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Whitby Log Cabin Approved For Build

Wednesday, 31 December 2025 18:30

By Antoni Numminen, LDRS

A log cabin can be built at Whitby Wildlife Sanctuary after plans were given the go-ahead by North Yorkshire Council.

​The construction of a log cabin providing a dedicated indoor space for education and learning, as well as facilities for community workshops and conservation activities at Whitby Wildlife Sanctuary, has been approved.

​The single-storey detached timber-built log cabin will be located to the south-east of the site, at Stainsacre Lane, Whitby, with a pitched roof that is 3.64m in height to the ridge of the roof.

​According to a report, the cabin will be 7.6 meters in depth and 10.4 meters in length, and will comprise a single-storey structure.

​The Wildlife Sanctuary is sited on former agricultural land comprising several out-buildings, aviaries, fencing, and other means of enclosure for animals.

​To the south-west of the site lies the Broomfield Farm, which has a converted barn for the use of holiday lets on-site.

​Founded in 2009, Whitby Wildlife Sanctuary takes in almost “3,000 rescues a year with a team of more than 170 dedicated volunteers”, its website states.

​The applicant said:

“The log cabin is essential to the functional operation, consolidation and development of Whitby Wildlife Sanctuary, an established rural wildlife rescue rehabilitation centre.

​“It represents a sustainable low-impact form of development that supports rural activity, conservation, and public engagement.”

​Planning officers concluded that the cabin would not result in harm to the character of the countryside and can be constructed subject to conditions.

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