Fog Close Farm, Scugdale, Swainby, DL6 3DT Data via plota.co.uk

AGRP/2026/00303 - Agricultural/Forestry Prior Notification - Prior Approval Required Approved

Proposal

prior approval for widening and upgrading of existing track and construction of turning area for forestry purposes under Part 6 Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 02:20

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Application progress

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Received

13 Jul 2026

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Approved

15 Sept 2026

Approved on 15 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 16 Sept 2026

Documents 1

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Location Plan Received 13.07.2026 Plans · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

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.

Special protection area 52 m away: North York Moors

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

SSSI 52 m away: Biller Howe Dale SSSI

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Radon affected area, class 5

An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.

From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.

UKHSA radon ↗

Also on the record

Coalfield, development low risk area; 1 listed building within 150 m; Priority habitat 30 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 5, 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, 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

Council: North York Moors
Application type: Agricultural/Forestry Prior Notification - Prior Approval Required
Postcode: DL6 3DT
Received: 13 Jul 2026
Validated: 13 Jul 2026
Parish: Whorlton CP
Case officer: Show
Decision: Prior Approval - Approved with Conditions
Decision date: 15 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 64 days from validation, 12 days slower than North York Moors's median of 52 for agricultural works. Approved, as 94% of agricultural works here are.

This one64d

Council52d

UK44d

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: HC/2026/00319
Comments by: 13 Aug 2026
Committee: 13 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry: 7 Sept 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