The Old Coastguard Station, New Road, Robin Hoods Bay
Proposal
change of use of ground floor visitor centre (Use Class D1) to visitor centre (use Class F.1) and restaurant/cafe (Use Class E (a) and (b)) (no external alterations)
- Received
- 9 November 2020
- Decided
- 16 April 2021 · Approved with Conditions
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Council
- North York Moors
- Ward
- Scarborough Borough Council (North)
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- ReceivedSubmitted9 Nov
- ValidatedValidated17 Nov
- Consult.Consultation9 Apr
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided16 Apr
Decided in 150 days (council typically 56)
This is an application to amend a permission at The Old Coastguard Station, New Road, Robin Hoods Bay. North York Moors has handled 214 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 52 days. This one was decided in 158 days, 15 weeks longer than North York Moors's median. The site is in the Robin Hood's Bay conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address.
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Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202612 Aug
installation of Starlink Satellite terminal mounted on pole to north elevation
PendingFull PermissionFL/2026/00359 - 202019 Oct
Prior notification for change of use of ground floor from retail/education/exhibition space (Use Class A1) to…
ApprovedOutlineNYM/2020/0831/RRC - 202029 Jan
creation of mosaic on side elevation of Old Coastguard Station
WithdrawnApplication for Full PermissionNYM/2020/0056/FL - 201129 Jun
change of use and extension to The Old Coastguard Lookout to form a studio dwelling together with erection of…
ApprovedApplication for Full PermissionNYM/2011/0417/FL - 201120 Jun
verification check of conditions 6 and 8 of planning approval NYM/2011/0071/FL
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsNYM/2011/0391/CVC - 200826 Feb
listed building consent for the insertion of 1 no. rooflight
ApprovedListed building consentNYM/2008/0150/LB
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Robin Hood's Bay
- National park: North York Moors
- SSSI: Robin Hood's Bay: Maw Wyke to Beast Cliff SSSINext to the site
- Heritage coast: North Yorkshire & Cleveland
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (17)
flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, National Landscapes, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and brownfield registers.
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