Decision details
Heritage Estate Programme
Decision Maker: Decision Session - Combined Executive Member Decision Session
Decision status: Decision Made
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
The report will invite the Leader to consider
initiating a programme to develop a 10-year Heritage Estates
Strategic Delivery Plan - focused on getting the most social,
economic and sustainability outcomes from York’s
world-renowned heritage assets.
It sets out how the council propose drawing on arguably
York’s greatest strength to introduce more well-paid jobs to
the city, as well as establishing opportunities for residents to
develop pioneering sustainable heritage skills, build community
pride and local engagement and strengthen research and innovation
focused on our heritage estate and every day historical
artifacts.
At the heart of the programme will be attracting significant
investment in York’s heritage estate, whether through public
sector grants, private sector investment or planned disposals.
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The Executive Member will be asked to agree the process for
developing a 10-Year strategic deliver plan to enhance and
strengthen York’s heritage assets, further to Executive
approval of £250k to fund a cultural masterplan on 2
September 2025
Decision:
Resolved:
i. Approved the establishing of the Heritage programme which will be focused on making the most from and for York’s heritage assets.
ii. Confirmed that Cllr Kilbane the Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Economy & Culture was appointed by the Executive as the Heritage Champion for the Council.
Reason: By harnessing the opportunities from York’s heritage assets, the benefit will stretch far beyond York’s boundaries as new conservation, sustainability and community engagement practices are shared nationally and celebrated globally.
Initiating the programme now is to enable the council to put in place the partnership and governance arrangements that would ensure a city response based on shared and approved priorities – providing Executive with greater oversight.
This programme would act as the governance arrangements for all subsequent heritage-related projects which involve the council, including those led by partners such as the York Museum Trust or World Heritage Steering Group.
Report author: Claire Foale
Publication date: 04/11/2025
Date of decision: 04/11/2025
Decided at meeting: 04/11/2025 - Decision Session - Combined Executive Member Decision Session
Effective from: 12/11/2025
Accompanying Documents:
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