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