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BBC News
02-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Housing scheme near Thorpe Willoughby nature reserve rejected
A plan to build 110 houses on the edge of a North Yorkshire village has been rejected amid concerns about its impact on ancient two other nearby developments, which would see 285 houses constructed on the edge of Thorpe Willoughby, near Selby, have been approved despite 80 objections being submitted to the Yorkshire Council's Selby and Ainsty area planning committee said concerns were raised about the impact of all three schemes on the Brayton Barff nature they said the Field Lane scheme was rejected because it would have been closer to the woodland than two proposed developments near Leeds Road. 'Cumulative impact' Councillor Arnold Warneken said he believed the Field Lane scheme, which would have been 500 yards (457m) from Brayton Barff, a reservoir surrounded by woodland, would have had "a greater impact" on the nature Bob Packham said the housing plan would have been "unacceptable in terms of its impact on landscape". "I think it is also unacceptable in terms of its impact on the structure of the settlement in that it's completely the wrong side of Field Lane — that area should remain undeveloped."According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service members of the committee told a meeting on Wednesday they were worried about the "cumulative impact" of all three developments on the area, including the size of the development being too big for the villageHowever, committee chair Councillor John Cattanach said he could see no reason why the two applications to the north and south of Leeds Road should be refused as they seemed "to fall within more natural boundaries".Councillors voted unanimously to reject the Field lane application. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Boarding school to become retirement apartments
Plans to convert a 16th Century castle and former boarding school into retirement apartments have been approved. Gilling Castle, a Grade I-listed building between Thirsk and Malton, was used as a preparatory school for Ampleforth College until it closed in 2018. The development will create 21 apartments in the main building, with 14 further homes in the grounds. Members of North Yorkshire Council's planning committee said the proposals "ticked a lot of boxes" and would bring a heritage asset back into use. Councillor Bob Packham said that it was a "well-thought-out scheme". He added: "It really does enhance the existing building, which needs retaining." According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the new residential flats will be staffed 24 hours a day Another member of the committee, Andrew Lee, said: "For me, it ticks a lot of boxes. "You're taking a building which is empty, it closed in 2018, and you're repurposing it for housing, which is something that is necessary. "You're bringing back into use a heritage asset, which is a positive." The property was built by Sir William Fairfax, High Sheriff of Yorkshire, in 1571 on top of the medieval walls of a fortified house. The plans had the support of Historic England, which said it was "very supportive of the new use in principle as it is eminently compatible with the heritage significance of the site". The castle lies within the Howardian Hills National Landscape and an objection was submitted by the manager of the scheme to the new-build apartments in the grounds, with the Gardens Trust also objecting to this aspect of the scheme. Sport England submitted an objection due to the loss of playing pitches. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here. Former public school could become retirement flats North Yorkshire Council
BBC News
12-02-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Gilling Castle: Retirement flats to replace former public school
Plans to convert a 16th Century castle and former boarding school into retirement apartments have been Castle, a Grade I-listed building between Thirsk and Malton, was used as a preparatory school for Ampleforth College until it closed in development will create 21 apartments in the main building, with 14 further homes in the of North Yorkshire Council's planning committee said the proposals "ticked a lot of boxes" and would bring a heritage asset back into use. Councillor Bob Packham said that it was a "well-thought-out scheme".He added: "It really does enhance the existing building, which needs retaining."According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the new residential flats will be staffed 24 hours a dayAnother member of the committee, Andrew Lee, said: "For me, it ticks a lot of boxes."You're taking a building which is empty, it closed in 2018, and you're repurposing it for housing, which is something that is necessary."You're bringing back into use a heritage asset, which is a positive." The property was built by Sir William Fairfax, High Sheriff of Yorkshire, in 1571 on top of the medieval walls of a fortified plans had the support of Historic England, which said it was "very supportive of the new use in principle as it is eminently compatible with the heritage significance of the site".The castle lies within the Howardian Hills National Landscape and an objection was submitted by the manager of the scheme to the new-build apartments in the grounds, with the Gardens Trust also objecting to this aspect of the England submitted an objection due to the loss of playing to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here.
