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Opera House Casino 56 - 64 St Thomas Street Scarborough North Yorkshire YO11 1DU

SCA22/02127/FLFull ApplicationPending Decision
Full

Proposal

Change of use from betting shop (sui generis) to adult gaming centre (sui generis)

Received
20 October 2022
Decided
23 December 2022 · Application Permitted (with conditions)
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Council
Scarborough
Ward
Castle
Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

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  1. Received20 Oct
  2. Validated25 Oct
  3. Consult.23 Nov
  4. Target20 Dec
  5. Decided23 Dec

Decided in 59 days (council typically 91)

13 weeks typical decision time in Scarborough91% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Opera House Casino 56 - 64 St Thomas Street Scarborough North Yorkshire YO11 1DU. Scarborough has handled 2,257 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 72 days. This one was decided in 64 days, 8 days quicker than Scarborough's median. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,391 applications in total for the YO11 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
SCA22/02127/FL
Address
Opera House Casino 56 - 64 St Thomas Street Scarborough North Yorkshire YO11 1DU
Postcode
YO11 1DU
Local Authority
Scarborough
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Conditions
Current Status
Permitted with Conditions
Ward
Castle
Parish
Scarborough

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Bidwells LLP
Agent Address
25 Old Burlington Street London W1S 3AN United Kingdom

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
20 October 2022
Target Decision Date
20 December 2022
Date Decided
23 December 2022
Date Validated
25 October 2022
Date Submitted
20 October 2022
Last Date for Comments
23 November 2022
Permission Expires
23 December 2025

Planning Decision

Decision
Application Permitted (with conditions)
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11629972
Comments
1
Documents
4
Coordinates
54.284120, -0.400682
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Scarborough

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (22)

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 parks, 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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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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