72-73 Baxtergate Whitby North Yorkshire YO21 1BL Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Proposed works include new shop front and full internal fit out of a vacant unit into a retail Banking Hub, new ATM, installation of fascia sign, projecting sign and suspended illuminated directory of services, window poster and community graphic vinyl to the front of the property and installation of ventilation grilles to the side of the property with new condenser units located at the rear. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Sept 2026
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Validated
13 Oct 2026
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Consultation
27 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 15 Dec 2026 and 4 Jan 2027, from Scarborough's recent commercial premises.

Comments are open until 20 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Hsbc Bank (Including Harbour View Cafe)
List entry 1393942 · 23 m away · 83 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade II*, 80 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.
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Historic England ↗
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 ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers and the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Scheduled monument 247 m away: Whitby Abbey: Saxon double-house, post-Conquest Benedictine monastery, C17 manor house and C14 cross.; Inside the Whitby built-up area; Flood defence 45 m away (natural high ground); Heritage coast 247 m away: North Yorkshire & Cleveland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 28 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
YO21 1BL
Received
3 Sept 2026
Validated
13 Oct 2026
Ward
Whitby Streonshalh
Parish
Whitby (Scarborough)
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Lewis Hickey Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 56-day target. Scarborough usually decides commercial premises by day 68.

Day 1751 days to the predicted decision (day 68)
37%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
74decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Scarborough in the last twelve months, from validation. Scarborough decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 28 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15139752
Planning Portal ref
PP-15139752
Consultation
27 Oct 2026
Comments by
20 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No