Planning application
ZE26/00040/CLEUD
Land At N469365 And E456114 Upper Helmsley Road Sand Hutton
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing use or development in respect of the change of use of land to equestrian for a period greater than 10 years before the date of this application
As published by the council, reference ZE26/00040/CLEUD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jan 2026
Received by North York Moors National Park
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2 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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