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

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

More on full applications applications in our guide

• 21 Front Street Sowerby Thirsk North Yorkshire YO7 1JG

  ZB25/01492/FUL Submitted 11 Aug 2025 0m 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 86m 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 86m 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 86m 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 89m 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 89m 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

• 26/01023/FUL Granted

  26 Rossett Green Lane Harrogate North Yorkshire HG2 9LH

  Demolition of existing Garage. Erection of first floor side extension, part two-storey, part single-storey rear extension, two-storey front extension, loft conversion and new detached garage with studio over. Alterations to fenestration. Widening of existing highway crossing and erection entrance gates, gate posts and railings. Widening of existing driveway.

  27 Feb 2026 Full applications
• ZE26/00152/MFUL Granted

  Land At 477211 470238 York Road Malton North Yorkshire

  Erection of factory and energy centre with all associated works

  23 Feb 2026 Full applications
• ZE26/00477/FUL Refused

  Land At E470268 N485490 Wits End Kirkby Mills Industrial Estate Kirkbymoorside North Yorkshire

  Erection of new industrial unit

  4 Jun 2026 Full applications
• ZD26/00422/FULL Granted

  Ulshaw Grange Middleham Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 4PU

  Full planning permission for outdoor swimming pool and pool room

  6 Jul 2026 Full applications
• 26/03448/FUL Granted

  3 Ure Bank Terrace Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 1JG

  Loft conversion including the installation of side and rear rooflights and a new window opening within the front gable elevation.

  24 Jun 2026 Full applications