City of York Council has received a planning application for the site of 18-20 Stonegate, the former home of Kingdom of Sweets and Jack Wills.
Jack Wills occupied the location from 2009 to 2020, while Kingdom of Sweets were there from 2021 to 2023.
The Grade II listed building - first built in 1740 - became a retail premises following a renovation in the late 20th century, according to planners.
Planners also told of how the site became York's first photography studio. Courtesy of Samuel Walker, who opened the studio in 1844.
The application - submitted by Ms Helen Roach on behalf of DLG Architects - said: "The buildings have been vacant since the Kingdom of Sweets vacated last year in 2023, when internal existing modern shop fittings were stripped out, in order for our client to market the building to prospective tenants.
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