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Elsinglea House, Sheepcote Lane, Darley, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 2RW

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North Yorkshire Council

North Yorkshire Council, a single new council for everyone in North Yorkshire, launched on 1 April 2023, replacing the previous county council and seven district and borough councils.

North Yorkshire Council electoral division:
Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale ED

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Other political bodies

Parish council: Darley and Menwith

Parliamentary constituency: Skipton and Ripon.
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York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

Council tax

Your property is in council tax band E.

The current charge on this property is £2,931.89

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Planning and development

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Your property's planning history

• Conversion of former workshop to bed and breakfast accommodation.
  Application Permitted
  Date of decision: 17/01/2000

• Revised scheme for the conversion, extension and reconstruction of barn to form 1no. 4 bedroom dwelling with ancillary garage, store and workshop and 1no. 2 bedroom dwelling.
  Application Permitted
  Date of decision: 22/08/1996

• Revised scheme for the conversion, extension and partial demolition and re-construction of barn to provide 1 x 5 bedroom dwelling and 1 x 2 bedroom dwelling and extension to previously approved domestic curtilage.
  Application Refused
  Date of decision: 12/12/1995

• Conversion of existing agricultural building to form one x four-bedroom dwelling and one x two-bedroom dwelling and workshop area for adjacent agricultural engineers workshop. EGMONT FARM SHEEPCOTE LANE DARLEY
  Application Permitted
  Date of decision: 13/01/1995

• Conversion of existing agricultural building to form one x three-bedroom dwelling and one x two-bedroom holiday cottage. EGMONT FARM, SHEEPCOTE LANE, DARLEY.
  Application Refused
  Date of decision: 02/11/1992

• Continuation of use of outbuilding as agricultural repair workshop and extension of use into part of adjacent barn EGMONT FARM, SHEEPCOTE LANE, DARLEY
  Application Permitted
  Date of decision: 13/01/1992

• BARN OPPOSITE EGMONT HOUSE, SHEEPCOTE LANE, DARLEY Converting barn to dwelling
  Application Refused
  Date of decision: 12/01/1988

• EGMONT HOUSE FARM, SHEEPCOTE LANE, DARLEY, HARROGATE Using land as agricultural haulage contractors depot and associated repair workshop
  Application Permitted
  Date of decision: 08/04/1986

• EGMONT HOUSE FARM, SHEEPCOTE LANE, DARLEY. Changing use of land to agricultural haulage contractors depot and associated repair workshop,
  Application Permitted
  Date of decision: 20/08/1982

• opposite Egmont House, Sheepcote Lane, Darley, Harrogate Proposed change of use of barn in association with existing adjoining business
  Application Refused
  Date of decision: 26/06/1981

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