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Kokos International Bar 31 - 33 Goodramgate York YO1 7LS

26/00176/FULRefused

Refused on 10 September 2026

Council decision: Refuse1 reason for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Change of use of upper floors to 1no. apartment (Use Class C3) and change of use of ground floor from drinking establishment (Sui Generis) to retail (Use Class E) plus associated internal works and 1no. window opening to rear projection

Received
28 January 2026
  1. Received28 Jan
  2. Validated5 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided10 Sep

Decided in 217 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at Kokos International Bar 31 - 33 Goodramgate York YO1 7LS. York has handled 3,707 applications of this type. This one was decided in 217 days, 23 weeks longer than York's typical decision time. The site is in the Central Historic Core conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 333 applications in total for the YO1 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The proposed works result in harm to the significance of the Listed Building through the erosion of the historic circulation and truncation of the staircase to the upper floor, including the introduction of an incongruous modern 'mini bridge'. Furthermore, insufficient information has been submitted to establish that fire separation can be achieved without harm to the exposed historic ceiling structure, while the proposed external extract grille would detract from the appearance of the listed building. The proposed works fail to accord with NPPF Policy HE4, HE5 and HE6 as the identified harm has not been clearly or convincingly justified and no public benefits have been identified that would outweigh the harm. Additionally, the proposal is contrary to Local Plan Policy D5 (Listed Buildings).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
YO1 7LS

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 February 2026

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Central Historic Core Conservation Area
  • Listed building: Grade II: 31 and 33, GoodramgateOn this site · +6 more
  • Article 4 direction: Hmo
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, green belt, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    5 Feb

    Change of use of upper floors to 1no. apartment (Use Class C3) and change of use of ground floor from…

    This applicationRefusedApplication26/00176/FUL
  2. 2026
    29 Jan

    Internal and external works to facilitate change of use of upper floors to 1no. apartment (Use Class C3) and…

    RefusedListed building consentFiled alongside26/00177/LBC

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