Roman York
Medieval York
William Etty keeping an eye on Bootham Bar and the City Wall
City wall at Bishophill
St Sampson’s Square as a car park
Extract from the 1948 Plan for York
Lord Esher’s 1968 study
Esher's plan for York: proposed new development and improvements to streets and spaces are in orange
Conservation areas
Area of Archaeological Importance
Scheduled Monuments
City Centre Listed Buildings
Open space
“All towns are unique; only a few are special. York is special, not for one reason, but for a multitude. The inner city is world famous; outside the city walls, York is distinctive. The city as a whole is a mirror of British history and architecture. It is a special community whose evolution is exceptionally well recorded. It is a city whose future wealth is likely to be built successfully on these assets. As a special place, York needs special care…” Ron Cooke, York Civic Trust, Why York is Special, 2006
“The city’s heritage capital is one of the central pillars of York’s attractiveness and a major contributing factor to its economic competitiveness” York Retail Study 2008
2010
“York must improve investor confidence by enhancing the quality of the city centre as a place. Its public realm, depleted and tired, must be greatly improved in order to remain attractive and competitive... ...As the glue that binds the people and the physical fabric together, the city’s culture and heritage play a significant role in enhancing economic competitiveness.”
Get York Building February 2013 “City of York Council plays a key role in unlocking developments that can be brought forward, which is why we’re launching a new initiative called Get York Building , which will provide much-needed more sustainable homes, help the local economy, unblock the house-building market and provide a much-needed boost to employment, reducing benefits dependency while creating a knock- on impact in the wider prosperity of the city.”
“One of the clear priorities through the Get York Building initiative is to develop and invest £1 million into much needed new and existing council homes and bring sustainable development forward quickly.
Evidence base to support the emerging planning policy framework
P o l i c y D 2 : P l a c e m a k i n g Development proposals will be supported where they improve poor existing urban and natural environments, enhance York’s special qualities and better reveal the significances of the historic environment. Development proposals that fail to take account of York’s special qualities, fail to make a positive design contribution to the city, or cause damage to the character and quality of an area will be refused...
P o l i c y D 1 0 : T h e S i g n i f i c a n c e o f N o n - D e s i g n a t e d H e r i t a g e A s s e t s Development proposals will be encouraged and supported where they are designed to sustain, enhance, and add value to the special qualities and significance of York’s historic environment, including non-designated heritage assets. The significance of non-designated heritage assets and their settings should be assessed in development proposals against the following criteria, namely the: • special architectural or vernacular interest; and/or • townscape and landscape significance; and/or • historic interest; and/or • artistic significance; and/or • archaeological significance; and/or • age and rarity; and/or • community significance.
Heritage Topic Paper
Principal Characteristics Strong Urban Form
Principal Characteristics Strong Urban Form Compactness
Principal Characteristics Strong Urban Form Compactness Landmark Monuments
Principal Characteristics Strong Urban Form Compactness Landmark Monuments Architectural Character
Principal Characteristics Strong Urban Form Compactness Landmark Monuments Architectural Character Archaeological Complexity
Principal Characteristics Strong Urban Form Compactness Landmark Monuments Architectural Character Archaeological Complexity Landscape and Setting
Coney Street before and after pedestrianisation
Public realm strategy
King’s Square before enhancement
King’s Square after enhancement
City of York Historic Characterisation Project 2013-2014
Area 25: Location
Area 25: 1852
Area 25: Topography
Area 25: Designated Assets
Area 25: Historic
Area 25: Figure Ground
Aldwark and Hungate
Topography
Building height
Building history
Listed buildings
Designations
Figure ground
Archaeological interventions
Roman
Anglo-Scandinavian
Medieval
Post-medieval
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