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05
Nov
Killinghall housing proposals grow as developer submits plans for 285 homes
A developer has submitted plans to build 285 homes in Killinghall.
It is the latest in a series of major planning applications that could double the size of the village near Harrogate.
Redrow Homes Yorkshire has lodged the plan to North Yorkshire Council for land west of Oaker Bank and south of Pennypot Lane.
The outline application would see 285 homes built on the site, which is next to Harrogate Army Foundation College.
The proposal is the latest in a series of housebuilding applications in Killinghall, which have sparked concerns among residents about how village infrastructure can cope.
In planning documents submitted to the council, Redrow Homes said the scheme would be an “infill development” as it is in an “area of existing and planned development”.
The plans include a mixture of market and affordable homes. Approval is also sought for open space, landscaping, drainage infrastructure and associated work on the site.
In a planning statement, the developer said the plan should be approved “without delay” as the council cannot demonstrate a five-year land supply.
It said:
It is noted that due to the housing land supply of the former Harrogate district and the North Yorkshire district as a whole falling under five years, the principle of development at the site is now established given compliance with Local Policy GS3. Therefore, this application should be approved without delay.
North Yorkshire Council will make a decision on the plan at a later date.
More new housing
The move comes as Killinghall residents have raised concern that the village’s infrastructure cannot cope with the number of housing developments in the area.
Last month, plans were revealed for 1,100 new homes on land to the east of Burley Bank Road and west of Oaker Bank, which were described by residents as “more like a small town”.
A site layout for the scheme at Burley Bank Road. Picture: Hallam Land.
Prior to that application, six new schemes totalling 885 homes had been earmarked for the village over the last 12 months.
Among the proposed developments are:
- 75 homes by Miller Homes on land at Picking Croft Lane, just off Otley Road
- 130 homes by Hallam Land off Otley Road
- 100 homes by Gladman Developments off Otley Road
- 120 homes by Bellway off Ripon Road
- 140 homes by Vistry Group and Yorkshire Housing off Nidd Croft
- 320 homes by Taylor Wimpey off Pennypot Lane and Oaker Bank
The sheer scale of development has galvanised residents to band together to oppose the number of schemes amid concern over lack of infrastructure and amenities.
You can read our interview with the residents group, Killinghall Together, here and our analysis of the new housing schemes planned for Killinghall here.
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