Officials have refused a third scheme to change the use of 75 Gillygate, a two-storey commercial building at the crossroads of Gillygate and Claremont Terrace.
The premises, previously used by the GMB union, have been empty since 2020.
Originally, plans were refused for five flats at the site, then earlier this year, plans were refused for four flats at the site.
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In the latest application, Raj Ahmad sought to create a ground floor flat, accessed from Gillygate, with other flats accessed from Claremont Terrace.
Butt recommending refusal for the conversion scheme, City of York Planners said the latest application did not have enough information on natural lighting, so the proposal would “result in poor living conditions and amenity for future occupants due to the insufficient provision of natural light to habitable rooms.”
Furthermore, the scheme was proposed in an area considered to be a local centre.
“The loss of an active frontage and commercial unit would harm the contribution that the site makes to the commercial role of the local centre, being its assortment of daytime and nighttime services, and thus would result in an erosion to the qualities of Gillygate which contribute to the character and sustainability of the Conservation area,” they added.
