In April 2024, North Yorkshire Council were openly talking of spending £3.75m on “Fish Quay Pile replacement”. We know this because an FOI request at the time received that number in response to a query from a member of the community.
In June 2025, we are told that the Fish Quay piling work is finished. Its cost is now seemingly below £0.6m. We know that because another FOI request by the same member of the community has revealed it.
How was the original number so far wrong? Here are some options
- NYC are appalling at estimation.
- NYC estimated for a complete job involving much more work, and the amount of work has been downgraded in a cost cutting measure.
- Further work is planned which will make up the rest of the £3.75m.
Which of those do you think is the reason?
It would be nice to hear from people who have the Fish Quay as their workplace to see if they foresee further work being needed.
