Planning application
Agricultural Fields Surrounding Wren Hall Farm Wren Hall Lane Drax North Yorkshire YO8 8NG
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Temporary construction laydown area to support the Scotland England Green Link 2 - English Onshore Scheme (EGL2).
As published by the council, reference 26/05291/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/05291/FUL
- Type
- Full permission
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 26 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 27 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Camblesforth & Carlton
- Parish
- Drax
- Postcode
- YO8 8NG
Comment by 5 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on North York Moors National Park's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Aug 2026
Received by North York Moors National Park
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27 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 22 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
North York Moors National Park took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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Mott Macdonald Ltd Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 1976 · London
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11 documents on file for this application
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