Proposed village housing scheme recommended for approval

An application for 26 homes on the Castle Howard estate, in North Yorkshire, will be considered by a planning committee this month.

The site, off The Balk in Slingbsy, will see the estate develop properties covering a range of tenures, including nine affordable homes. These proposals form part of Castle Howard’s 15-year masterplan.

Overall, the new houses will include one one-bed, 12 two-bed, 11 three-bed and two four-bed properties.

Castle Howard has appointed ADAM Architecture to design the village housing scheme, which has been recommended for approval by council planning officers.

The Balk site is an allocated site in Ryedale’s Local Plan document, and has also previously received outline consent.

Jasper Hasell, chief executive officer of Castle Howard, said: “We are pleased that having spent significant time over the course of the last year to design an exemplar development, that this has been recognised by the planning officer.

“Should consent be granted by committee, we plan to start work on site in the first half of 2024 to deliver new homes and affordable housing in Slingsby, with new residents contributing to the vitality of the village and surrounding area.”