Victoria Vaults, 47 - 49 Nunnery Lane, York, YO23 1AB

Planning appeal 6010035 at Victoria Vaults, 47 - 49 Nunnery Lane, York, YO23 1AB (City of York Council) was dismissed on 22 September 2026 by Inspector M Clowes, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed residential development would result in the loss of a community facility, cultural venue and employment generating use.

Conversion of Victoria Vaults public house into 3 townhouses

Authority: City of York Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential
Inspector: M Clowes
Postcode: YO23 1AB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed residential development would result in the loss of a community facility, cultural venue and employment generating use
If so, whether that loss would be justified having regard to the evidence of viability and marketing and to the development plan and national planning policy

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate that the loss of the community facility, cultural venue and employment-generating use was justified by viability or marketing evidence, resulting in unresolved conflict with Policy HW1(iv), D3, EC2 and Framework Policy HC6.

The substantial adverse impact of the unjustified loss of the community facility, cultural venue and employment use substantially outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery and reuse of a previously developed site, so permission was refused under Policy S4

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy HW1Policy D3Policy EC2Policy D4Policy D5
National Planning Policy Framework: Policy HC6Policy S4Policy E2
Judgments: North Wiltshire DC v Secretary of State for the Environment

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