21 Front Street Sowerby Thirsk North Yorkshire YO7 1JG

1. 11 Aug 2025

   Received by North York Moors National Park

2. 3 Oct 2025

   Decision issued: Granted

3. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

North York Moors National Park granted permission on 3 October 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 21 Front Street Sowerby Thirsk North Yorkshire YO7 1JG

  ZB25/01492/FUL Submitted 11 Aug 2025 50 yards away

  Application for single storey side extension, alterations to fenestration and external wall finishes.

  Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 8 docs
  Small domestic

• St Oswalds Church Front Street Sowerby North Yorkshire YO7 1JG

  ZB26/00799/LBC Submitted 6 May 2026 100 yards away

  Application for Listed Building Consent to take down and rebuild the pillars of the south gate on Front Street, repoint the curved wall to the south, replace the cap stone and bottom of the north pillar and restore the metal gate work.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Demolition 10 docs

• St Oswalds Church Front Street Sowerby North Yorkshire YO7 1JG

  ZB26/00799/LBC Submitted 6 May 2026 100 yards away

  Application for Listed Building Consent to take down and rebuild the pillars of the south gate on Front Street, repoint the curved wall to the south, replace the cap stone and bottom of the north pillar and restore the metal gate work.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Demolition 10 docs

• St Oswalds Church Front Street Sowerby North Yorkshire YO7 1JG

  ZB26/00799/LBC Submitted 6 May 2026 100 yards away

  Application for Listed Building Consent to take down and rebuild the pillars of the south gate on Front Street, repoint the curved wall to the south, replace the cap stone and bottom of the north pillar and restore the metal gate work.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Demolition 10 docs

• Humming Birds Nursery 1 Back Lane Sowerby Thirsk North Yorkshire YO7 1NQ

  HAMZB26/00896/FUL Submitted 19 May 2026 100 yards away

  Retention of a small, simple, lightweight ancillary stock-storage structure in the narrow side passage at the side/rear of the existing convenience store, measuring approximately 6.5 m x 2.4 m x 2.3 m maximum height. The construction is deliberately minimal: a basic timber frame (C24-graded softwood) covered with light-grey profiled metal sheeting to the side and roof, a single timber-framed access door, and a translucent polycarbonate light-panel to the rear for daylight. There are no new foundations ? the structure sits directly on the existing concrete yard. There is no excavation, no masonry, no internal lining, no fitted ceiling, no new flooring, no plumbing, no drainage connections, no heating, no lighting other than the daylight panel, and no machinery. It is, in effect, a simple weather shelter for stock ? and it is wholly reversible: the whole thing could be unbolted and removed in a day, leaving the yard exactly as it was. The structure is used solely as back-of-house stock storage to support the day-to-day operation of the convenience store. The additional reserve storage it provides is essential to the practical viability of the shop, enabling stock to be replenished promptly and the shop to continue serving Sowerby residents reliably. The convenience store is a much-valued local amenity, and this modest storage shelter genuinely supports its day-to-day operation. There is no change of use, no increase in publicly accessible sales floorspace, no alteration to the principal (front) elevation of the shop, and no change to staffing or opening hours. The application is submitted retrospectively to regularise the position, following the site visit by Mr Dave Seavers of the Council's planning team. The applicant is willing to accept reasonable planning conditions (for example, on cladding colour or fire-resistance to the boundary lining).

  Granted Full applications 14 docs

• Humming Birds Nursery 1 Back Lane Sowerby Thirsk North Yorkshire YO7 1NQ

  ZB26/00896/FUL Submitted 19 May 2026 100 yards away

  Retention of a small, simple, lightweight ancillary stock-storage structure in the narrow side passage at the side/rear of the existing convenience store, measuring approximately 6.5 m x 2.4 m x 2.3 m maximum height.

  Granted Full applications 26 docs

• ZE26/00218/FUL Granted

  The Old Chapel Main Street Staxton North Yorkshire YO12 4RZ

  Change of use of former church to residential 2no. bedroom dwelling with internal alterations including addition of first floor, changes to fenestration and installation of rooflights

  Received 13 Mar, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Full applications
• ZE26/00310/FUL Granted

  Hovingham Church Of England Primary School Main Street Hovingham North Yorkshire YO62 4LF

  Change of use of former primary school to form offices and associated works, including removal of stud walls and installation of partitions, reconfiguration of WCs and installation of accessible WC, installation of kitchenette, resurfacing of courtyard and provision of parking within the Estate Office car park, together with the inclusion of a section of first floor level accommodation associated with the former primary school to form additional residential accommodation associated with School House

  Received 9 Apr, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Full applications
• 25/03759/FUL Granted

  Land South Of Sharow Lane Sharow North Yorkshire HG4 5BG

  Erection of 3 no. dwellings, with associated access, landscaping and works

  Received 29 Oct, published by the council 3 Aug 2026 Full applications
• ZD25/00595/FULL Granted

  High Side Harmby Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 5HJ

  Full planning permission is sought for a new triple garage, including change of use of adjoining agricultural land to residential to enable the siting of the garage (amended BNG report and metric and change in redline)

  Received 24 Nov, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Full applications
• ZD26/00518/FULL Granted

  High Grange Cottage Melsonby Richmond North Yorkshire DL10 5PJ

  Full planning permission for a two storey extension to house

  Received 13 Aug, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Full applications