Land at Woodsmith Mine (formerly Doves Nest Farm & Haxby Plantation) Sneatonthorpe (minehead); underneath…Land at Woodsmith Mine (formerly Doves Nest Farm & Haxby Plantation) Sneatonthorpe (minehead); underneath 252km2 of the NYMNPA, (winning & working of minerals); a corridor extending underground from the edge of the NP boundary to Wilton Complex (mineral transport, system); Ladycross Plantation near Egton Lockwood Beck near Moorsholm (Intermediate shaft sites); site within the eastern limits of the Wilton Complex Teesside (tunnel portal). Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Variation of conditions attached to planning permission (Woodsmith Mine and Ladycross Plantation) to allow amendments (part retrospective) to the approved development. At Woodsmith Mine, removal of the annual polyhalite production restriction, revisions to the layout of surface development including; redesign and relocation of the ventilation shaft and temporary winding headframe with associated installation of ventilation fan house; installation of Bulk Air Cooling (BAC) plant and associated refrigeration and heat exchange infrastructure, amendments to the Production and Service Shaft buildings to accommodate a logistics hub; relocation of the Welfare Building and associated car parking; relocation of a redesigned substation; reconfiguration of landscape bunds; revision of the surface water drainage scheme, retention of north and south facility hub buildings and retention of ancillary infrastructure. At Ladycross Plantation, revisions to the layout of surface development including; the retention of the relocated Minerals Transport System (MTS) shaft and associated erection of headhouse building and ancillary infrastructure and; reduction of the final landform, including removal of approved waste management facilities. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 30 Jun 2026.
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Associated applications 4
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- VariationVariation of conditions (Woodsmith Mine and Ladycross Plantation) to allow amendments (part…This applicationMEIA/2026/00139
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Important details
- Council
- North York Moors
- Application type
- Minerals Application Accompanied by EIA
- Received
- 13 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 5 May 2026
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Lichfields
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP/2026/00125
- Comments by
- 22 Jun 2026
- Committee
- 13 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 30 Nov 2026
- Env. assessment
- Yes
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Land at Woodsmith Mine (formerly Doves Nest Farm & Haxby Plantation) Sneatonthorpe (minehead); underneath 252km2 of the NYMNPA, (winning & working of minerals); a corridor extending underground from the edge of the NP boundary to Wilton Complex (mineral transport, system); Ladycross Plantation near Egton Lockwood Beck near Moorsholm (Intermediate shaft sites); site within the eastern limits of the Wilton Complex Teesside (tunnel portal).
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Land at Woodsmith Mine (formerly Doves Nest Farm & Haxby Plantation), Sneatonthorpe (minehead); underneath 252 km2 of the NYMNPA (winning & working of minerals); a corridor extending underground from the edge of the NP boundary to Wilton Complex (mineral transport system); Ladycross Plantation near Egton, Lockwood Beck Farm near Moorsholm, Tocketts Lythe, near Guisborough (intermediate shaft sites); site within the eastern limits of the Wilton Complex, Teeside (tunnel portal)
variation of condition 5 of planning permission NYM/2014/0676/MEIA to allow minor material amendments relating to that part of the development at the Woodsmith Mine site (formerly known as Doves Nest Farm and Haxby Plantation), including; re-design of foreshafts and shaft construction methodology, changes to building layout and shaft access arrangements, revisions to construction and operational shaft platform levels, revisions to location and layout of surface water attenuation ponds, revisions to groundwater…
- Received
- 17 Jul 2017
- Decided
- 6 Feb 2018
- Outcome
- Approved
- Type
- Outline
The consultation period closed on 22 Jun 2026.