Spruce Gill Farm Church Lane Finghall Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 5NA

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

• ZD26/00140/FULL Granted

  Spruce Gill Farm Church Lane Finghall Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 5NA

  Full planning permission for conversion of existing agricultural building to 1 no. dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) including internal alterations, removal of lean-to extension, external openings, associated works and provision of parking and residential curtilage

  Decided 17 Aug 2026 Full applications

1. 8 May 2025

   Received by North Yorkshire

2. 4 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 3 July 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   North Yorkshire took a median of 60 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with North Yorkshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year North Yorkshire decided prior approval applications in a median of 36 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• Spruce Gill Farm Church Lane Finghall Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 5NA

  ZD25/00257/APDN Submitted 8 May 2025 50 yards away

  85% historically approved · decision due ~3 Jul

  Application to determine if prior approval is required for conversion of an existing agricultural building to residential use under Class Q

  Awaiting decision Prior approval 19 docs

• Spruce Gill Farm Church Lane Finghall Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 5NA

  ZD25/00257/APDN Submitted 8 May 2025 50 yards away

  88% historically approved · decision due ~3 Jul

  Application to determine if prior approval is required for conversion of an existing agricultural building to residential use under Class Q

  Awaiting decision Prior approval 19 docs

• Spruce Gill Farm Church Lane Finghall Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 5NA

  ZD26/00140/FULL Submitted 2 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  Full planning permission for conversion of existing agricultural building to 1 no. dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) including internal alterations, removal of lean-to extension, external openings, associated works and provision of parking and residential curtilage

  Granted Full applications Extension 29 docs
  Domestic

• Spruce Gill Farm Church Lane Finghall Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 5NA

  ZD26/00140/FULL Submitted 2 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  Full planning permission for conversion of existing agricultural building to 1 no. dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) including internal alterations, removal of lean-to extension, external openings, associated works and provision of parking and residential curtilage

  Granted Full applications Extension 29 docs
  Domestic

• Spruce Gill Farm Church Lane Finghall Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 5NA

  ZD26/00140/FULL Submitted 2 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  Full planning permission for conversion of existing agricultural building to 1 no. dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) including internal alterations, removal of lean-to extension, external openings, associated works and provision of parking and residential curtilage

  Granted Full applications Extension 29 docs
  Domestic

• 26/06321/PND Awaiting decision

  Labcorp Drug Development Limited Otley Road Harrogate HG3 1PY

  Prior notification for the demolition of an existing building on site.

  Received 30 Sep, published by the council 20 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• ZD26/00475/PDN Refused

  Kingfisher Cottage Ellerton On Swale Richmond North Yorkshire DL10 6AP

  Proposed single storey flat roofed sunroom extension to rear of property extending 5.06m from rear wall of original dwelling, height to eaves is 3.00m and maximum height of extension is 3.00m

  Received 27 Jul, published by the council 4 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• ZD26/00482/PDN Refused

  Barn Closes Field Maison Dieu Richmond North Yorkshire

  Notice of intention to operate a temporary pop-up campsite for a maximum of 30 days, covering the dates 1 -15 August and 18-31 August inclusive. Maximum pitches - 50 across both fields combined

  Received 29 Jul, published by the council 4 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• 26/05292/PND Decided

  Land To The North Of Drax Power Station New Road Drax Selby North Yorkshire YO8 8TE

  Prior notification for demolition of former storage buildings known as the Woodyard Buildings, which form part of the wider Drax Power Station site

  Received 26 Aug, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• 26/04199/PND Granted

  Ashfield Farm Leathley Lane Leathley North Yorkshire LS21 2JP

  Demolition of 7 old, redundant farm buildings: Cow kennels - Rotten timber supports, unsuitable for modern farm machinery. Cattle shed - Timber frame, some rotten supports with rotten timber lean-to. Damaged walls. Mono-pitch store - Timber frame, rotten and unsafe. Timber framed straw shed - Damaged timber frame, unsafe. Dutch Barn - Rotten steel frame, aged, unsafe. Brick cow house - Low roof height, limited space, unsuited to modern agriculture. Timber Dutch barn - Unsafe, rotten timber structure.

  Received 22 Jul, published by the council 4 Aug 2026 Prior approval