Denis Southall from City of York Council says the city is 'desperate' for specialist housing.
The site of Woolnough House, which was demolished to make way for a new supported accommodation block
Specialist housing for people with mental health problems that was due to be built in York has been delayed. Plans for two mental health supported housing schemes were approved by the council in 2020 and were supposed to be ready by May 2023.Denis Southall from City of York Council said: "The city is desperate for more of this accommodation."
The project would see accommodation with on-site support built to house 32 people struggling with issues including domestic abuse and substance misuse. In 2020, the council approved plans for two schemes, at Woolnough House off Hull Road, and Crombie House on Danebury Drive in Acomb, according to the
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