Open Letters

Add your support to our open letters against Monks Cross 2.

Object to Monk's Cross 2!

WHAT YOU CAN DO

If you care about the long-term vitality and viability of the city centre, then you can write to the Secretary of State to call for a public inquiry into the plans

Tell them that this plan

  • Conflicts with National Planning Policy Framework
  • Fails to meet York's 'sequential test' for where new shops are to be built
  • Has 'significant adverse impact' on York city centre
  • Fails to protect York's significant 'heritage assets'
  • Will cause 'severe harm' to the highway network
  • Conflicts with York's Local Development Framework
  • Will add to car journeys, congestion, pollution and air quality problems
  • Will deter hundreds of millions of pounds of inward investment at Piccadilly
  • Already being criticised by HM Inspectorate
  • Has significant adverse effects beyond the locality
  • Nearby market towns such as Malton, Easingwold, Selby, Tadcaster, Pocklington and Stamford Bridge will be affected
  • Has a regional impact
  • Has impact on nationally & internationally significant heritage assets

See the home page for how to join the call for a public enquiry.