Abbey Wharf Market Hall Market Place Whitby North Yorkshire YO22 4DD Data via plota.co.uk

26/05298/FUL - Full permission Registered

Proposal

Change of use of attic level to bar/restaurant (sui generis), installation of glazing within west-facing roof section, and installation of rooflights Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Aug 2026
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Consultation
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 30 Oct 2026 and 19 Nov 2026, from Scarborough's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 25 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 13

Grade II listed: Clothing Factory
List entry 1254057 · 3 m away · 155 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 149 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.
Show the other 155 with distances
Historic England ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Filey Brigg to Newport Bridge across the site
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Whitby 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Scheduled monument 137 m away: Whitby Abbey: Saxon double-house, post-Conquest Benedictine monastery, C17 manor house and C14 cross.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; SSSI 323 m away: Whitby-Saltwick SSSI; Flood defence 12 m away (natural high ground); Registered park or garden 203 m away: Whitby Abbey House; Inside the Whitby built-up area; Priority habitat 37 m away: Mudflats; Heritage coast 138 m away: North Yorkshire & Cleveland.
Not affected
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.

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Important details

Application type
Full permission
Postcode
YO22 4DD
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Whitby Streonshalh
Parish
Whitby (Scarborough)
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Agent
InHaus Group Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 44 of the 56-day target. Scarborough usually decides changes of use by day 75.

Day 4431 days to the predicted decision (day 75)
33%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
50%go to committee

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

Public comments

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Last counted 8 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15186210
Planning Portal ref
PP-15186210
Consultation
22 Sept 2026
Comments by
25 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
1 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No