Have your say

Welcome to Our Big Conversation, where you can find important large public consultations in York.

For other consultations please visit www.york.gov.uk/consultations.

Open activities

  • Rougier Route Proposals

    Help us create The Rougier Route - a better way through York Help shape proposals for the Rougier Route Explaining the Rougier Route We’re consulting on proposals to introduce a bus priority route through Rougier Street, George Hudson Street and Micklegate. Our...

    Closes 12 January 2026

  • Right to Challenge Car Parking Price – Bishopthorpe Road, Micklegate and The Groves

    Arup are undertaking an independent review of car parking charges in three areas of the city. Traders and residents in Bishopthorpe Road, Micklegate and The Groves have initiated a challenge to parking charges through The Right to Challenge Parking Policies Statutory Guidance...

    Closes 2 February 2026

Closed activities

  • Park & Ride Site Improvements

    You’re invited to tell us what you think about proposed improvements to the Park & Ride sites in York. York’s buses are benefitting from £17.3m of government funding, under a Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP). Across the whole of York, we’re using this money to deliver a range of...

    Closed 9 June 2025

  • Stage 3 – Our Big Budget Conversation – Budget Proposals

    York’s Budget Proposals – Shaping Our City’s Future We want all York residents to take part in our new budget consultation. This is your chance to have a say in how York’s money is spent. We want to make sure the services you need continue, even though we need to save approximately £30...

    Closed 1 January 2025

  • Riverside Path Improvement

    The riverside path between Jubilee Terrace and Scarborough Bridge is a key route on the pedestrian and cycle network connecting the west of the city with the city centre. We are asking residents and users of the path to share their views on detailed designs to improve the riverside...

    Closed 1 December 2024

  • Our Big Budget Conversation

    This stage of the Budget Consultation is now closed. Right now, our budget is near breaking point. City of York Council is one of the lowest funded unitary authorities and after a decade of cuts, we are facing a financial challenge we have never seen before, caused by factors outside our...

    Closed 1 September 2024

  • Our Big Transport Conversation

    Between November 2023 and early February 2024, we held a significant public consultation looking at 10 policies to deliver a more sustainable future for York’s transport. The consultation is now closed. We are now analysing all the on- and off-line responses and will report on our findings; a...

    Closed 4 February 2024