However, the scheme on the 39.74ha British Sugar site on Plantation Lane, Poppleton, will contain more green infrastructure.
The planning committee of City of York Council is recommended to approve the changes when it meets next Thursday (March 7).
Central government had originally approved the development in 2018, when it went to appeal.
Landowner Associated British Foods first announced plans to redevelop the site in 2013.
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