A complete list of business names, addresses and rateable values of commercial properties with rateable value of £1,000 up to £11,000 who are eligible for but not currently receiving small business rate relief.
There are several hundred properties listed by the Council Click here to see a full list
County Council weather camera. Click photo to access North Yorkshire cameras
It was immediately criticised for not making the output of traffic/weather cameras – which monitor congestion levels in the City – available on the internet. Anyone currently trying to access the York Live web site will find that all the displayed cameras are marked as “unavailable”
York Live traffic information. Click image to access
This contrasts with the policy of the neighbouring North Yorkshire County Council which has, for several years, allowed travellers to check the traffic and weather conditions displayed by 12 “real time” cameras.
The York Council media release says,
The Police speed camera van caught only 32 drivers speeding in the York area last week. This was lower than normal. Most were identified on Greenshaw Drive in Haxby and on the A1237 at Monks Cross.
North Yorkshire Police mobile safety camera routes for the period 26 June to 2 July 2013.
Below are enforcement locations for North Yorkshire Police’s mobile safety cameras for week commencing Wednesday 26 June 2013.
• Tadcaster Road Dringhouses York
• Beckfield Lane Acomb York
• Main Street Askham Richard
• Millfield Lane Poppleton York
• Temple Lane Copmanthorpe York
• Malton Road York
• Murton Way Murton York
• Skipwith Road Escrick
• Stillingfleet Mine, Escrick Road
• Strensall Road Huntington York
• The village Stockton-on-the-Forest York
• Towthorpe Road Haxby
• Greenshaw Drive Haxby
• York Road Haxby York
• Grange Farm, Wheldrake Lane, Elvington
• B1228 Dunnington Lodge Elvington
Below are the latest planning application received by the York Council last week affecting the Acomb and Westfield parts of the City. Full details can be found by quoting the application reference on the “planning portal” web site.
Representations can be made in favour of, or in objection to, any application via the Planning on line web site.
NB. The Council now no longer routinely consults neighbours by letter when an application is received.
Location: 30 Chestnut Grove York YO26 5LE Ref No: 13/02012/FUL Proposal: Single storey side and front extension Applicant: Mr And Mrs Pope Contact: Mr Howard Berry Consultation Expiry Date: 16 July 2013 Case Officer: Heather Fairy (Mon – Wed) Expected Decision DEL
Garages being demolished near 42A The Green in Acomb
Location: 42A The Green Acomb York YO26 5LR Ref No: 13/01286/CAC Proposal: Demolition of existing dwelling within the conservation area Applicant: Tower Estates Ltd Contact Michael Powell Consultation Expiry Date 16 July 2013 Case Officer: Victoria Bell Expected Decision Level DEL
NOTE: This is the fifth planning application affecting this property in the last 2 years.
Most applications have been withdrawn but permission was granted to demolish the garages to the rear.
Workers are on site doing that now.
As this is a Conservation Area, we would have expected that a planning application for a new use would have been considered at the same time as any proposal to demolish existing buildings.
76 The Green
The former “Knavesmire” care home was closed over 4 years ago and has been advertised for sale with GVA since then.
Recently the “for sale” sign has been removed and a “protected by occupation” notice has appeared.
Some external works are underway although no “change of use” proposal has as yet been submitted to the planning authority.
The site currently holds a Class C2 (Residential Institutions) planning consent.
76 The Green is a substantial (0.61 acres) 3 storey detached former Rectory, constructed in the 1880s and subsequently converted for use as a care home along with a 1980s single storey extensions to the side and rear.
Accommodation comprises 27 bedrooms.
Externally the property is bordered by mature trees with car parking to the front and garden/patio areas to the rear.
Recent crime alerts issued by York local policing teams can be found by clicking here:
West – http://yorkwatch.org.uk/yorkwatch/west/
Central/East – http://yorkwatch.org.uk/yorkwatch/cande/
North – http://yorkwatch.org.uk/yorkwatch/north/
The links can also be accessed form the new Neighbourhood Watch web site http://yorkwatch.org.uk/yorkwatch/
For details of crimes committed in west York click the map below and enter your local post code
click map to go to Police web site
St Stephens Square parking area
The new parking area on St Stephens Square has been completed.
The surface has a matrix finish which means that it will green over in time.
The project was first suggested in 2010 and there have been a whole raft of delays since then.
Good to see it finished now though.
The parking spaces are intended for the use of tenants living in the nearby blocks of flats.
A1237 Great North Way Roundabout
City of York Council will be carrying out essential carriageway resurfacing works on the A1237 Great North Way roundabout at Poppleton from next week.
The works will take place from Sunday 30 June to Friday 5 July for approximately six nights, between the hours of 7pm to 11pm.
In order to carry out these works safely, a three phased partial closure of the roundabout on Great North Way with temporary traffic signals on the A1237 will be necessary whilst works are taking place.
Essential carriageway reconstruction works on the A19, Selby Road
City of York Council will be carrying out essential carriageway reconstruction works on the A19 Selby Road at Fulford from Sunday 30 June. The works will take place for one week from Sunday to Friday between the hours of 7pm to 11pm. In order to carry out these works safely a temporary road closure of the outbound lane of the A19 from Naburn Lane to the A64 interchange will be necessary whilst works are taking place.
Outside the proposed working hours the road will remain open as usual but there will be minor works carried out through the day starting on Monday 1 July under local traffic management. Bus stops within the area will not be in use during these works, please ring 01904 551400 for bus route information.
Road works and congestion west York 14:30 25th June 2013. click to enlarge
Click the map for updated information
We strongly recommend use of the road works web site http://roadworks.org/ which shows the lengths of queues in “real time” (red lines) on congested routes
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Looks like the Britannia Inn on Acomb Green is getting a new lease of life.
The Inn was boarded up in April 2011, but owners Daniel Thwaites described the closure as “temporary” and said it had advertised for new managers.
In February the owners told the local media
“The Britannia has temporarily closed while we recruit a new licensee. We’re committed to finding the right tenants who will be popular with locals and who have the skills to drive the business. As part of our ongoing refurbishment programme, we’ll be investing in The Britannia.”
Thwaites subsequently advertised the tenancy on their web site saying that they intended to rebrand the pub as “The Inn on the Green”
The guide rent was £24,000 a year on a 5 year lease.
Workplaces in York are being invited to take part in a free competition to encourage more people to ride bikes as part of the 2013 York Cycle Challenge – and potentially win a bike worth £1,000.
More than 81 businesses and 1,500 people are set to take to the streets over the three week period from 1 to 21 July for the annual event.
The challenge is supported by City of York Council’s i-Travel initiative, made possible by £4.6 million of government funding which the council successfully bid for in 2011.
