Thornton Dale Playing Field, Roxby Road, Thornton le Dale, YO18 7SX Data via plota.co.uk

FL/2026/00434 - Full Permission Live

Proposal

installation of play equipment (zip wire and climbing boulder) (revised scheme to planning approval omitting biodiversity net gain) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 12 Nov 2026, from North York Moors's recent full applications.

Comments are open until 16 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 6

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.
Thornton-le-Dale 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 ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 161 m away: Standing cross 180m north of Hall Farm; 6 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Thornton-le-Dale built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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

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

Application type
Full Permission
Postcode
YO18 7SX
Received
17 Sept 2026
Validated
17 Sept 2026
Parish
Thornton-le-Dale CP
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Peter Rayment Design Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 22 of the 56-day target. North York Moors usually decides full applications by day 56.

Day 2234 days to the 56-day target
59%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
8%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/00465
Comments by
16 Oct 2026
Committee
17 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
North York Moors
Planning Authority Score
8.2/10
Excellent
#21 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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