Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms 6 - 8 St Helens Square York YO1 8QP Data via plota.co.uk

25/02506/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Installation of solar panels and shipladder to roof Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Dec 2025
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Validated
17 Dec 2025
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Approved
27 Mar 2026

Approved on 27 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Oct 2026

Documents 26

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT OFFICER REPORT Report · 27 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Decision · 27 Mar 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 5

PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Heritage Statement · 18 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Superseded Report · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design & Access Statement · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF FLOOD ZONE Flood Risk Assessment · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF LOAD CAPACITY ASSESSMENT CALCULATIONS Structural Survey · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 19

PDF PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Revised Drawing · 25 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS LEVEL 02 Revised Drawing · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SECOND FLOOR FIRE & EMERGENCY LIGHT PLAN Drawing · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN-LEVEL 02 Superseded Drawing · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS & DETAILS Revised Drawing · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED REFLECTED CEILING PLAN-LEVEL 01 Revised Drawing · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SCOPE OF WORKS - BELMONT ROOM AIR VENTS Drawing · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FLOOR PLANS (SHEET 01) Drawing · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL 03 Drawing · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN - ROOF Superseded Drawing · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF REFLECTED CEILING PLAN - LEVEL 01 Superseded Drawing · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SCOPE OF WORKS - INTERNAL DOORS Drawing · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE BLOCK PLAN - AS PROPOSED Drawing · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS AND DETAILS Superseded Drawing · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN LEVEL 02 Superseded Drawing · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FLOOR AND ROOF PLANS (SHEET 02) Drawing · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS Drawing · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗

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Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: 2-8, ST HELENS SQUARE (See details for further address information)
List entry 1256795 · 9 m away · 99 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade I, 22 Grade II*, 73 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 99 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 152 m away: Medieval stone town house known as The Norman House to the rear of Nos 48 and 50 Stonegate
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
Registered park or garden 169 m away: Museum Gardens, York; Inside the York built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 2 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 8QP
Received
16 Dec 2025
Validated
17 Dec 2025
Ward
Guildhall
Parish
Guildhall Planning Panel
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Mar 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
27 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Enjoy Design Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 100 days from validation, 44 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

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14516136
Planning Portal ref
PP-14516136
Comments by
28 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Internal and external works to include the installation of solar panels and shipladder to…
25/02507/LBC
2022 Approved
Internal alterations to refurbish second floor customer toilets
22/01898/LBC
2018 Approved
Alterations to the existing ground floor shopfront windows including formation of new fir…
18/02767/LBC
2019 Approved
Alterations to the existing ground floor shopfront windows including formation of new fir…
19/00304/FUL
2018 Approved
Conditions 3 and 4 - 18/02002/LBC
AOD/18/00334
2018 Approved
Installation of mosaic onto step at front entrance
18/02002/LBC
2017 Approved
Internal and external maintenance and repair works including works to roof and rainwater…
17/01894/LBC
2016 Approved
Condition 4 - 15/02414/LBC
AOD/16/00004
Within ~100m

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2025 Approved
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2025
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2025
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25/02308/FUL
2025 Approved
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Variation of condition 2 of permitted application 23/00420/FUL to alter the approved plan…
25/01784/FUL
2025 Approved
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Proposed repainting of external doors and shutters
25/00999/FUL
2025 Withdrawn
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2024 Approved
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External works to include alterations to shopfront
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2025 Approved
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Alterations to shopfront
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2019 Approved
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Installation of glazed screen to doorway reveal
19/00725/FUL
2019 Approved
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Display of 2no. externally illuminated hanging signs and 1no. externally illuminated sign…
19/00491/ADV
2019 Approved
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New shopfront
19/00117/FUL
2019 Refused
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2017 Withdrawn
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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