Middle Caves Farm East Road Melsonby Richmond North Yorkshire DL10 5NG

1. 7 Nov 2025

   Received by North Yorkshire

2. 16 Dec 2025

   Decision issued: Application Permitted

3. 27 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

North Yorkshire granted permission on 16 December 2025, 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.

This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Middle Caves Farm East Road Melsonby Richmond North Yorkshire DL10 5NG

  ZD25/00662/AGN Submitted 7 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  Application to determination if prior approval is required for a balanced cut and fill earth moving operation to create an irrigation lagoon for storing winter water Why necessary for agriculture: The introduction of an irrigation lagoon at Middle Caves Farm will allow the applicants to secure a supply of water to apply to specialist crops on the adjoining land throughout the spring / summer months when rainfall is low. Currently irrigation is reliant on the water levels of the borehole at the time the crops need it. The creation of a water irrigation lagoon is that it can be filled in the winter months and stored for use. This will reduce risk to the farming business and not require extraction when water tables are very low Why designed for agriculture: Situated in the proposed irrigation area, close by the abstraction point and by electricity. Floating pumps will pressurise an underground distribution system.

  Granted Other 9 docs

• Middle Caves Farm East Road Melsonby Richmond North Yorkshire DL10 5NG

  ZD25/00662/AGN Submitted 7 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  Application to determination if prior approval is required for a balanced cut and fill earth moving operation to create an irrigation lagoon for storing winter water Why necessary for agriculture: The introduction of an irrigation lagoon at Middle Caves Farm will allow the applicants to secure a supply of water to apply to specialist crops on the adjoining land throughout the spring / summer months when rainfall is low. Currently irrigation is reliant on the water levels of the borehole at the time the crops need it. The creation of a water irrigation lagoon is that it can be filled in the winter months and stored for use. This will reduce risk to the farming business and not require extraction when water tables are very low Why designed for agriculture: Situated in the proposed irrigation area, close by the abstraction point and by electricity. Floating pumps will pressurise an underground distribution system.

  Granted Other 9 docs

• Western House Business Park East Road Melsonby Richmond North Yorkshire DL10 5NF

  ZD26/00262/FULL Submitted 5 May 2026 300 yards away

  91% historically approved · decision due ~30 Jun

  Full planning permission for erection of a Class B2 industrial unit with ancillary retail showroom and offices; car parking, service yard and associated works (documents attached to the case file on the 22.6.26)

  Awaiting decision Full applications 33 docs

• Western House Business Park East Road Melsonby Richmond North Yorkshire DL10 5NF

  ZD26/00262/FULL Submitted 5 May 2026 300 yards away

  91% historically approved · decision due ~30 Jun

  Full planning permission for erection of a Class B2 industrial unit with ancillary retail showroom and offices; car parking, service yard and associated works (documents attached to the case file on the 22.6.26)

  Awaiting decision Full applications 32 docs

• Western House Business Park East Road Melsonby Richmond North Yorkshire DL10 5NF

  ZD26/00262/FULL Submitted 5 May 2026 300 yards away

  91% historically approved · decision due ~30 Jun

  Full planning permission for erection of a Class B2 industrial unit with ancillary retail showroom and offices; car parking, service yard and associated works (documents attached to the case file on the 22.6.26)

  Awaiting decision Full applications 32 docs

• ZD26/00500/AGN Decided

  Kirkbank Farm Gilling West Richmond North Yorkshire DL10 5LJ

  Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed agricultural building extension at Kirkbank Farm, Gilling West which is required to provide additional dry, secure storage for tractors and machinery, forage for sale and own use, as well as agricultural inputs such as fertiliser and seed

  Received 6 Aug, published by the council 31 Aug 2026 Other
• ZE26/00650/DNO Decided

  Village Farm Common Lane Warthill North Yorkshire YO19 5XW

  Demolition of agricultural buildings 3, 5 & 7 on the accompanying drawings

  Received 29 Jul, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Other
• ZD26/00542/AGN Awaiting decision

  Waterloo Farm Low Thorpe East Witton Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 4ST

  Application to determine if prior approval is required for a standard portal framed building running parallel to and joining onto an existing portal framed building

  Received 24 Aug, published by the council 31 Aug 2026 Other
• ZE26/00550/GPAGB Granted

  Red Oak House 110A Outgang Road Pickering North Yorkshire YO18 7EL

  Change of use of an agricultural building to 2no. dwellinghouses with associated gardens and parking

  Received 25 Jun, published by the council 4 Aug 2026 Other
• ZE26/00546/GPAGB Awaiting decision

  Land At Lingy Plantation Malton Cote Road Ebberston North Yorkshire

  Change of use of existing agricultural building to form 2no. dwelling houses (Use class C3) plus associated building works and infrastructure

  Received 23 Jun, published by the council 4 Aug 2026 Other