A planning application to build a stable building and retrospective permission for a caravan, hard standing, tree house and dog kennels for one Gypsy family near Stokesley, has been refused by Hambleton Borough Council. The bid was turned down at today’s (Thursday, May 23) planning committee on the grounds that the site, Millies Paddock, on Thirsk Road, Stokesley was in an area known to have a high risk of flooding and that it would be placing the family, including children and animals, at risk.

DAHL EVENT: A celebration of children’s author Roald Dahl is taking place at Northallerton Library this weekend. The free event will take place from 11am until noon on Saturday, May 25. To book a place call the library on 0845-0349506.

PLAN REFUSED: Plans to turn domestic outbuildings into a two-bedroomed bungalow at Old Toms Barn on Schoola Lane, Northallerton, were refused at a Hambleton District Council planning meeting today (Thursday, May 23). The plans were rejected as the Local Development Framework for the area specifies that all new developments should be created within the boundaries of existing settlements in the area and that planning authorities should avoid allowing new isolated homes in the countryside.