Wheathill Cottage, the Common, War Memorial to Hunt House Road, Whitby, YO22 5AN Data via plota.co.uk

FL/2026/00410 - Full Permission Live

Proposal

siting of steel timber-clad storage building, timber storage building with canopy for land management machinery and vehicles and formation of wildlife pond, along with siting of greenhouse in field for domestic use and siting of seating shelter in domestic garden Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
17 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 5 Nov 2026, from North York Moors's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 5 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 10

Surface water flood risk
Grade II listed: Wheat Hill Cottage
List entry 1174259 · 1 m away
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.
Historic England ↗
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.
Goathland 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Surface water flood riskCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
SSSI 227 m away: Beck Hole SSSI; Special protection area 402 m away: North York Moors; Inside the Goathland built-up area; Open access land 5 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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 £650,000 in April 2023. Detached house, freehold.

28 April 2023£650,000

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

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Important details

Application type
Full Permission
Postcode
YO22 5AN
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Parish
Goathland CP
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 48 of the 56-day target. North York Moors usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 488 days to the 56-day target
55%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
11%go to committee

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

Public comments

5comments received

Last counted 26 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/00403
Comments by
5 Oct 2026
Committee
17 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Nov 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

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