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Chocolate Works Residents Parking Bishopthorpe Road York

23/00608/FULMMajor Full ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 11 July 2023

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of extra care accommodation including no.72 apartments and decked car park with associated private amenity space, landscaping, substation and vehicular access alterations

Received
24 March 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
25
Ward
Micklegate
Agent
The Planning Bureau Ltd
  1. Received24 Mar
  2. Validated11 Apr
  3. Consult.2 May
  4. Target11 Jul
  5. Decided11 Jul

Decided in 91 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Chocolate Works Residents Parking Bishopthorpe Road York. York has handled 348 applications of this type. This one was decided in 109 days, 8 weeks longer than York's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 46 applications across Micklegate.

91% of full applications at City of York Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Major Full Application
Scale / size
Large
Parish
Micklegate Planning Panel

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 April 2023
Consultation expiry
30 October 2023
Consultation start
11 April 2023
Consultation end
2 May 2023
Neighbour consultation start
12 December 2023
Neighbour consultation end
30 October 2023
Last date for comments
30 October 2023
Target decision date
11 July 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
The Planning Bureau Ltd
Agent address
Aspen House Wykeham Road Northminster Business Park Upper Poppleton YO26 6QW

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
19 April 2023
Advertisement expiry
10 May 2023
Site notice start
2 May 2023
Site notice end
23 May 2023

Appeal

Appeal reference
23/00029/REF
Appeal result
Appeal Allowed

Appeal history

3330666
Allowed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: HearingDecision: 15 March 2024Dev Type: Major dwellingsReason: Refusal
Green Belt

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11998318
Documents
68
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Flood storage areaPart of the site
  • Article 4 direction: HmoPart of the site
  • Green belt: YorkPart of the site
  • Brownfield land register: Terry's Extension Site - Car ParkRegister site at or near this address

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

conservation areas, listed buildings, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    19 Jun

    Non-material amendment to permitted application 23/00608/FULM

    PendingNon-material amendmentAmendment25/01237/NONMAT
  2. 2023
    24 Mar

    Erection of extra care accommodation including no.72 apartments and decked car park with associated private…

    This applicationRefusedFull23/00608/FULM

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