NINE new homes could be built on a scrapyard near York Hospital. Plans have been submitted for the Denning’s of York scrapyard off Crichton Avenue and Wigginton Road to be turned into a development of nine new houses. The site, close to the railway line, has been a scrapyard for more than 50 years. But under the plans, three three-bedroom homes and six four-bedroom houses would be built. Developers GEM, which also worked on the Purey Cust development near York Minster and the Star Inn the City building next to Lendal Bridge, has submitted the proposals. Bosses say the nearby allotments will be improved as part of the redevelopment, with fencing replaced and a layby created.