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Dec 2020
Bid to convert Windsor House into 94 flats
Plans have been submitted to change the use of Windsor House in Harrogate from offices to flats.
Under the plans, the seven-storey building would accommodate 94 flats consisting of 14 one-bedroom and 80 two-bedroom properties.
Windsor House, which is located in the Duchy estate area, is one of the most distinctive landmarks in Harrogate.
Built in 1900 overlooking Valley Gardens, it was originally the Grand Hotel until it became offices in the 1980s.
Now agents Savills, acting on behalf of Boultbee Brooks (Harrogate), the limited liability partnership that owns the 3.5 acre site, has applied to Harrogate Borough Council to change its use again.
The site, off Cornwall Road, falls within Harrogate Conservation Area and many of the trees in its boundary are protected by this or by tree preservation orders.
The site contains car park spaces for 288 vehicles.
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Most of nearby Windsor Court has been converted from offices to flats in recent years.
A letter by Savills accompanying the planning application says:
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