Spark:York submits revised plans for Piccadilly venue revamp

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 29 Oct, 23:38 · Archive

Spark:York has submitted revised plans to refurbish its Piccadilly food and drinks venue in York. The application to City of York Council includes replacing the venue's two existing scaffold staircases with steel structures, relocating the lift to the back of the site, and extending first floor decking in two places to provide space for extra unexposed outside seating. The entrance forecourt is also set to be resurfaced and fixed furniture removed from the foyer to create a space which could be used for community purposes such as art exhibitions.

The venue, which offers space to budding food and drinks businesses, first opened in 2018 and received permission to stay in its current home for another five years last October. The latest plans stated a sound management system and limiter has been installed in line with conditions for its current planning permission. Residents of homes in Nelson's Yard which face on to the venue have previously complained about noise, whilst operators have said measures are in place to manage sound levels.

The current plans follow earlier ones which were originally lodged with the council in June but were withdrawn after talks with council officers. Some parts of the latest plans have been scaled back since those earlier submissions. The revamp is intended to make the street food venue safer and easier to use for everyone.

How it is being reported

• New revamp planned for major York food and drinks venueNew plans to revamp a major York food and drinks venue have been lodged.The Press (York) · 29 Oct, 16:55
• New revamp planned for major York food and drinks venueNew plans to revamp a major York food and drinks venue have been lodged.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 29 Oct, 16:55

In this story: Spark:York · City of York Council · York · Piccadilly · Nelson's Yard

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