Planning application
Presbytery To St Marys Church 25 Bond End Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 9AW
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Listed building consent to widen opening to form new entrance to existing apartment, remove existing window, cut back existing stonework, remove existing stone window head and replace with matching stone head for new door opening. New timber stairs together with new separation wall to ground floor, erection of internal wall and door on landing of first floor. Remove existing path around side of building, widen and re-lay stone flag path to new doorway; form retaining wall to existing garden feature area, extending up to form 1100mm high balustrade to adjacent upper door to side of existing chapel corridor entrance; change of occupancy from Presbytery (occupied by priest attached to the church) to a private rented apartment.
As published by the council, reference 25/02960/LB
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02960/LB
- Type
- Listed Building consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 27 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 27 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 18 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Knaresborough West
- Parish
- Knaresborough
- Decision by
- Chief Planner
- Postcode
- HG5 9AW
Site history
Applications at this address on the North York Moors National Park register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00866/DISCON Granted
Presbytery To St Marys Church 25 Bond End Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 9AW
Application for approval of details under condition 7 (noise impact assessment) of planning permission 25/03619/FUL Widen opening to form new entrance to existing apartment, remove existing window, cut back existing stonework, remove existing stone window head and replace with matching stone head for new door opening. New timber stairs together with new separation wall to ground floor, erection of internal wall and door on landing of first floor. Remove existing path around side of building, widen and re-lay stone flag path to new doorway; form retaining wall to existing garden feature area, extending up to form 1100mm high balustrade to adjacent upper door to side of existing chapel corridor entrance; change of occupancy from Presbytery (occupied by priest attached to the church) to a private rented apartment.
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25/03619/FUL Granted
Presbytery To St Marys Church 25 Bond End Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 9AW
Widen opening to form new entrance to existing apartment, remove existing window, cut back existing stonework, remove existing stone window head and replace with matching stone head for new door opening. New timber stairs together with new separation wall to ground floor, erection of internal wall and door on landing of first floor. Remove existing path around side of building, widen and re-lay stone flag path to new doorway; form retaining wall to existing garden feature area, extending up to form 1100mm high balustrade to adjacent upper door to side of existing chapel corridor entrance; change of occupancy from Presbytery (occupied by priest attached to the church) to a private rented apartment.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Aug 2025
Received by North York Moors National Park
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18 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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3 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Thompson Architecture Agent, an architecture practice registered in London
Dissolved · incorporated 2006 · London
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North York Moors National Park granted permission on 18 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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Presbytery To St Marys Church 25 Bond End Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 9AW
Listed building consent to widen opening to form new entrance to existing apartment, remove existing window, cut back existing stonework, remove existing stone window head and replace with matching stone head for new door opening. New timber stairs together with new separation wall to ground floor, erection of internal wall and door on landing of first floor. Remove existing path around side of building, widen and re-lay stone flag path to new doorway; form retaining wall to existing garden feature area, extending up to form 1100mm high balustrade to adjacent upper door to side of existing chapel corridor entrance; change of occupancy from Presbytery (occupied by priest attached to the church) to a private rented apartment.
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Presbytery To St Marys Church 25 Bond End Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 9AW
Listed building consent to widen opening to form new entrance to existing apartment, remove existing window, cut back existing stonework, remove existing stone window head and replace with matching stone head for new door opening. New timber stairs together with new separation wall to ground floor, erection of internal wall and door on landing of first floor. Remove existing path around side of building, widen and re-lay stone flag path to new doorway; form retaining wall to existing garden feature area, extending up to form 1100mm high balustrade to adjacent upper door to side of existing chapel corridor entrance; change of occupancy from Presbytery (occupied by priest attached to the church) to a private rented apartment.
Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 15 docs -
Presbytery To St Marys Church 25 Bond End Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 9AW
Widen opening to form new entrance to existing apartment, remove existing window, cut back existing stonework, remove existing stone window head and replace with matching stone head for new door opening. New timber stairs together with new separation wall to ground floor, erection of internal wall and door on landing of first floor. Remove existing path around side of building, widen and re-lay stone flag path to new doorway; form retaining wall to existing garden feature area, extending up to form 1100mm high balustrade to adjacent upper door to side of existing chapel corridor entrance; change of occupancy from Presbytery (occupied by priest attached to the church) to a private rented apartment.
Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 20 docs -
Presbytery To St Marys Church 25 Bond End Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 9AW
Application for approval of details under condition 7 (noise impact assessment) of planning permission 25/03619/FUL Widen opening to form new entrance to existing apartment, remove existing window, cut back existing stonework, remove existing stone window head and replace with matching stone head for new door opening. New timber stairs together with new separation wall to ground floor, erection of internal wall and door on landing of first floor. Remove existing path around side of building, widen and re-lay stone flag path to new doorway; form retaining wall to existing garden feature area, extending up to form 1100mm high balustrade to adjacent upper door to side of existing chapel corridor entrance; change of occupancy from Presbytery (occupied by priest attached to the church) to a private rented apartment.
Granted Conditions Windows or glazing 6 docs -
Presbytery To St Marys Church 25 Bond End Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 9AW
Application for approval of details under condition 7 (noise impact assessment) of planning permission 25/03619/FUL Widen opening to form new entrance to existing apartment, remove existing window, cut back existing stonework, remove existing stone window head and replace with matching stone head for new door opening. New timber stairs together with new separation wall to ground floor, erection of internal wall and door on landing of first floor. Remove existing path around side of building, widen and re-lay stone flag path to new doorway; form retaining wall to existing garden feature area, extending up to form 1100mm high balustrade to adjacent upper door to side of existing chapel corridor entrance; change of occupancy from Presbytery (occupied by priest attached to the church) to a private rented apartment.
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Widen opening to form new entrance to existing apartment, remove existing window, cut back existing stonework, remove existing stone window head and replace with matching stone head for new door opening. New timber stairs together with new separation wall to ground floor, erection of internal wall and door on landing of first floor. Remove existing path around side of building, widen and re-lay stone flag path to new doorway; form retaining wall to existing garden feature area, extending up to form 1100mm high balustrade to adjacent upper door to side of existing chapel corridor entrance; change of occupancy from Presbytery (occupied by priest attached to the church) to a private rented apartment.
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