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More plans unveiled for £2bn city regeneration bid

Joe GerrardLocal Democracy Reporting Service
News imageYork Central Ltd/Network Rail/Homes England An artists impression of an aerial view of Coal Drops Square in York Central towards the Western Station Entrance. York Central Ltd/Network Rail/Homes England
New plans include 999 homes, retail and leisure space and a 213-bedroom hotel

Plans to build a hotel and create almost 1,000 homes, shops and a park have been lodged as part of the £2bn York Central development.

The submission marks the latest step in the scheme, which will see the major regeneration of a large brownfield site behind the city's railway station.

The plans by applicants York Central Ltd, Network Rail and Homes England also include a new western entrance to York railway station, featuring a cycle hub and civic space dubbed Coal Drops Square.

The landmark development, one of the UK's largest city centre regeneration schemes, has already secured outline planning approval, with the latest proposals due to go before city councillors in the spring.

A replacement section of Leeman Road and a pedestrian and cycleway called Hudson Boulevard opened at the site in July, paving the way for the latest plans.

The application includes a 213-bedroom hotel with retail and leisure units on its ground floor.

News imageHomes England/Network Rail The photograph is an aerial view of a large urban area featuring a mix of industrial, residential, and green spaces, with a network of roads, railways, and buildings. At the bottom of the image there are multiple parallel train tracks and platforms. Several long trains are visible, some with red roofs. Surrounding the rail area are large industrial buildings with flat roofs, mostly white or light grey in colour. Homes England/Network Rail
The development is surrounded by railway lines and was previously used for the maintenance and storage of freight wagons

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service the hotel would face onto Coal Drops Square and would be next to the new station entrance.

A six-storey Innovation Hub would also face onto the square, with shops on its ground floor and office space above.

A total of 999 homes are also set to be built across three separate plots. They form the first tranche of at least 2,500 new homes planned across the York Central site, which is backed by £135m in government funding.

The latest plans also feature a new central park, which would stretch from the back of the National Railway Museum to the western edges of the site.

Leon Guyett, director of regeneration partnerships for Homes England (York), said the development reflected a commitment to help turn complex brownfield sites into "vibrant new communities".

Homes England previously said up to 6,500 jobs could be created at York Central and the development aimed to grow the city's economy by 20%.

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