Shaping the future through open conversations
An update on the regeneration of the Castle Gateway area and the next delivery stages was reported to the council’s Executive on 16 June 2022 (a webcast of the meeting is also available). A summary of the decisions made are outlined within this blog. 1. Castle and Eye of York Earlier this year, the council … Read more
1. INTRODUCTION A planning application for a new public space at the Castle and Eye of York was submitted in February. You can view the planning application and responses to the statutory planning consultation via the Planning Portal quoting reference number 22/00209/FULM. The responses are currently being considered by the local planning authority. In response … Read more
The My Castle Gateway public conversation has shown that sense of place will be created both through changes in the built environment and through how we all use the new spaces and bring them to life. This event illustrated the plans for the new public spaces in the Castle and Eye of York by taking … Read more
1. INTRODUCTION Thank you to everyone who has engaged with the Castle and Eye of York planning application that has been submitted. We have received several comments and questions and we wanted to share answers to as many of them as we can in this blog. As well as reading this blog you can also … Read more
The planning application for the new public spaces in Castle Gateway and the Eye of York has been submitted. You can read the application at the Planning Portal (Ref:22/00209/FULM) – we’ve also got events coming up to explore the designs in more detail. In this blog we explore the relationship bewteen the planning application and … Read more
The planning application for the new public spaces in Castle Gateway and the Eye of York has been submitted. Join us to explore the designs. We have two events coming up – one online and one on the ground in the Castle Gateway area. The Castle Gateway Plans Online – Facebook Live 16th Febraury, 6-7pm … Read more
As the proposals for the reshaping of the Castle Gateway area have been developed – moving from the meanings and uses set out in the Open Brief to designs responding with physical space and landscaping, the Eye of York has perhaps been the most difficult to reconcile. Working with the many people who took part … Read more
Following the recent engagement related to designs for the Eye of York, the council has released a press release. ‘The public feedback on these designs was strongly in favour of retaining the existing oak tree, and this option will now be developed in detail as part of the planning application to be submitted in the … Read more
Over the past two weeks we’ve been testing the plans – and four options – for the Eye of York. You can read about the different options here. Mid-way through the discussions we published a summary of contributions and in this report below, written after the end of the engagement period, we have updated this … Read more
Over the past week we’ve been testing the plans – and four options – for the Eye of York. You can read about the different options here. To aid the development of the conversation and to reflect back what we’ve been hearing here is a summary – if there is anything further you wold like … Read more