A FORMER riverside shipyard is to be turned into a housing development despite objections from local people.
The Whitehall shipyard was the largest of the old Whitby shipyards.
Conservationists said the derelict Grade II listed warehouse and former night club site should be retained as a memorial to Whitby's great maritime history.
But planners from Scarborough Borough Council have approved plans to turn the former shipyard into 122 flats and 24 three-storey terrace houses and added that 20 affordable properties should be part of the scheme.
Whitby Town Council and Whitby Civic Society had also objected on the grounds that it was an over-development of the port area.
An area of public open space, including an equipped children's play area, is to be a feature of the site, located in the dry dock, which was filled in more than 100 years ago.
A public walkway is also to be provided along the banks of the river and boat moorings will be made into three pontoons, which will have access from the new walkway.
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