The owners of Yolk Farm and Minskip Farm Shop have resubmitted plans to build a children’s nursery after North Yorkshire Council refused a previous bid in May.

Ben and Emma Mosey hope to create 74 full-day places for pre-school age children in a setting at the farm based around the curiosity and forest school approaches, which encourage independence through outdoor learning.

The Minskip Farm site, near Boroughbridge, is already a diversified agricultural operation and the owners now hope to create a family-friendly visitor experience which is “safe, fun and educational for children”, according to planning documents.

According to the application, there is a high demand for early years places in the area because there are 229 nursery-aged children in Boroughbridge but only 85 spaces.

However, the council previously listed four reasons for refusal, including the site being outside of development limits and the applicants failing to show how the nursery would diversify their farming business.

The fresh application submitted to the council attempts to address the reasons the council opposed the plan.

It includes more details on the local need for a new nursery, accessibility, sustainable design and how it will diversify the farming business.

The design has also been scaled back to reduce its impact on the landscape and now features reduced parking and hardstanding.

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North Yorkshire Council will make a decision on the plans at a later date.