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With North Yorkshire Council (NYC) keen to stress that building of the “Whitby Maritime Facility” on Endeavour Wharf is going full steam ahead, and photos of wannabe politicians with spades in their hands, we have to ask the question, how is it really going?

NYC have handed the task of finding tenants to its own agency Align Surveyors. Maybe this is due to their own internal attempts to find tenants not having much success. Align have got a dedicated page for this facility if you are interested – find it here.

If we inspect the current availability of units within the “Whitby Maritime Facility” from that page, we have

So just 2 units on the ground floor are “under offer”. Rumour has it this is Parkol. A separate rumour is that it is at a “subsidised cost”.

If we look at that same page, we have some apparent timings to railway stations. Ruswarp takes 23 mins, Sleights 50 mins, and Grosmont 108 mins. What we can’t quite work out is what are these timings based on? Walking speed? Cycling? Driving? By train? By boat? None of these seem to align with reality. Have the property surveyor consultants visited the location? Maybe Align Surveyors, or one of those local politicians pictured at the facility can clarify?

The “community” has allegedly been invited to view the facility under construction. We haven’t yet found anyone who has received this magical invite. Do you know anyone?

Who do you think will be occupying this facility in 2026 when complete?

  • A collection of hi tech maritime companies?
  • an enclosure for elephants of the white colouration?
  • or maybe a home for failed politicians?

or maybe you have a better suggestion.

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