A VILLAGE'S industrial estate is to be expanded to create more jobs for new businesses.

Ryedale District Council's planning committee has approved a scheme close to the castle at Sheriff Hutton.

However, planning officer Paul Simpson said the 3.2 hectare extension to the estate in Finkle Street needed approval from the Government Office in Leeds before work could start.

Developers Woodhouse Barry Construction says 85,000 sq ft of workspace will be provided in the scheme.