Planning application
Prospect House 4 Market Place Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 5BJ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Full planning permission for change of use of the first-floor commercial kitchen and toilet areas to form a residential apartment, with second-floor bedroom accommodation, whilst retaining the existing first-floor commercial WC facilities (existing plans and Heritage Statement attached to the case file on the 14.7.26)
As published by the council, reference ZD26/00349/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- ZD26/00349/FULL
- Type
- Application for Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 29 May 2026
- Validated
- 29 May 2026
- Ward
- Leyburn & Middleham
- Parish
- Leyburn Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DL8 5BJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Yorkshire register
This site has had 4 applications since 2026.
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ZD26/00465/VAR Awaiting decision
Prospect House 4 Market Place Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 5BJ
Variation of Condition 4 (Occupancy); Condition 6 (Yard restriction); Condition 7 (French doors); Condition 8 (Flat roof); of permission 1/78/422E/FULL, all of which were framed around the building's former operation as a single cafe/bistro business with an ancillary, functionally linked staff flat above. The current proposal (ZD26/00349/FULL) reconfigures the building so that the commercial and residential elements operate as two separate, self-contained uses, each with their own independent access
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ZD26/00463/LBC Awaiting decision
Prospect House 4 Market Place Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 5BJ
Listed building consent for the repurposing of the existing external rear staircase, first-floor French doors and flat roof at Prospect House from their current permitted use, emergency access only, restricted by Conditions 7 and 8 of permission 1/78/422E/FULL to provide the sole means of day-to-day residential access to the proposed apartment
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ZD26/00351/LBC Awaiting decision
Prospect House 4 Market Place Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 5BJ
Listed building consent for change of use of the first-floor commercial kitchen and toilet areas to form a residential apartment, with second-floor bedroom accommodation, whilst retaining the existing first-floor commercial WC facilities (existing plans and Heritage Statement attached to the case file on the 14.7.26)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 May 2026
Received by North Yorkshire
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4 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 July 2026, 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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ZD26/00465/VAR Awaiting decision
Prospect House 4 Market Place Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 5BJ
Variation of Condition 4 (Occupancy); Condition 6 (Yard restriction); Condition 7 (French doors); Condition 8 (Flat roof); of permission 1/78/422E/FULL, all of which were framed around the building's former operation as a single cafe/bistro business with an ancillary, functionally linked staff flat above. The current proposal (ZD26/00349/FULL) reconfigures the building so that the commercial and residential elements operate as two separate, self-contained uses, each with their own independent access
Who's behind it
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AFR Design Agent, a design practice
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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Nearby applications
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Prospect House 4 Market Place Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 5BJ
91% historically approved · decision due ~24 Jul
Full planning permission for change of use of the first-floor commercial kitchen and toilet areas to form a residential apartment, with second-floor bedroom accommodation, whilst retaining the existing first-floor commercial WC facilities (existing plans and Heritage Statement attached to the case file on the 14.7.26)
Awaiting decision Full applications 15 docs -
Prospect House 4 Market Place Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 5BJ
91% historically approved · decision due ~24 Jul
Full planning permission for change of use of the first-floor commercial kitchen and toilet areas to form a residential apartment, with second-floor bedroom accommodation, whilst retaining the existing first-floor commercial WC facilities (existing plans and Heritage Statement attached to the case file on the 14.7.26)
Awaiting decision Full applications 15 docs -
Prospect House 4 Market Place Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 5BJ
86% historically approved · decision due ~16 Sep
Listed building consent for the repurposing of the existing external rear staircase, first-floor French doors and flat roof at Prospect House from their current permitted use, emergency access only, restricted by Conditions 7 and 8 of permission 1/78/422E/FULL to provide the sole means of day-to-day residential access to the proposed apartment
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 7 docs -
Prospect House 4 Market Place Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 5BJ
88% historically approved · decision due ~16 Sep
Listed building consent for the repurposing of the existing external rear staircase, first-floor French doors and flat roof at Prospect House from their current permitted use, emergency access only, restricted by Conditions 7 and 8 of permission 1/78/422E/FULL to provide the sole means of day-to-day residential access to the proposed apartment
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 10 docs -
Prospect House 4 Market Place Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 5BJ
86% historically approved · decision due ~16 Sep
Listed building consent for the repurposing of the existing external rear staircase, first-floor French doors and flat roof at Prospect House from their current permitted use, emergency access only, restricted by Conditions 7 and 8 of permission 1/78/422E/FULL to provide the sole means of day-to-day residential access to the proposed apartment
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 9 docs -
Prospect House 4 Market Place Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 5BJ
93% historically approved · decision due ~17 Sep
Variation of Condition 4 (Occupancy); Condition 6 (Yard restriction); Condition 7 (French doors); Condition 8 (Flat roof); of permission 1/78/422E/FULL, all of which were framed around the building's former operation as a single cafe/bistro business with an ancillary, functionally linked staff flat above. The current proposal (ZD26/00349/FULL) reconfigures the building so that the commercial and residential elements operate as two separate, self-contained uses, each with their own independent access
Awaiting decision Amendments Windows or glazing 11 docsSeveral homes
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