A seafront café in Sandsend near Whitby has submitted plans for the demolition of its building and construction of an extended property.
The Sandside Café, located in the fishing village of Sandsend, has applied to demolish its current building and to construct a larger, extended property to “provide for the needs of visitors to the area”.
Located on Sandsend Road, the single-storey beachfront café was opened in 1978.
If the plans are approved, the replacement building would include an extended seating area, as well as a new first-floor which would be accommodated within the roof space to “minimise the height of the building and its visual prominence” from Sandsend Road.
“This reflects a need for the business premises to expand and serve a growing customer base,” according to submitted plans.
The applicant said it wants to “improve welfare facilities for staff and customers, provide management facilities through the creation of an office, increase catering provision through improved kitchen space, and increase customer seating”.
“The proposals represent the next stage in the development of the site and respond to the needs of the business, visitors, and the local community,” the business added.
According to a planning report, the proposal has been amended following feedback from North Yorkshire Council as part of a “concerted effort to reduce the scale of the replacement building while ensuring that the building meets the necessary business requirements”.
It notes:
“The proposals therefore reflect a much-reduced scheme.”
In addition to improving customer and staff facilities, the building requires renovation due to a vehicle collision in May 2024 which caused “significant low-level damage to the external timber wall”.
The applicant consulted a building surveyor who “indicated that the only way to rectify the area of damage would be to take the entire structure down and rebuild it”.
Sandsend is located around 4.5km along the coastline from Whitby, which is a “significant draw for tourists and the passing trade along this coastal route has been at the heart of the café’s success and popularity”.
The submitted plans conclude that the rebuilding of the “valued community facility” would “respect the traditional qualities of the existing building and local context”.
North Yorkshire Council has not set a date for deciding on the proposals.
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