building regulations govern structure, fire, insulation, ventilation and drainage. We prepare both, so the technical package is produced by the people who designed the scheme.

We visit before designing, and the fixed quote follows the visit. A measured survey of the property as it stands is the basis of the application, and the visit is also where we tell you honestly if the scheme needs rethinking before you spend on drawings.