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Green light for major York development

Source: http://www.bqlive.co.uk/

The City of York Council has given the green light to Palace Capital’s plans to redevelop Hudson House on Toft Green.Palace Capital, the property investment company that focuses on commercial property outside London, has been granted planning permission for the Hudson House redevelopment.Hudson House, which is within the city walls and only one minute’s walk from York Railway Station, is a 1960s office building with a lettable floor area of 103,000 sq ft.Following extensive consultations, Palace Capital submitted a new planning application in March of this year to demolish the existing property and erect four new buildings comprising a total net area of 132,893 sq ft.Under the plans, three of the buildings will have a total of 127 apartments and 5,000 sq ft of commercial/restaurant space, whilst the other will comprise 34,000 sq ft net of Grade A offices.