The Cottage 19A Back Lane Sowerby Thirsk North Yorkshire YO7 1NQ

1. 2 Sep 2025

   Received by North Yorkshire

2. 10 Oct 2025

   Decision issued: Split Decision (TPO)

3. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

• The Cottage 19A Back Lane Sowerby Thirsk North Yorkshire YO7 1NQ

  ZB25/01598/CAT Submitted 2 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area. - Norway spruce, weeping willow, lime and monkey puzzle tree.

  Split decision Trees 8 docs

• The Cottage 19A Back Lane Sowerby Thirsk North Yorkshire YO7 1NQ

  ZB25/01598/CAT Submitted 2 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area. - Norway spruce, weeping willow, lime and monkey puzzle tree.

  Split decision Trees 8 docs

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

  HAMZB26/00896/FUL Submitted 19 May 2026 50 yards away

  91% historically approved · decision due ~25 Aug

  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).

  Decided Full applications

• Church Lodge 70 Front Street Sowerby Thirsk North Yorkshire YO7 1JF

  ZB24/01861/FUL Submitted 23 Sep 2024 100 yards away

  Single-storey replacement rear extension , enlargement of the rear dormer windows, front stone wall replaced with low brick wall and iron railings, replacement front door awning. Replacement of all windows with timber windows as amended 7.11.2024

  Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 9 docs
  Small domestic

• Church Lodge 70 Front Street Sowerby Thirsk North Yorkshire YO7 1JF

  ZB24/01861/FUL Submitted 23 Sep 2024 100 yards away

  Single-storey replacement rear extension , enlargement of the rear dormer windows, front stone wall replaced with low brick wall and iron railings, replacement front door awning. Replacement of all windows with timber windows as amended 7.11.2024

  Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 9 docs
  Small domestic

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

  HAMZB26/00896/FUL Submitted 19 May 2026 150 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

• 26/07092/TCON Awaiting decision

  9 Oakdale Manor Harrogate North Yorkshire HG1 2NA

  Crown reduction of 2 No Conifer by 1.5m and trim lateral branches in Harrogate conservation area.

  Received 21 Oct, published by the council 23 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/06864/TCON Awaiting decision

  7 Constitution Hill Settle North Yorkshire BD24 9ER

  Works to a tree in Settle Conservation Area. Remove 1no. Maple tree (T1)

  Received 15 Oct, published by the council 23 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/06863/TPO Awaiting decision

  St. Stephens Castle View Terrace Skipton North Yorkshire BD23 1NT

  Works to a tree the subject of a Tree Preservation Order: T1 (Maple) - Remove. (Tree Part of G1 of TPO No. 275 (2018) Skipton).

  Received 15 Oct, published by the council 22 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/06700/TPO Awaiting decision

  Restoration Den Main Road Hellifield North Yorkshire BD23 4HX

  Works to a tree with a Preservation Order: Prune 1no. Sycamore Tree (T12 of TPO No. 80 / 1993) Works to be carried out would be to prune back branches overhanging the workshop so the customer back extend the height of the building

  Received 12 Oct, published by the council 21 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/06694/TPO Awaiting decision

  2 Appleby Crescent Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 9LS

  Felled 1no. Birch within Tree Preservation Order 05/2008 T33 birch.

  Received 12 Oct, published by the council 22 Oct 2026 Trees