4-5 Baxtergate Whitby North Yorkshire YO21 1BW Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Conversion including internal and external alteration and extension to existing building to form bar with food provision (sui generis) on first floor and associated staff welfare on second floor. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Consultation
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 6 Nov 2026 and 25 Nov 2026, from Scarborough's recent changes of use. Comments are open until 11 Oct 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Hsbc Bank (Including Harbour View Cafe)
List entry 1393942 · 4 m from the pin · 78 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 74 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.
Show the other 78 with distances
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 ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 224 m away: Whitby Abbey: Saxon double-house, post-Conquest Benedictine monastery, C17 manor house and C14 cross.; SSSI 492 m away: Whitby-Saltwick SSSI; Inside the Whitby built-up area; Priority habitat 30 m away: Mudflats; Heritage coast 224 m away: North Yorkshire & Cleveland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 11 September 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
Listed Building consent
Postcode
YO21 1BW
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Ward
Whitby Streonshalh
Parish
Whitby (Scarborough)
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Oct 2026
Decision level
Chief Planner
Applicant
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Agent
CLB Heritage

Decision outlook

Day 11 of the 56-day target. Scarborough usually decides changes of use by day 75.

Day 1164 days to the predicted decision (day 75)
32%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
28decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 10 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15099238
Consultation
9 Sept 2026
Comments by
11 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
17 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No