Atkinsons Unit South Of Post Haste Printers Limited Pocklington Airfield Industrial Estate Halifax Way Barmby… Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Change of use of buildings and land to builders merchant including trade counter following partial demolition and internal alterations to existing warehouse, external alterations to include installation of rooflights, solar panels, floodlights, roller shutter doors, doors and windows, installation of three canopies, erection of new fencing, gates and external storage racking, creation of new parking/servicing areas including resurfacing works and installation of floodlighting and EV charging point Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 May 2026
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Validated
28 May 2026
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Approved
21 Jul 2026

Approved on 21 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Documents 29

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Inside the Pocklington built-up area; National infrastructure project 1405 m away: Humberhead Solar, at pre-application; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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, the Planning Inspectorate 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 Planning Permission
Postcode
YO42 1NR
Received
7 May 2026
Validated
28 May 2026
Ward
Pocklington Provincial
Parish
Barmby Moor Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Jul 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
21 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
SPX Architects Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 77% of changes of use here are.

85%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
165decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14914485
Planning Portal ref
PP-14914485
Comments by
26 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
East Riding
Planning Authority Score
8.1/10
Excellent
#24 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

East Riding is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #7 out of 296. Only 14% 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 (92%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
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East Riding decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #110 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #152 of 296
95%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #7 of 296
14%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #9 of 296
76%
Minor dwellings approved
190 decided (1-9 homes)
95%
Major dwellings approved
42 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
79 decided
1,887
Total decisions
198 refused in the year to March 2026