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Waste Water Treatment Works, Stainsacre Lane, Whitby, YO22 4NW

NY/2016/0224/FULFullPermitted

Proposal

partial removal of an existing earth bund to locate inlet works consisting of an inlet channel (total area 134 sq. metres) with screens mounted in the inlet channel, screenings handling units, grit removal and grit handling units positioned on concrete plinths (total area 67 sq. metres) and an inlet works control kiosk (32 sq. metres). A sludge treatment facility adjacent to the inlet works comprising thickener feed tanks (320 sq. metres), centrifuge feed tanks (60 sq. metres), centrifuges (87 sq. metres), centrifuge feed pump (10 sq. metres) and associated control STF MCC kiosk (50 sq. metres) and odour control unit (24 sq. metres). A washwater system comprising washwater pumping station (6 sq. metres), control kiosk (22 sq. metres) and a washwater storage tank (12 sq. metres). A low voltage distribution board within a kiosk (22 sq. metres), and a thickener building kiosk (60 sq. metres). Construction of roads and hardstanding (1845 sq. metres)

Received
11 October 2016
Decided
6 September 2017 · Granted
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
North Yorkshire
Ward
Whitby / Streonshalh
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received11 Oct
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target6 Sep
  5. Decided6 Sep

Decided in 330 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in North Yorkshire91% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application at Waste Water Treatment Works, Stainsacre Lane, Whitby, YO22 4NW. North Yorkshire has handled 416 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 79 days. This one was decided in 330 days, 36 weeks longer than North Yorkshire's median. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 219 applications in total for the YO22 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
NY/2016/0224/FUL
Address
Waste Water Treatment Works, Stainsacre Lane, Whitby, YO22 4NW
Postcode
YO22 4NW
Local Authority
North Yorkshire
Application Type
Full
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Granted
Ward
Whitby / Streonshalh
Parish
Whitby
District
Scarborough

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
Yorkshire Water Western House Halifax Road Bradford BD6 2SZ
Agent Address
Morgan Sindall Sweco Livingstone House Chadwick Street Leeds LS10 1LJ

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
11 October 2016
Target Decision Date
6 September 2017
Date Decided
6 September 2017
Date Submitted
11 October 2016
Consultation Start
27 January 2017

Planning Decision

Decision
Granted
Decided By
DELEGATED
Statutory Period
330 days

Publicity

Site Notice Start
27 January 2017

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
44
Coordinates
54.466717, -0.603031
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: North Yorkshire

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  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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