The Farmhouse, Melmerby, Leyburn, DL8 4TW
Approved on 30 April 2026
Council decision: Approved - ConditionalDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Listed building consent for refurbishment and alterations including replacement of windows, replacement of door to front elevation, new cast iron rainwater goods, conversion and extension of domestic outbuildings to provide accessible bedroom with wet room and plant/log shed, extension to dwelling to provide garden room over existing patio, internal structural alterations and provision of ground floor WC and first floor en-suite, installation of air source heat pump, re-pointing externally and installation of French drain
- Received
- 17 December 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Yorkshire Dales
- ReceivedReceived17 Dec
- ValidatedValidated14 Jan
- Consult.Consultation20 Feb
- TargetTarget Date11 Mar
- DecidedDecided30 Apr
Decided in 106 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a heritage application for an outbuilding at The Farmhouse, Melmerby, Leyburn, DL8 4TW. Yorkshire Dales has handled 643 applications of this type. This one was decided in 134 days, 11 weeks longer than Yorkshire Dales's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,075 applications in total for the DL8 postcode area.
100% of heritage applications at Yorkshire Dales were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- DL8 4TW
- Application type
- Listed Building
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Melmerby
- District
- Richmondshire District
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 14 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 20 February 2026
- Consultation end
- 20 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 11 March 2026
- Application expires
- 13 March 2026
- Permission expires
- 29 April 2029
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 58 days
Publicity
- First advertised
- 30 January 2026
- Site notice start
- 26 January 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- 14544439
- UPRN
- 10012782600
- Documents
- 15
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- National park: Yorkshire Dales
- 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 (20)
flood storage areas, conservation 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, 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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Associated applications
- 202517 Dec
Householder planning permission for refurbishment and alterations including replacement of windows…
ApprovedHouseholderFiled alongsideR/79/36 - 202517 Dec
Listed building consent for refurbishment and alterations including replacement of windows, replacement of…
This applicationApprovedListed building consentR/79/36A/LB
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Find contractors for extensions near this site- PT Arnold Construction LtdSolid Fuel Heating2.8 mi
- DWB Electrical LtdElectrician3.8 mi
- J Gamble ElectricalElectrician3.8 mi
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