The Coney Street Masterplan, led by the York-based property specialist, will see the creation of £88m mixed-use retail, leisure, commercial and residential space along the River Ouse.

Construction works for zone 2 to 4 are estimated at around £56m. This includes conversion of retained buildings and new build elements of 3 to 6 storeys across four connected sites.

Approved scheme consists of zones 2 to 4

A riverside walkway will be established both on the waterfront itself and also through the creation and rejuvenation of historic lanes and passageways between Coney Street and the river.

Situated in York’s Central Conservation Area, the site consists of 19-33 Coney Street and 39 Coney Street to 2 Spurriergate and includes four listed buildings and two buildings of merit, and is in close proximity to a number of other listed buildings and buildings of importance.

River walkway looking towards ouse bridge

Helmsley will move forward with delivering the scheme, subject to a separate planning application for another, smaller area of the site which is still in the planning works.

The project team for the scheme includes architect brown + company, O’Neill Associates, Corstorphine and Wright, Montagu Evans, Aspect4, Gillespies, Troup Bywaters & Anders, Billinghurst George & Partners.