Planning application
Highfield Farm Boroughbridge Road Ferrensby North Yorkshire HG5 0PZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Notification for laying agricultural road.
As published by the council, reference 25/04657/PNA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/04657/PNA
- Type
- Prior Notification Agriculture
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior approval not required
- Received
- 23 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 28 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 5 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Boroughbridge & Claro
- Parish
- Ferrensby
- Decision by
- Chief Planner
- Postcode
- HG5 0PZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Yorkshire register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/04545/PNA Decided
Highfield Farm Boroughbridge Road Ferrensby North Yorkshire HG5 0PZ
Prior Notifcation for a proposed grain store
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26/00664/FUL Granted
Highfield Farm Boroughbridge Road Ferrensby North Yorkshire HG5 0PZ
Improvements to existing access point
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25/01654/FUL Granted
Highfield Farm Boroughbridge Road Ferrensby North Yorkshire HG5 0PZ
Alterations to existing access point to allow for better HGV access
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Dec 2025
Received by North Yorkshire
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28 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Prior approval not required
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
North Yorkshire granted permission on 5 February 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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Highfield Farm Boroughbridge Road Ferrensby North Yorkshire HG5 0PZ
Prior Notification for laying agricultural road.
Granted Prior approval 6 docs -
Highfield Farm Boroughbridge Road Ferrensby North Yorkshire HG5 0PZ
Prior Notification for laying agricultural road.
Granted Prior approval 6 docs -
Highfield Farm Boroughbridge Road Ferrensby North Yorkshire HG5 0PZ
89% historically approved · decision due ~29 Sep
Prior Notifcation for a proposed grain store
Awaiting decision Prior approval 6 docs -
Highfield Farm Boroughbridge Road Ferrensby North Yorkshire HG5 0PZ
87% historically approved · decision due ~29 Sep
Prior Notifcation for a proposed grain store
Awaiting decision Prior approval 6 docs -
Highfield Farm Boroughbridge Road Ferrensby North Yorkshire HG5 0PZ
Alterations to existing access point to allow for better HGV access
Granted Full applications 14 docs -
Highfield Farm Boroughbridge Road Ferrensby North Yorkshire HG5 0PZ
Alterations to existing access point to allow for better HGV access
Granted Full applications 14 docs
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