North Yorkshire Council has asked a planning committee to approve its retrospective application for the replacement of five ladders on the Grade-II Listed East Pier at Henrietta Street, Whitby.

Whitby Town Council has objected to the proposal, stating that councillors wanted to see a "like-for-like replacement instead".

Both Whitby lifeboats were called out to assist with a yacht which had run into a lobster pot and become tangled, disabling its engine.

Councillors have been asked to retrospectively approve the installation of replacement ladders on East Pier in Whitby despite objections about their appearance and the use of different materials.

Concerns have been raised over the replacement of wooden ladders with a steel alternative on a pier in Whitby. North Yorkshire Council has asked for its retrospective application for the ...

Whitby pier ladder replacements prompt objections as retrospective permission sought The new nine-metre-long ladders, which provide pedestrian access to the pier, are made of galvanised steel ...

Whitby Town Council has objected to the proposal, stating that councillors wanted to see a "like-for-like replacement instead".