Friends Meeting House Friargate York YO1 9RL Data via plota.co.uk

25/01632/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Installation of solar panels to rear roof and 3no. air source heat pumps to rear garden Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Aug 2025
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Validated
21 Aug 2025
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Approved
1 Dec 2025

Approved on 1 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Documents 17

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF APPROVED Decision · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT OFFICER REPORT Report · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 4

PDF ACOUSTIC ASSESSMENT Noise Impact Assessment · 13 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF NOISE ASSESSMENT Report · 23 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESMENT Flood Risk Assessment · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design & Access Statement · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 9

PDF BLOCK PLAN Revised Drawing · 21 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF BLOCK PLAN Superseded Drawing · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF GARDEN PLAN AS EXISTING Drawing · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF ELEVATIONS EXISTING Drawing · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF ROOF PLAN EXISTING Drawing · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF LOWER FLOOR PLAN & GARDEN - AS PROPOSED Drawing · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF ROOF PLAN PROPOSED Drawing · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF ELEVATIONS PROPOSED Drawing · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP QUOTATION Report · 21 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP PRODUCT INFORMATION Report · 21 Aug 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Friargate House
List entry 1259334 · 29 m away · 53 more listed buildings within 150 m (6 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 44 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 53 with distances
Historic England ↗
Central Historic Core Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Article 4 direction
HMO. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Scheduled monument 105 m away: York Castle: motte and bailey castle, tower keep castle (including Clifford's Tower), and site of part of Romano-British fort-vicus and Anglian cemetery
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the York built-up area; Air quality management area 21 m away: AQMA No.5.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 1 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
York
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
YO1 9RL
Received
19 Aug 2025
Validated
21 Aug 2025
Ward
Guildhall
Parish
Guildhall Planning Panel
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Dec 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
1 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
PPIY Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 102 days from validation, 46 days slower than York's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 84% of full applications here are.

55%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
900decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by York in the last twelve months, from validation. York decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

16 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14255116
Planning Portal ref
PP-14255116
Comments by
24 Sept 2025
Statutory expiry
16 Oct 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Fell 1no. Robinia (rear gdn) - tree in a conservation area
25/01948/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
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2025 Withdrawn
13 Low Ousegate York YO1 9QX
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2025 Withdrawn
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2025 Approved
FATFACE 3 Nessgate York YO1 9NP
Repainting window frames, repairs of gutters, rainwater pipes, repointing of chimneys and…
25/01479/LBC
2025 Approved
Sostrene Grene 6 Nessgate York YO1 9NP
Change of use of first, second and third floor offices (use class E) to 15 no. flats (use…
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2025 Approved
Fatface 28 - 29 High Ousegate York YO1 8RX
Display of 2no. non-illuminated fascia signs and 1no. non-illuminated projecting sign, an…
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2025
R M English York Ltd 18 Castlegate York YO1 9RP
Display of 1no. fascia sign, 1no. menu case and 1no. hanging sign
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2025 Approved
Coppergate Shopping Centre Coppergate Walk York
Removal of glazed canopy to Coppergate Shopping Centre courtyard
25/00913/FUL
2025
R M English York Ltd 18 Castlegate York YO1 9RP
Single storey rear extension, installation of rooflights, and ventilation equipment to si…
25/00894/FUL
2025
R M English York Ltd 18 Castlegate York YO1 9RP
Internal and external alterations to include single storey rear extension, assorted adver…
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2025 Approved
Telecommunications Equipment Street Light Asset No. 2216176 Adjacent 7 Nessgate York
Notification under section 5 of The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restri…
25/00739/TCNOT
2025 Approved
Wards Gifts Limited 6 Clifford Street York YO1 9RD
External alterations including the repainting of the casements of the awnings and replace…
25/00234/LBC
2025 Approved
Wards Gifts Limited 6 Clifford Street York YO1 9RD
Display of 1no. non-illuminated fascia sign
25/00332/ADV
2024 Approved
Cardfactory 24 - 25 High Ousegate York YO1 8RX
Removal of condition 8 (BREEAM) of permitted application 23/02071/FUL
24/02198/FUL
2023 Approved
Cardfactory 24 - 25 High Ousegate York YO1 8RX
Internal alterations to the basement, ground floor and first floor levels of 24-25 High O…
23/02120/LBC
2024 Approved
13 Low Ousegate York YO1 9QX
Change of use from nail salon to cafe (use class E) on ground floor level and 5no. self c…
24/00858/FUL
2024 Approved
13 Low Ousegate York YO1 9QX
Internal and external alterations in association with change of use from nail salon to ca…
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Castle Tearooms 11A Castlegate York YO1 9RN
Installation of new roof light
24/01201/LBC
2016 Approved
York Dungeon 12 Clifford Street York YO1 9RD
Internal alterations including the removal of floorboards, replacement with an area of fl…
16/00668/LBC
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Castle Chambers 7 - 13 Clifford Street York YO1 9RG
Installation of access ramp onto Friargate elevation and re-provision of cycle stands
16/00719/FUL
2016 Approved
Bank Of Scotland 6 Nessgate York YO1 9NP
Display of 2no. non illuminated fascia signs, 2no. non illuminated projecting signs, 1no…
16/00472/ADV
2016 Approved
THE BODY SHOP 8 Coppergate Walk York YO1 9NT
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York
Planning Authority Score
3.7/10
Below average
#213 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

York ranks #156 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
York decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #255 of 296
87%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #237 of 296
64%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #156 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #168 of 296
69%
Minor dwellings approved
104 decided (1-9 homes)
71%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
63%
Change of use approved
68 decided
1,278
Total decisions
224 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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