HOPES are high that new plans for a development at Thornton-le-Dale's historic New Inn, which go before the North York Moors National Park Authority next week, will get clearance.

Following the refusal of a scheme to extend and relocate the kitchen and enlarge the dining room, earlier this year, new plans have been submitted by owner Andrew Nutter.

Chief planning officer Val Dilcock, in a report to the authority, says the new scheme will result in most of the original listed building being retained and an old shop and toilets are to be demolished to make way for a new kitchen and dining room.

The parish council has recommended approval for the development at the grade II listed building.

Also set for approval is a scheme to restore Low Farm, Ellerby, and convert it and redundant barns into a complex of five homes.

Temporary planning permission is being recommended by planning officers to plans to provide over-wintering accommodation for 35 caravans at Craven Farm, Rosedale.

They are to be housed in an unused agricultural building. Most of the caravans are expected to be from the nearby Rosedale Abbey park and other local parks.

A decision is also expected at next Monday's meeting on plans to redevelop the holiday cabin complex at Keldy Castle, Cropton. Forest Holidays, part of the Forestry Commission wants to erect 61 cabins in the area, and members of the authority made a fact-finding site visit yesterday.