Land at Woodsmith Mine (formerly Doves Nest Farm & Haxby Plantation), Sneatonthorpe (minehead); underneath 252 km2 of the NYMNPA (winning & working of minerals); a corridor extending underground from the edge of the NP boundary to Wilton Complex (mineral transport system); Ladycross Plantation near Egton, Lockwood Beck Farm near Moorsholm, Tocketts Lythe, near Guisborough (intermediate shaft sites); site within the eastern limits of the Wilton Complex, Teeside (tunnel portal)

NYM/2024/0123Condition Verification CheckApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 18 March 2024

Council decision: CVC Decided

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

verification check of conditions 4, 18, 34, 42, 52, 57, 59, 60, 65, 68, 70, 71, 76, 80, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94 and 95 of planning approval NYM/2017/0505/MEIA

Received: 16 February 2024
Council: North York Moors
Ward: Lockwood Ward, North Yorkshire Council (Sca), Redcar and Cleveland Council

ReceivedReceived16 Feb
ValidatedValidated26 Feb
Consult.Consultation18 Mar
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided18 Mar

Decided in 21 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at Land at Woodsmith Mine (formerly Doves Nest Farm & Haxby Plantation), Sneatonthorpe (minehead); underneath 252 km2 of the NYMNPA (winning & working of minerals); a corridor extending underground from the edge of the NP boundary to Wilton Complex (mineral transport system); Ladycross Plantation near Egton, Lockwood Beck Farm near Moorsholm, Tocketts Lythe, near Guisborough (intermediate shaft sites); site within the eastern limits of the Wilton Complex, Teeside (tunnel portal). North York Moors has handled 376 applications of this type. This one was decided in 31 days, 4 weeks quicker than North York Moors's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address.

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Application details

Application type: Condition Verification Check
Development type: B2 - General Industrial
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Brompton, Broxa-Cum-Troutsdale, Burniston, Cloughton, Danby, Darncombe-Cum-Langdale End, Egton, Eskdaleside-Cum-Ugglebarnby, Fylingdales, Glaisdale, Goathland, Grosmont, Hackness, Harwood Dale, Hawsker-Cum-Stainsacre, Hutton Buscel, Irton, Lockwood, Newby and Scalby, Newholm-Cum-Dunsley, Silpho, Sneaton, Staintondale, Suffield-Cum-Everley, West Ayton, Whitby, Wykeham
District: Lockwood Ward, North Yorkshire Council (Sca), Redcar and Cleveland Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 26 February 2024
Consultation expiry: 18 March 2024
Consultation end: 18 March 2024
Last date for comments: 18 March 2024
Application expires: 12 April 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period: 46 days

Additional information

Documents: 5

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

National park: North York Moors
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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