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York Minster has worked collaboratively with key stakeholders, including City of York Council and the local community, to develop a Neighbourhood Plan. It sets out an ambitious masterplan to sustain and enhance the cultural significance and environmental value of York Minster’s Precinct and its buildings through specially created planning policy. Delivery of the Neighbourhood Plan will signal the biggest programme of planned works at York Minster and within the Minster Precinct Neighbourhood Area in 150 years.

It is crucial in not only meeting the ongoing restoration challenges we face but ensuring the Minster and its Precinct continue to flourish for generations to come. Sustainability sits at the heart of its aims for the next 15 years, specifically around three core strands of environmental, financial and heritage craft.

It is the first time that a Neighbourhood Plan, prepared by the York Minster Neighbourhood Forum, has been used to map the future of a cathedral or heritage estate.

You can view all documents relating to the Neighbourhood Plan below.

Planning for your estate: Managing change to heritage estates

An introductory guide to masterplanning and neighbourhood plans

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Referendum

The York Minster Neighbourhood Plan was adopted by City of York Council on June 16 2022, and will now form part of the statutory development plan for the city of York

York Minster worked collaboratively with key stakeholders, including City of York Council and the local community, to develop the Neighbourhood Plan, which sets out an ambitious masterplan to sustain and enhance the cultural significance and environmental value of York Minster’s Precinct and its buildings through specially created planning policy.

Decision Statement

A unique approach

Prepared by the Minster Precinct Neighbourhood Forum, it is the first time an approach of this type has been used to map the future care of a cathedral. Significantly, it will allow the Chapter of York to bring forward ground-breaking changes within a heritage estate which will inspire others to follow as we become an exemplar for how heritage estates address climate change.

Our approach will see residents and employees within the Precinct playing a positive role in shaping the area in which they live and work. Key projects include the Centre of Excellence for Heritage Craft Skills and Estate Management, the creation of new visitor facilities, a new public square and enhanced public realm and green spaces as well as a new discovery and learning centre, and museum.

Centre of Excellence

York Minster Neighbourhood Plan Forum has submitted an application to the City of York Council for the re-designation of its Forum. The York Minster Precinct Neighbourhood Forum was originally designated on 14 March 2019 and the York Minster Precinct Neighbourhood Plan was formally made on 16 June 2022.

As a forum designation lasts for five years, the current Forum’s designation has expired and they have therefore applied to the City of York Council to be formally redesignated in accordance with the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, the Localism Act 2011 and the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 (as amended).

Redesignation will enable the forum to continue to support the implementation of the York Minster Precinct Neighbourhood Plan covering the York Minster Precinct Neighbourhood Area, which remains unchanged.

The consultation is run by the City of York Council and runs from Wednesday 4 December 2024 to 11.59pm Wednesday 29 January 2025, and comments are invited from the public and interested parties.

You can view the York Minster Precinct Neighbourhood Plan Forum Redesignation application HERE.

Comments on the documents can be sent via email or in writing to this postal address:

Strategic Planning Policy Team

City Development Directorate

City of York Council

West Offices

Station Rise

York

YO1 6GA

Please note, comments (via email or post) should be sent to the City of York Council (who are hosting this consultation), and NOT York Minster or the York Minster Neighbourhood Plan Forum.

Adopted York Minster Precinct Neighbourhood Plan

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York Minster Centre of Excellence

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ARCHIVE: Proposals for York Minster Refectory and New Public Open Space

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ARCHIVE: Pre-Submission Draft Neighbourhood Plan December 2020

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ARCHIVE: Online Exhibition Boards

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ARCHIVE: Heritage Impact Assessment

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ARCHIVE: York Minster Neighbourhood Plan Sustainability Appraisal

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ARCHIVE: Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) December 2020

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ARCHIVE: Submission Draft Neighbourhood Plan from January 2020

Download the Draft Neighbourhood Plan from January 2020 - ahead of its public consultation - below

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ARCHIVE: Masterplanning document from May 2019

Download the masterplanning proposal post 2018 - set out in May 2019 ahead of its public consultation - below

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ARCHIVE: Statement of Consultation 2019

Download the Statement of Consultation 2019 - published Jan 2020 - below

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ARCHIVE: Original masterplanning document from May 2018

Download the initial masterplanning proposal - set out in May 2018 ahead of its public consultation - below

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