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Brownfield Sites in Conservation Areas

Identify registered brownfield sites with conservation-area context for early-stage property research.

A dataset combining registered brownfield sites with conservation-area context for early-stage property and development research. The current release is a limited validation sample; broader coverage and custom delivery can be requested.

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Data overview

17 records Limited validation sample

Sites by conservation area

Counts of all 17 released register entries by their recorded conservation-area context.

Central Historic Core Conservation Area14
Clifton Conservation Area1
Fulford Village Conservation Area1
The Retreat1

Values describe the approved records, not risk or commercial demand.

All 17 records in this release

Register entry year

Approved records by recorded year.

12017

132024

32025

Distribution of existing records by recorded year, not an activity trend.

All 17 approved records

Dataset summary

Key facts about this release.

17 approved recordsRecords in this release

4 conservation areasDistinct groups in this release

2017–2025Register entry years

Limited validation sampleBounded validation sample; broader coverage available on request.

Example records from the dataset

5 genuine records from this 17-record release. Download the sample for all 17 approved sample records.

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Brownfield Sites in Conservation Areas: approved example records
Register reference	Site	Conservation area	Register entry date
BR-107	100 Main Street Fulford	Fulford Village Conservation Area	2025-12-16
BR-087	The Entertainer 36 Coney Street York YO1 9ND	Central Historic Core Conservation Area	2024-11-01
BR-100	Cardfactory 24 - 25 High Ousegate York YO1 8RX	Central Historic Core Conservation Area	2024-11-01
BR-065	York City Living Limited 22 - 26 Blossom Street	Central Historic Core Conservation Area	2024-11-01
BR-043	Willow House EPH Long Close Lane	Central Historic Core Conservation Area	2024-11-01

From data to decisions

What this can help you do

Potential uses to assess against your own requirements.

Property researchers

Shortlist registered sites with conservation-area context before further site research.

Planning consultants

Identify the recorded designation to check with the council for a proposed site.

What you get

Records: 17
Fields: 8 data fields + attribution and references
Formats: CSV
Geographic coverage: Limited validation sample
Update frequency: Single snapshot · no automatic refresh
Historical data: No historical series included
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (attribution required)

Explore the 8 included fields

Register reference string: Reference assigned in the source brownfield register.
Site string: Site name/address as supplied by the register; not a verified parcel boundary.
Conservation area string: Conservation area containing the register representative point.
Area reference string: Conservation-area reference supplied by Planning Data.
Latitude number: Source-supplied point latitude in decimal degrees; indicative location.
Longitude number: Source-supplied point longitude in decimal degrees; indicative location.
Register entry date date: Date recorded in the register entry, not the date of new development.
Source snapshot date: Date the source records were retrieved.

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Sources & attribution

Built from licensed public data and supplied with the attribution needed to use the released dataset responsibly.

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About this dataset

City of York Council / MHCLG

York brownfield register via Planning Data

Open Government Licence v3.0 (attribution required)

Required attribution

View source Checked 2026-09-11

City of York Council / MHCLG / Historic England

Planning Data conservation-area boundaries

Open Government Licence v3.0 (attribution required)

Required attribution

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Historic England GIS data obtained 15 September 2026 via MHCLG Planning Data / City of York Council. Latest data: https://historicengland.org.uk. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

View source Checked 2026-09-11

Open Government Licence v3.0

Licence terms for the reused public-sector information

Open Government Licence v3.0 (attribution required)

Required attribution

Commercial reuse, adaptation and redistribution permitted with attribution, subject to the licence exclusions. No source publisher endorses SourceKiln.

View source Checked 2026-09-11

Before you use this data

This is a bounded sample of 60 register entries and 16 conservation areas, not complete York or UK coverage.
Recorded points are indicative, not surveyed parcel boundaries. A point inside an area does not establish that the whole site is designated.
This release contains 17 accepted register entries, not necessarily 17 distinct parcels or development projects.
Conservation-area membership does not determine whether development is prohibited or a particular activity needs consent.
Register entry dates are source record dates, not dates of new development. Ownership, availability and current development status have not been verified.
This is a single snapshot retrieved on 15 September 2026, with no automatic refresh or monitoring history.
Uncertain boundary matches and multiple-area classifications are excluded. Check current council records before site-specific decisions.

Frequently asked questions

What does inclusion tell me?

The recorded representative point falls within a retained conservation-area boundary. It provides context for further research, not a planning decision or parcel-wide designation assessment.

How many records can I download?

The attributed CSV contains all 17 records in this bounded release.

Is this current or complete coverage?

No. This is a bounded York snapshot retrieved on 15 September 2026. Check current council records for the latest status.

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