York development: Cash boost to 'accelerate' projectpublished at 10:50 British Summer Time 30 March 2017
City of York Council has been awarded £224,000 to help speed up the development of York Central , the city's largest brownfield site.
The money has come from the Department for Communities and Local Government.
Plans for the 72-hectare site behind the railway station include the building of up to 2,500 homes, as well as new retail and office spaces.