Labour Councillors will meet on Tuesday 7th May to discuss a proposal to build 11 flats on the garage area at Chaloners Road.

The Council will need to apply for planning permission (to themselves!) for the proposals. If granted, then work on site could start in June 2014 with completion in June 2015

Chaloners Road garages

There are similar proposals for Newbury Avenue (9 flats) and Hewley Avenue (6 flats).

Other homes will be built at sites at Fenwick Street(9 flats), the former recycling depot at Beckfield Lane (27 houses and flats) and York Road, Haxby (4 houses).

In total between 60 and 70 Council homes will be constructed.

Ironically none of the sites were identified for housing in the Local Plan published by the Council only 10 days ago!!

With secure parking space at a premium in the area, the Council have yet to indicate where they think that the displaced vehicles will go.

We understand that the Council has only written to the residents who currently rent the garages in the last few days.

No consultation with the local community or residents association was undertaken by the Council.

All in all a pretty shabby way of treating a local community in our view.

A quicker way of providing more homes to rent quickly, would have been for the Council to purchase empty property on the open market. Alternatively they could have done a deal with one of the house builders who already have planning permission to build homes at places like the Terry’s, Nestle South, Germany Beck and the old Sugar Works on Boroughbridge Road. Such an approach would have the advantage of “kick starting” housing developments that are effectively “stalled”.

The report to the “Cabinet” can be read by clicking here.

Site plan click here

Residents can submit by Email comments on any agenda item. Residents can also register to speak at the meeting (but must do so in advance)

Representations can also be made via local ward Councillors.