Land To The West Of Harrogate Road Ferrensby North Yorkshire HG5 9JG Data via plota.co.uk

26/01529/PIP - Permission in Principle Approved

Proposal

Permission in principle for residential development of up to 5 self/custom build dwellings and a Local Area for Play (LAP) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Mar 2026
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Validated
2 Apr 2026
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Consultation
10 Apr 2026
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Approved
11 Jun 2026

Approved on 11 Jun 2026 · Chief Planner · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 1
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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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.
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Long Cottage, Grade II, 47 m away · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
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.

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Important details

Council
Harrogate
Application type
Permission in Principle
Postcode
HG5 9JG
Received
25 Mar 2026
Validated
2 Apr 2026
Ward
Boroughbridge & Claro
Parish
Ferrensby
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Jun 2026
Decision
PIP Application Permitted
Decision date
11 Jun 2026
Decision level
Chief Planner
Applicant
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Agent
DDR And Partners

How this decision compares

Decided in 70 days from validation, 15 days slower than Harrogate's median of 55 for new homes. Approved, as 80% of new homes here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
11%go to committee

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Harrogate in the last twelve months, from validation. Harrogate decision record →

Public comments

5comments received
3 objecting2 neutral

60% object · below the UK average of 74%

Last counted 6 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
10 Apr 2026
Comments by
4 May 2026
Statutory expiry
7 May 2026
Env. assessment
No