Plans lodged with Metropolis of York Council would see automated safety gates fitted to the doorway to the undercroft at Constantine Home, in Fetter Lane.
The appliance said the brand new gates would enable residents of the flats to get out and in of the constructing by foot and automobile whereas tackling the issue.
Plans drawn up by Paul Butler Architects Ltd said the steel gate can be in line with the fashionable design of the block of flats.
The internal a part of the undercroft is at the moment closed off with a gate however the entrance dealing with on to Fetter Lane might be accessed from the road.
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The appliance said this had led to rising issues for residents.
Plans said: “Sadly, given the openness of the undercroft, it has grow to be an rising problem for the residents of Constantine Home to endure from homeless individuals taking refuge or for city revellers to urinate or defecate inside this undercroft space.”
The flats lie near Micklegate which is dwelling to numerous late-night ingesting venues.
They’re additionally inside strolling distance of York Station and the Ouse Bridge.
The instant space round Constantine Home is made up of different blocks of flats and houses, in addition to nicely as companies together with hospitality venues.
