Haggit Howe Caravan Site, Hawsker Lane to Whitby High Light (Lighthouse), Hawsker Whitby, YO22 4JY Data via plota.co.uk

FL/2026/00223 - Full Permission Approved
Change of useCommercial & major worksUtility infrastructureCommercial premises

Proposal

use of land as six pitch static caravan site with increased occupation from the approved eight months to 11 months (period 1 March through to 31 January in the following calendar year), removal of lighting columns and installation of replacement low level dark sky approved bollard lights (revised scheme following refusal of ) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jun 2026
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Approved
23 Jul 2026

Approved on 23 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Documents 1

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Received 08.06.2026 Application Form · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 2

  • Part of

    Amendmentcouncil archive
    • FullUse of land as six pitch static caravan site with increased occupation from the approved eight…This applicationFL/2026/00223

Site constraints 6

Surface water flood risk
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.
Public bridleway 16 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Heritage coast: North Yorkshire & Cleveland
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
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 ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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.

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Other new applications on this street

28 Sept 2026Pending

SMITHY BARN, HAWSKER LANE TO WHITBY HIGH LIGHT (LIGHTHOUSE), HAWSKER, WHITBY, YO22 4JY

construction of single storey extension to rear, front and rear dormer windows

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13 Aug 2026Approved

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construction of single storey extension to rear, front and rear dormer windows

HP/2026/00459
13 Aug 2026Approved

WHITBY HOLIDAY PARK, HAWSKER LANE TO SALTWICK BAY HOLIDAY PARK, SALTWICK BAY WHITBY, YO22 4JX

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Important details

Council
North York Moors
Application type
Full Permission
Postcode
YO22 4JY
Received
8 Jun 2026
Validated
8 Jun 2026
Parish
Hawsker-cum-Stainsacre CP
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
23 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Barrs & Co Chartered Surveyors

How this decision compares

Decided in 45 days from validation, 11 days faster than North York Moors's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 91% of changes of use here are.

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

1comment received

Last counted 7 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/00242
Comments by
13 Jul 2026
Committee
8 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

4 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
Haggit Howe Caravan Site, Saltwick
use of land as six pitch static caravan site with increased occupation from the approved…
NYM/2025/0655
2023 Refused
Haggit Howe Caravan Site, Saltwick
certificate of lawfulness for the use of land as a holiday park comprising six static car…
NYM/2023/0292
2022 Approved
Haggit Howe Farm, Hawsker
certificate of lawfulness for the use of land as a holiday park comprising six static car…
NYM/2022/0780
2021 Approved
Brook House Barn, Hawsker
subdivision of and alterations to existing dwelling to create additional unit for local o…
NYM/2021/0022/FL
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings