Residents invited to have their say on Wilberforce Trust development proposals

Local residents are invited to attend a drop-in session to have their say on proposals by the Wilberforce Trust to build 30 flats for its tenants on land it owns to the north of The Grove, off Tadcaster Road.

The proposals, which include a social/community hub for tenants and offices for the charity, will be on display at the Sunflower Centre at St Leonard’s Hospice on Thursday 6th July from 4.30pm to 8pm. A Wilberforce Trust leaflet (copied below) is being delivered to local homes to publicise the drop-in session.


The Wilberforce Trust is a York-based charity that provides specialist housing and support for people with visual impairments, sensory impairments and other disabilities. Its website can be viewed at www.wilberforcetrust.org.uk

In the most recent draft Local Plan, this piece of land had been provisionally allocated for residential extra care facilities in association with the Wilberforce Trust.

2 thoughts on “Residents invited to have their say on Wilberforce Trust development proposals

  1. Anonymous says:

    We are in the process of purchasing a property on The Square adjacent to the proposed development.

    Please could you let me know what the plans for access to this site?

    • stephenfenton says:

      AS far as we are aware, the plan is to permit pedestrian access to the site via The Square, with vehicular access proposed to be via The Grove.

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