Planning Applications

Planning Applications

Selby District Council Public Access Planning Portal

Selby District Council are the governing body for Planning matters.

Wistow Parish Council are advised of Planning Applications and the decisions arising.

Selby District Council adopted a new Statement of Community Involvement at Full Council in September 2020 and this has been implemented with effect from 1st January 2021.

A full copy of this document can be seen on the Selby District Councils’ website.

In line with current legislation and this new Statement of Community Involvement, Neighbour notifications will no longer be sent from 1st January 2021.

You can use Public access on the Selby District Council’s website  to view a planning application and comment on it. The system is constantly being updated with incoming information including plans, technical reports, responses from consultees, comments from members of the public, full details of the Planning Department’s decisions and details of any appeals to the Secretary of State.


Comment on a Planning Application

You can make comments on planning applications in the following ways:

  • Whilst viewing the details of an application through Public Access, you will need to register and log in before you are able to leave comments and /or receive updates. Your session may “time out” without warning, so for longer messages, you may need to compose your comments outside the webpage and then copy and paste them when you are ready to submit. Please include the submission date at the end of your comment.
  • By email to planningcomments@selby.gov.uk
  • By post to Development Management, Selby District Council , Civic Centre, Doncaster Road, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 9FT