Land Opposite Heathwaite, Swainby, DL6 3DR Data via plota.co.uk

AGRP/2026/00474 - Agricultural/Forestry Prior Notification - Prior Approval Required Live

Proposal

Prior approval for erection of general purpose agricultural building (no livestock, slurry or sewage sludge) under Part 6 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
9 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 25 Nov 2026 and 4 Dec 2026, from North York Moors's recent agricultural works.

Comments are open until 3 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 5

North York Moors National Park
The park authority decides applications here. Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Swainby built-up area; Priority habitat 19 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 14 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Agricultural/Forestry Prior Notification - Prior Approval Required
Postcode
DL6 3DR
Received
9 Oct 2026
Validated
9 Oct 2026
Parish
Whorlton CP
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Yorkshire Planning Consultants

Decision outlook

Day 19 of the 56-day target. North York Moors usually decides agricultural works by day 52.

Day 1937 days to the 56-day target
76%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
7%go to committee

Plota live figures for agricultural works decided by North York Moors in the last twelve months, from validation. North York Moors decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/00509
Comments by
3 Nov 2026
Committee
9 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
North York Moors
Planning Authority Score
8.2/10
Excellent
#21 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

North York Moors is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #85 out of 296. Only 21% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North York Moors decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
96%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #13 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #57 of 296
74%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #85 of 296
21%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #20 of 296
85%
Minor dwellings approved
20 decided (1-9 homes)
93%
Change of use approved
61 decided
427
Total decisions
19 refused in the year to March 2026