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https://planningaccess.york.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=OXC8UHSJJYC00

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- Designed by Diamond Redfearn and Partners, built in 1972.
- 8 storey, brick and glass,  fully glazed corners, pinwheel plan.
- Flexible space, open office space devoid of internal walls
- sculptural interest, horizontal emphasis
- dominating its surrounding

Location
- The site is in Character Area 14: Piccadilly of the York Central Historic Core Conservation Area , located adjacent to ‘Character Area 13: The Castle '
- area developed much later due to high flood risk, thus of different character, industrial, commercial, larger scale developments
- nearby Grade II listed Red Lion public House (same character area) and Grade I listed Castle Buildings across the river
- series of vacant buildings nearby

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- historic core
- not of particular historic interest by itself, later development (flooding risk, only drained in late 18th century, only developed from mid 19th century onward)
- large scale demolitions in mid-20th century, followed by large scale constructions (Art Deco Banana Warehouse, York Trolleybus Garage)
- lacking investment in the recent period, resulting in poor condition of many buildings
-  problems with no use of ground floors, lacking relationship to the street and river front
- Ryedale House classified as "Detractor" ("it scale dominates the street and impinges upon views along the Foss and to and from the castle")
- Strengths: NONE?, only in term of significant development potential, only its connection to Foss and Castle area (Castle Piccadilly Development Brief, 2006)

Reccomendations:
- enhance the river side create better links with the Castle area
- control of building plots, height of new structures;
- landscaping, pedestrian areas

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- lost sculptural interest in the fully glazed corners
- diminished uniformity
- loosing the 70's design imprint
- not loosing its dominant characteristic (criticised in York Conservation Area Appraisal)
- quite similar material of overall cladding

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- re-cladding, re-glazing ( simple and light touch approach,  buff brickwork to match the existing tone, local vernacular reference)
- extension to the ground floor areas
- landscaping
- new top floor to create additional residential floor space (four duplex units)

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2016 - Approved

16/02022/ORC | Proposed change of use from offices to 73 apartments (use class C3) under Class O Part 3 Schedule 2 of Article 3 of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development).

- benefitial use of vacant buidling
-  increasing the vitality of the local area
-  significant economic investment which will benefit the local economy
-  in line with the Conservation area regeneration, added benefit

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17/02398/FUL | External alterations to existing building and extensions to create an additional floor to provide 4 no. residential units and entrance foyer with associated car parking and landscaping

Background, historical development, proposed changes.

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Decision extended to 1st of March - still not there (12 March)

Objection to the upper story, lacking facilities for charging electric vehicles and lacking provision for the enhancement of the riverside