Saw Mill, East Row, Sandsend, YO21 3SY Data via plota.co.uk

AGR/2026/00472 - Agricultural/Forestry Prior Notification - No prior approval required Approved

Proposal

prior notification for siting of welfare cabin for the purposes of forestry operations and woodland management under Part 6 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Aug 2026
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Validated
14 Sept 2026
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Approved
9 Oct 2026

Approved on 9 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

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.
Registered park or garden: Mulgrave Castle
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
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 2; Priority habitat 13 m away: Deciduous woodland; Heritage coast 233 m away: North Yorkshire & Cleveland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 10 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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.

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Important details

Application type
Agricultural/Forestry Prior Notification - No prior approval required
Postcode
YO21 3SY
Received
27 Aug 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Parish
Lythe CP
Case officer
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Decision
Notification - No prior approval required
Decision date
9 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 25 days from validation, 27 days faster than North York Moors's median of 52 for agricultural works. Approved, as 94% of agricultural works here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
7%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
EC/2026/00430
Committee
27 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Oct 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