Danby House West End Middleham Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 4QH Data via plota.co.uk

ZD26/00146/FULL - Application for Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Full planning permission for internal alterations and refurbishment of existing dwelling, plus side extension to ground floor and updated vehicular access / driveway Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Mar 2026
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Approved
22 Jun 2026

Approved on 22 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Peacock's Cottages West
List entry 1318573 · 24 m away · 9 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 8 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Middleham conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Scheduled monument 78 m away: Middleham Castle: twelfth century tower, keep, castle and fourteenth century concentric castle.
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Middleham built-up area; Open access land 25 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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

Checked on 6 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £720,000 in March 2026. Other property, freehold.

27 March 2026£720,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area284 m² (3,057 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (33 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached house, 9 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Application for Full Planning Permission
Postcode
DL8 4QH
Received
4 Mar 2026
Validated
4 Mar 2026
Ward
Leyburn & Middleham
Parish
Middleham Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Apr 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
22 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Christopher Hodges Planning and Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 110 days from validation, 46 days slower than Richmondshire's median of 64 for extensions. Approved, as 95% of extensions here are.

36%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
93decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Richmondshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Richmondshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
29 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.