The Council is expected tomorrow to agree to swap land at Bouthwaite Drive for a plot located next to the Reynard’s garage site on Piccadilly.
Bouthwaite Drive site – click to access
The latter is owned by the Yorkshire Housing Ltd who are seeking to exchange it for an access strip adjacent to Severus Hill.
Apparently they hope to develop land there.
Yorkshire Housing are currently struggling to complete the Hob Stones development in Windsor Garth. No details of the Bouthwaite Avenue plans have been released.
Permission was recently granted for the demolition of the Reynard’s garage and the Council Executive meeting taking place on 29th October is expected to consider a master plan for the whole Piccadilly area (now dubbed the “Southern Gateway”)
The same meeting is being asked to remove a restrictive covenant which currently prevents some offices located at Clifton Moor from being converted into flats
NB Two pubs, The Derwent Arms in Osbaldwick and the Swan in Bishopgate Street, are likely to be added to the local list of “assets of community value“. The listing provides the local community with an opportunity to bid for the properties should they come onto the market.