The Old Guard House, Goldsborough Lane, Goldsborough, Whitby, YO21 3FS Data via plota.co.uk

CU/2026/00277 - Change of Use Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

variation of condition 1 of planning approval which permitted the change of use from a principal residence dwelling to a flexible use of a dwelling or short term holiday let for a temporary 36 month period to allow a temporary change to principle residence dwelling for three years Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Jul 2026
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Approved
7 Aug 2026

Approved on 7 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Documents 1

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Received 01-07-2026 Application Form · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 2

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    Conditions variation sought for 1

    • VariationVariation of condition 1 which permitted the change of use from a principal residence dwelling…This applicationCU/2026/00277

Site constraints 3

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.
Heritage coast: North Yorkshire & Cleveland
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
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.

Building

Floor area243 m² (2,616 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (68 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and underfloor heating, oil
WallsCavity wall, with internal insulation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
North York Moors
Application type
Change of Use
Postcode
YO21 3FS
Received
1 Jul 2026
Validated
1 Jul 2026
Parish
Barnby CP
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
7 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
EC/2026/00295
Comments by
6 Aug 2026
Committee
2 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
North York Moors
Planning Authority Score
8.2/10
Excellent
#21 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.