The Black Swan Hotel 18 Birdgate Pickering North Yorkshire YO18 7AL

1. 13 Feb 2026

   Received by Yorkshire Dales National Park

2. 24 Apr 2026

   Decision issued: Approval

3. 15 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• The Black Swan Hotel 18 Birdgate Pickering North Yorkshire YO18 7AL

  ZE26/00123/CLEUD Submitted 13 Feb 2026 0m away

  Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing use or development to seek confirmation that works have been undertaken that constitutes a 'material operation' and consequently work has commenced on site and the planning permission has been implemented in accordance with Condition 01 of approval 19/00798/FUL dated 06.10.2020

  Granted Lawful development 18 docs

• The Black Swan Hotel 18 Birdgate Pickering North Yorkshire YO18 7AL

  ZE26/00123/CLEUD Submitted 13 Feb 2026 0m away

  Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing use or development to seek confirmation that works have been undertaken that constitutes a 'material operation' and consequently work has commenced on site and the planning permission has been implemented in accordance with Condition 01 of approval 19/00798/FUL dated 06.10.2020

  Granted Lawful development 18 docs

• Old Rope Works 40C Hungate Pickering North Yorkshire YO18 7DG

  ZE25/01410/FUL Submitted 2 Jan 2026 25m away

  Change of use and conversion of former Rope Works (commercial storage) to a dwelling house

  Granted Full applications 14 docs
  Domestic

• Old Rope Works 40C Hungate Pickering North Yorkshire YO18 7DG

  ZE25/01410/FUL Submitted 2 Jan 2026 25m away

  Change of use and conversion of former Rope Works (commercial storage) to a dwelling house

  Granted Full applications 14 docs
  Domestic

• Old Rope Works 40C Hungate Pickering North Yorkshire YO18 7DG

  ZE25/01410/FUL Submitted 2 Jan 2026 25m away

  Change of use and conversion of former Rope Works (commercial storage) to a dwelling house

  Granted Full applications 14 docs
  Domestic

• Hungate House 19 Hungate Pickering North Yorkshire YO18 7DL

  ZE26/00139/LBC Submitted 17 Feb 2026 76m away

  Replace lime render to East and South gable ends. Refurbish exisiting wooden windows on both East and South gable. Repointing of stone work around window on South gable end. Reconstruct chimney stack on east gable and replace stone beneath

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 9 docs

• 26/04190/CLOPUD Granted

  42 Linwood Avenue Stokesley North Yorkshire TS9 5HT

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed demolition of an existing garage and construction of a detached replacement garage

  22 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• ZD26/00392/CLP Granted

  Burrow Garth Harmby Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 5PD

  Certificate of lawfulness proposed - the store buildings will be converted into a Boot room / Laundry. The wall between the two store buildings will be removed and one of the doors will become a window

  24 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• ZD26/00443/CLE Awaiting decision

  Barn Closes Field Maison Dieu Richmond North Yorkshire

  Certificate of lawfulness for a temporary Campsite for up to 60 days in any calendar year, together with moveable structures reasonably necessary for the purposes of the temporary campsite, in field Barn Closes, St Nicholas Estate, Richmond.

  11 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/03854/CLOPUD Granted

  50-52 Station Parade Harrogate North Yorkshire HG1 1TX

  Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed Use as a Nail and Beauty Salon The existing use of the premises falls within Class E and the change of use from a vacant Pharmacy to a Nail and Beauty Salon falls within the same use class.

  10 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/03397/CLOPUD Granted

  Cock Beck Bridge Old London Road Towton LS24 9NG

  Lawful development certificate for proposed replacement of existing bridleway bridge over Cock Beck

  24 Jun 2026 Lawful development