Planning application
Barn Off Highgate Road To The Right Of Beechtree Farm Highgate Balne North Yorkshire
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use of an existing agricultural barn to flexible commercial use under Class R of Schedule 2, Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
As published by the council, reference 26/02980/PNG
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02980/PNG
- Type
- Prior Notif 1 no. Agric Bld to Flex Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refused Prior Notification
- Received
- 10 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 10 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 5 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Osgoldcross
- Parish
- Balne
- Decision by
- Chief Planner
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Jun 2026
Received by North York Moors National Park
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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5 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Refused Prior Notification
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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North York Moors National Park refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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