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York's average home gained £5,394 in a year to £310,781. Measured from January 2023 the gain is £3,397, and flats are worth £7,042 less than they were then.
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Planning
York Central Approved: 1,014 Homes, Building From 2027
Approved on 10 September: 1,014 homes, a 213-bed hotel and a new station entrance on York Central. Building starts in 2027, first homes due early 2029.
Council
York Libraries: £600k Cuts Dropped, Council £2.3m Over
The £600,000 cut to York's libraries will not go ahead, after a two-year review found now is not the right time. The council's own budget is £2.3m over.
Council
York Anti-Terror Order Approved: 8 Streets, Police Trigger
Approved 9 September: eight streets by the Minster come under a permanent order, and the chief executive can switch it on when police ask, without notice.
Yorkshire Marathon
Yorkshire Marathon 2026: Every York Road Closure and Time
The marathon is Sunday 18 October. Hull Road shuts 09:30 to 17:30, the city centre 08:00 to 11:45, and University Road from 10am on the Saturday.
Bonfire Night
York Fireworks 2026: Rawcliffe Park Is Saturday 7 November
York's big charity bonfire returns to Rawcliffe Country Park on Saturday 7 November. Tickets are not on sale yet. What it cost and what time it ran last year.
Pantomime
York Panto 2026: Snow White and Peter Pan Dates, Times
York's two pantos open a day apart. Snow White runs 4 December to 3 January over 51 shows, Peter Pan from 5 December. Access dates, times and what a seat costs.
Food and Drink
York Food Festival 2026: 18-27 Sept, Free Entry, Times
The market runs 10am to 5pm on Parliament Street from 18 to 27 September, free. The bars go on to 9pm, and the two biggest names are on before it opens.
Roadworks
A1079 Shuts 14 Nights: Dunnington to Kexby from Monday
Three miles of the A1079 close 8pm to 6am from Monday 7 September, with the diversion running via the A64, A19, A63 and A614. Common Road shuts for one full night.
Recycling
York Recycling Bins Approved: 63,000 Homes, £2.8m Cost
Approved on 9 September: three boxes become two wheeled bins for 63,000 York homes, each stream collected every four weeks. Full Council still has to fund it.
Walmgate
Walmgate: £967,300 Plan Decided 8 Sept, Have Your Say by 4th
York councillors decide the £967,300 South Walmgate plan on 8 September. Written comments and speaking slots close at 5pm on Friday 4 September.
Cycling
York Cycle Stands: 10 Sites Upgraded, St Andrewgate Shuts
Ten city centre cycle parking sites are replaced through September. St Andrewgate shuts in working hours; the Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate loading bay goes.
Planning
Stockton on the Forest: 32 Green Belt Chalets, Say by 10 Sep
32 two-bedroom holiday chalets are proposed on Green Belt behind the Starbucks at the former Four Alls Inn, Stockton on the Forest. Comments close 10 September.
The Ouse and the Foss set the rhythm of a lot of life in York. So does the boundary of a single unitary council that reaches well past the walls, out to Haxby and Wigginton, Strensall, Dunnington, Wheldrake, Copmanthorpe, Bishopthorpe and Poppleton, and takes in Acomb, Clifton, Heworth, Fulford and Dringhouses on the way.
City of York Council decides what happens to all of that: what gets built and what gets refused, what the bins cost, where you can park, which streets are closed and when. It publishes the evidence in registers that almost nobody reads. We read them and write down what is in them, with a link to the document every time, and we keep the reference pages accurate for the days you just want an answer.
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