City of York Council has approved ambitious plans for a world class Roman visitor attraction in York, as part of a major regeneration project in the City Centre.

The Roman Quarter proposals – a partnership between York Archaeological Trust and site owners Rougier Street Developments, working with North Star – will see three unattractive buildings on Rougier Street in central York replaced with new homes, offices, an aparthotel, as well as the globally unique new Roman attraction, provisionally called EBORACUM. The apartments and aparthotel will be run by Beyond, a leading operator that specialises in sustainable management. 

The approval follows refusal of a previous version of the plans last year, but since then the development team has worked hard with the Council and other stakeholders to revise the design and proposals.   

In research conducted as part of the application it will also result in an economic boost of £315m over 30 years, as well as the creation of over 600 new jobs.