151 Church Street Whitby North Yorkshire YO22 4BH Data via plota.co.uk

26/05908/FUL - Full permission Registered

Proposal

Change of use from retail (class E) and dwelling (class C3) on the ground floor to cafe and retail (class E) with single dwelling to the upper floors. Works to include internal alterations to secure the structural stability of the building, including removal of a 1980s staircase and external works to windows, render, an external staircase to access the first floor and an outside w.c. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Sept 2026
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Validated
18 Sept 2026
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Consultation
23 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 22 Nov 2026 and 12 Dec 2026, from Scarborough's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 16 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 11

Grade II listed: 150 and 151, Church Street
List entry 1203619 · 1 m away · 137 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 131 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 137 with distances
Historic England ↗
Filey Brigg to Newport Bridge across the site
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
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 ↗
Scheduled monument 110 m away: Whitby Abbey: Saxon double-house, post-Conquest Benedictine monastery, C17 manor house and C14 cross.
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
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; Registered park or garden 162 m away: Whitby Abbey House; SSSI 322 m away: Whitby-Saltwick SSSI; Inside the Whitby built-up area; Heritage coast 108 m away: North Yorkshire & Cleveland; Flood defence 49 m away (natural high ground).
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 24 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £300,000 in December 2025. Other property, freehold.

4 December 2025£300,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area159 m² (1,711 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (asset rating 143)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full permission
Postcode
YO22 4BH
Received
17 Sept 2026
Validated
18 Sept 2026
Ward
Whitby Streonshalh
Parish
Whitby (Scarborough)
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
CLB Heritage

Decision outlook

Day 40 of the 56-day target. Scarborough usually decides changes of use by day 75.

Day 4035 days to the predicted decision (day 75)
33%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
50%go to committee

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 24 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15207355
Planning Portal ref
PP-15207355
Consultation
23 Oct 2026
Comments by
16 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
23 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.