John McGall runs the I am Reusable food bank in the Leeman Road area of the city, and it was initially set up to help those in need through the pandemic, including NHS staff.
It has been inundated to the point that they have run out of food on several occasions.
For the past 16 years John has dedicated his time voluntarily to help improve the lives of the homeless, disabled and less fortunate people in York.
But now he says he needs to put in an application for retrospective planning permission at a cost of about £1,000.
John said: “We shouldn't have to exist but as long as people need us we will be there. We operate from a shed in our garden and one anonymous person complained to the planning dept at the council two years ago. We have had many difficult discussions since then, but the outcome is that we now need to put in an application for retrospective planning permission.
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