The Council has received a planning application to redevelop the Fire Station site on Clifford Street (click here) . The site had been on the market for 18 months with a sale “by informal tender” being sought.

The proposed redevelopment would see 9 houses, 5 flats and a restaurant built on the site.

The announcement brings into focus the future of the adjacent former police station buildings on Lower Friargate.

These were empty for many months when the Safer York Partnership moved out but have now been taken over by the Magistrates Court.

However the site is obviously under-occupied and has become  an eyesore in what is a sensitive conservation area