British Sugar is asking City of York Council about the details it needs to include in a planning application as it seeks final approval for up to 1,100 homes.
Now, a new timetable outlining the development suggests the final homes may not be ready until 2034/35, a decade later than once expected.
Central government has already given outline consent for British Sugar to develop the 39.54 hectre site at Plantation Drive.
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