3 planning applications affecting Dringhouses area have recently been received by the Council. They are:

• Erection of brick wall and fence to rear boundary, Aintree Court York YO24 1EW Ref No: 12/02501/FUL

• Display of 6 no non illuminated entrance and directional signs Tesco Supermarket Askham Bar Tadcaster Road Dringhouses York Ref No: 12/02549/ADV

• Variation of condition 2 of approved application 07/00752/REMM to alter car parking layout for the Phase 1 apartments to provide 5 additional spaces Masters Mews College Court Dringhouses York Ref No: 12/02654/FULM

Details of all planning applications can be viewed on the following web site. http://planningaccess.york.gov.uk/online-applications/

Elsewhere, an application for the Locomotive Inn site in Watson Street (12/02647/FUL) may be a sign of the times. The developers are asking for the removal of a condition requiring the new homes, to be built on the site, to comply with Level 3 of the code for Sustainable Homes. Level 3 is a relatively low set of parameters covering energy and water use as well as the provision of adequate waste storage facilities, surface water drainage provision etc. It would be a shame if a lack of legal backing resulted in new homes being compromised on standards like these. Copies of the code can be found here: http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/code_for_sust_homes.pdf