Sixty new homes in Whitby: why decision has been deferred for second time For the second month running Scarborough councillors have declined to make a decision about whether a developer can build more than 60 new homes on land near Whitby Abbey. Tuesday, 4th May 2021, 4:39 pm The authority’s planning committee today (Tues) again decided it needed more information from the Highways Authority about the scheme, which has significant local objections. It was the second time in less than four weeks that Scarborough Council’s planning committee had met to discuss the plans by Wharfedale Homes Limited to put 62 homes in a field off Green Lane, not far from the iconic structure which looms over the town.