Hampden Cottage Studio, Chapel Yard, Beckside, Staithes, TS13 5BS Data via plota.co.uk

CU/2026/00145 - Change of Use Approved
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

change of use of first floor from retail to domestic storage incidental to dwellinghouse (no external alterations) (retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Mar 2026
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Validated
30 Apr 2026
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Approved
16 Jun 2026

Approved on 16 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Documents 1

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Location Plan Received 30-04-2026 Application Form · 7 May 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 11

Grade II listed: Linden Cottage
List entry 1179023 · 14 m away · 51 more listed buildings within 150 m (51 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 ↗
North York Moors National Park
The park authority decides applications here. Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
Staithes 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 ↗
Heritage coast: North Yorkshire & Cleveland
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
Air quality management area: Scarborough AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; SSSI 341 m away: Staithes - Port Mulgrave SSSI; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Staithes built-up area; 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, 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.

Building

Floor area91 m² (980 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (28 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 5 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
North York Moors
Application type
Change of Use
Postcode
TS13 5BS
Received
31 Mar 2026
Validated
30 Apr 2026
Parish
Hinderwell CP
Case officer
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Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
16 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 47 days from validation, 9 days faster than North York Moors's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 91% of changes of use here are.

55%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
11%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
EC/2026/00095
Comments by
4 Jun 2026
Committee
31 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

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North York Moors
Planning Authority Score
8.2/10
Excellent
#21 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

North York Moors is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #85 out of 296. Only 21% 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 (96%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
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North York Moors decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
96%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #13 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #57 of 296
74%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #85 of 296
21%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #20 of 296
85%
Minor dwellings approved
20 decided (1-9 homes)
93%
Change of use approved
61 decided
427
Total decisions
19 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.