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Sept 2022
Bilton garages set to be demolished for housing
Harrogate Borough Council's plan to demolish 10 garages at Woodfield Close in Bilton and build two social homes has been recommended for approval.
The council owns and rents out garages across the district and has increasingly looked at the pockets of land as a way to build social housing.
Harrogate is one of the most unaffordable places to live in England, with average house prices around 11 times the median annual income of people who work in the district.
There are currently 1,867 households on the social housing waiting list.
In planning documents, the council said the development would help to provide “much needed affordable homes”.
The council earmarked the site for housing in August 2021. In total, it has 26 garages.
In November last year, the council was awarded £50,000 of government cash to bring forward housing on the garage site at Woodfield as well as at Park Row in Knaresborough.
The council's planning committee will meet on Tuesday to decide whether or not to approve the Woodfield proposal.
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The report to councillors says:
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