Micklegate in York closes during the day near new Aparthotel

Micklegate has closed between its junctions with Priory Street and Bar Lane with the closure due to run every day from today (March 9) until Monday, March 23 from 8am – 5pm.

It comes after City of York Council announced that the street would be closed for sewer works to be carried out close to the new Aparthotel Micklegate building.

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Micklegate is closed to motorists from March 9 (Image: Newsquest)

A council spokesperson said: “It is envisaged that access will be maintained for cyclists and pedestrians throughout the works period.

“An alternative route for diverted vehicles will be signed during the works period via Nunnery Lane, Bishopgate Street, Skeldergate Bridge, Tower Street, Clifford Street, Nessgate, Low Ousegate, Bridge Street.”

The stretch of road may be re-opened at an earlier date if sewer works are completed before the scheduled finishing time.

Traffic signs and barriers will be in place to re-direct motorists, and residents will maintain access to their homes.

Emergency services will still be able to proceed down Micklegate.

For more information please contact highway.regulation@york.gov.uk.

Aparthotel Micklegate is replacing vacant commercial units in the street, which previously housed a van hire centre and a restaurant.

The disused Minster Vans property at 111, Micklegate latterly became home to a vibrant pop-up space for artists and crafters in a partnership between Social Vision and the then developers North Star to help grassroots organisations showcase their work.

Planning permission was granted back in 2020 to redevelop the site, with the application stating it would create around 45 new jobs.

It said the aparthotel would also include a new bar and restaurant space.

Architects brown + company, in Blossom Street, is behind the building designs.

brown + company (www.brownandcompany.uk) are York’s leading architects with major projects also including St Peter’s School, Coney Street Riverside, The Mount Royale and 23, Piccadilly in York, together with Hotham Hall Estate in East Yorkshire and St Paul’s Street in Leeds.

At St Peter’s the work that brown + company is undertaking began by creating a masterplan for the new school campus, before breaking that down into specific phases. To facilitate the two-school model, the key aims are to create a dedicated Junior school for pre-school to Year 6 and to create a new Sixth Form Centre. This work entails a full architectural service from design to job-running to post-construction care.