A NEW café bar is set to open in Sherborne – on the site of a discount store.
The former Original Factory Shop, at 55 Cheap Street, is set to become Yeo Lounge – a café bar run by the Bristol-based restaurant chain, Loungers UK, if plans are approved.
Loungers UK runs venues across the south west and beyond, including in Street, Yeovil, Wells, Frome and Weston-super-Mare.
A planning application submitted to Dorset Council by Reade Associates details new signs for the premises, including lighting and a menu board.
Another plan, submitted by Turley for the same property, seeks permission for internal alterations, including installing a new ventilation system and safety rails.
“The proposals have been designed to avoid any conflict with the surrounding Conservation Area and setting of nearby buildings,” the application said.
For more details, and to comment on the plans, visit dorsetcouncil.gov.uk and search application reference P/FUL/2025/06822 and P/ADV/2025/06778.
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How the new Yeo Lounge frontage could look. Picture: Reade Associates/Dorset Council
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