Planning application
The Helks Bouthwaite To Helks Bouthwaite North Yorkshire HG3 5RP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior notification of upgrade of existing forestry track at Helks Wood, The Longside Estate.
As published by the council, reference 26/04470/PNF
Application record
- Reference
- 26/04470/PNF
- Type
- Prior Notification Forestry
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior approval not required
- Received
- 28 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 12 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 28 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale
- Parish
- Fountains Earth
- Decision by
- Chief Planner
- Postcode
- HG3 5RP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jul 2026
Received by North York Moors National Park
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12 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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28 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Prior approval not required
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
North York Moors National Park granted permission on 28 August 2026, 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.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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