Plans revealed for hotel located next to York's Bar Walls (From York Press)
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Plans revealed for hotel located in St Maurice’s Road next to York's Bar Walls
8:26am Friday 16th July 2010 in News
How the new hotel could look
DETAILS of a major new hotel development for the centre of York which could bring 50 new jobs to the city have been revealed.
If approved, the scheme would see the construction of a three-storey, 26-bed hotel and restaurant in St Maurice’s Road, in the shadow of the historic bar walls.
While the cost of the project is unclear, the scale of the development has been revealed in a number of architectural sketches and plans.
The hotel would be situated on land which is currently a car park, directly in front of the walls, close to the junction of St Maurice’s Road and Monkgate.
Greg Morgan, designer of the building and director of York-based MoMo Architecture, said: “We would hope that what is being offered is a building that will add to York’s architectural heritage. We were inspired by a hotel in Toledo in Spain where people go for the surroundings, not the hotel itself.
“It’s a modern design but it has respect for its surroundings in its context.
Mr Morgan said the design of the hotel meant people walking along the bar Walls would be able to see themselves reflected in its windows.
“They will be able to see the only thing they can’t see when they are on the walls – that is the walls themselves,” he said. Mr Morgan admitted that the design of the building, and its proximity to the walls, would be likely to draw comment from some.
Nearby Jewbury resident, Robert Palmer, wrote to City of York Council to say the proposed building was too large for the site and would obscure views.
He said: “It is a boring design of little architectural merit which is out of keeping with the buildings in the immediate vicinity, particularly those that are listed.”
He also raised questions over traffic congestion. The application is expected to come before City of York Council’s Planning Committee for a decision in October.
Comments(17)
sheps lad
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9:26am Fri 16 Jul 10
meme
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9:27am Fri 16 Jul 10
There is no way CoYC will allow this but if they do they need to be shot
peepod
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9:47am Fri 16 Jul 10
AngryandFrustrated
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9:50am Fri 16 Jul 10
Personally, I'd rather see York and its skyline, not my reflection in the hotel's windows - what is the man thinking when he says that?!!
pedalling paul
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10:31am Fri 16 Jul 10
If a proposal is likely to be controversial, then a prospective applicant can seek preliminary advice from Planning Officers, as to whether Consent is likely to be forthcoming. If the developer decides to risk a formal application, having been advised that it is unlikely to be approved, he
can still do so. It must then go through the full process of formal consideration.
Unctuous
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11:06am Fri 16 Jul 10
meme wrote:Don't be too sure Meme.
and pigs might fly!! There is no way CoYC will allow this but if they do they need to be shot
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Remember CoYC planning officers okay-ed the utterly monstrous Wetherspoons grain silo opposite Fishergate Postern.
Hieronymous
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11:08am Fri 16 Jul 10
In any case - is it really worth it for a mere 26 beds? (Although obviously a bigger one would block a bigger view!)
Oh - and London's different: the damage has already been done. Last time I was there though, the cloud-base was so low that nothing was visible higher than the dome of St Paul's. It was like stepping into a Hogarth etching: brilliant!
mystic_genius
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12:11pm Fri 16 Jul 10
meme wrote:erm...don't CYC need to be shot regardless of the outcome of this one (soon-to-be) fiasco?
and pigs might fly!! There is no way CoYC will allow this but if they do they need to be shot
Barfield24
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12:18pm Fri 16 Jul 10
evelyn_trent
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12:54pm Fri 16 Jul 10
Lizzie Browning
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4:53pm Fri 16 Jul 10
No - they can bug off with their nasty little hotel!
the butler
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7:02pm Fri 16 Jul 10
Most buildings close to the walls have a brick facade, and none to my knowledge rise above the parapets?
King Edward
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9:12pm Fri 16 Jul 10
PC29
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10:05pm Fri 16 Jul 10
The building will also cause damage to the ditch and cause any remains to decay since even English Heritage are beginning to realise that preservation in situ based on piling doesn't work (even if they are not prepared to admit it publically).
It deserves short shrift but so did lots of other schemes that have been built.
The citizens of York need to worry and to mobilise to stop such crass applications.
Terry3
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4:28am Sat 17 Jul 10
Roy Wallington
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7:14pm Sat 17 Jul 10
York benefits from a variety of building sytles and this will be an attribute, particularly in this area.
I think its great that you will be able to see the walls reflected in the hotel windows. And I bet you will be able to see the little noticed ice-house too.
Well done Greg. I hope that your application is successful.
Punkster says...
9:21am Fri 16 Jul 10
He said: “It is a boring design of little architectural merit which is out of keeping with the buildings in the immediate vicinity, particularly those that are listed.”
Completely agree, York will suffer an architectural death by a thousand cuts if we are not careful.