3 Barugh Avenue Melmerby North Yorkshire HG4 5FG Data via plota.co.uk

26/03279/FUL - Full permission Registered

Proposal

Change of use of existing commercial unit from Class B2 (General Industrial) to Class E(d) (Indoor Sport, Recreation and Fitness). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Jun 2026
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Validated
20 Jul 2026
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Consultation
20 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 24 Oct 2026; it is now day 81.

Comments are open until 24 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Melmerby built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 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
Full permission
Postcode
HG4 5FG
Received
19 Jun 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Wathvale & Bishop Monkton
Parish
Hutton Conyers
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Gray Architectural Design

Decision outlook

Day 81, past the statutory target. 93% of changes of use in Harrogate are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 19 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 3 Oct 2026.

Day 8116 days to the predicted decision (day 97)
64%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
104decided in the last year

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

Public comments

2comments received
1 objecting1 neutral

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
20 Jul 2026
Comments by
24 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
30 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

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