The Lettered Board 7 Smiddy Hill Pickering North Yorkshire YO18 7AN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of the ground floor of The Lettered Board from a public house (Use Class Sui Generis) to a flexible mixed-use comprising the retention of public house or guest space in conjunction with holiday lets on upper floors or community / charitable uses Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 16 Sept 2026; it is now day 80.
Site constraints 4
Show all 69 with distances
- 3 m8 and 8a, Smiddy HillGrade II
- 6 mThe Lettered Board Public HouseGrade II
- 12 m9, Smiddy HillGrade II
- 21 m5, 5a, 6 and 6a, Smiddy HillGrade II
- 29 m43-47, HungateGrade II
- 30 m19, BirdgateGrade II
- 33 m2-4, Smiddy HillGrade II
- 37 m1 and 2, BirdgateGrade II
- 39 mBlack Swan HotelGrade II
- 42 m49-51, HungateGrade II
- 43 m42, HungateGrade II
- 46 m3, BirdgateGrade II
- 48 m52, HungateGrade II
- 50 m41, HungateGrade II
- 53 m39 and 40, HungateGrade II
- 53 m4-9, BirdgateGrade II
- 54 m10-12, Hall GarthGrade II
- 56 m9, Hall GarthGrade II
- 59 m14-17, BirdgateGrade II
- 59 m8, Hall GarthGrade II
- 63 m38, HungateGrade II
- 64 m7, Hall GarthGrade II
- 64 m5 and 6, HungateGrade II
- 64 m4, HungateGrade II
- 65 mONE OAKGrade II
- 66 m12, BirdgateGrade II
- 66 m3, HungateGrade II
- 69 m36 and 37, HungateGrade II
- 69 m11-15, HungateGrade II
- 70 m25, Hall GarthGrade II
- 72 m45, Market PlaceGrade II
- 72 mIvyleighGrade II
- 78 m43 and 44, Market PlaceGrade II
- 79 mThe Horse Shoe Public HouseGrade II
- 80 m17 and 18, HungateGrade II
- 80 m16 and 17, Hall GarthGrade II
- 81 m46, Market PlaceGrade II
- 81 m35, HungateGrade II
- 86 mParish Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade I
- 87 m18, Hall GarthGrade II
- 88 mParish Hall of the Church of St PeterGrade II
- 88 mForest and Vale HotelGrade II
- 90 m42, Market PlaceGrade II
- 90 m19, HungateGrade II
- 96 m19, Hall GarthGrade II
- 100 m20, HungateGrade II
- 102 mSchool HouseGrade II
- 103 m40 and 41, Market PlaceGrade II
- 105 m20, Hall GarthGrade II
- 106 m21, HungateGrade II
- 109 m1-3, BURGATE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 109 mFormer School BuildingGrade II
- 110 mWall to Forest and Vale Hotel Fronting Malton RoadGrade II
- 113 m21 and 22, Hall GarthGrade II
- 115 mSt George's HouseGrade II
- 116 mThe former King's Arms InnGrade II
- 116 m41, 42 and 44, BurgateGrade II
- 124 mPremises Occupied by York County Savings BankGrade II
- 127 m34, HungateGrade II
- 128 m37, Market PlaceGrade II
- 134 m2 and 3, Market PlaceGrade II
- 138 m33, HungateGrade II
- 140 m6 AND 6A, BURGATE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 141 mRailings and Gates and Memorial in Courtyard to Pickering United Reformed (Congregational) ChurchGrade II
- 143 m36, BurgateGrade II
- 143 mWhite Swan HotelGrade II
- 147 m133, EastgateGrade II
- 150 m33 and 34, Market PlaceGrade II
- 150 mPickering United Reformed (Congregational) ChurchGrade II
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.
Sales history 3
Last sold for £238,466 in February 2023. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 80, past the statutory target. 84% of changes of use in Ryedale are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 20 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Ryedale in the last twelve months, from validation. Ryedale decision record →
Public comments
6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14871956
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14871956
- Neighbours
- 12 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 12 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 16 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 26 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 15 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
31 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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 owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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The consultation period closed on 16 Sept 2026.