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

Granted Yorkshire Dales National Park ZD25/00662/AGN Agricultural Notification

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference ZD25/00662/AGN

Application record

Reference
ZD25/00662/AGN
Type
Agricultural Notification
Status
Decided
Decision
Application Permitted
Received
7 Nov 2025
Validated
7 Nov 2025
Decided
16 Dec 2025
Ward
North Richmondshire
Parish
Melsonby Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DL10 5NG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Nov 2025

    Received by Yorkshire Dales National Park

  2. 16 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Agent on file, registered in Richmond

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9 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Yorkshire Dales National Park 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.

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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.

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    ZD25/00662/AGN Submitted 7 Nov 2025 0m away

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