Homes England last week submitted plans for the development at Bluecoat Wood opposite Cardale Park. Questions remain about how it will impact roads, schools and doctor’s surgeries in the area.

‘Where’s the infrastructure?’: New councillor queries 480-home Bluecoat Wood plan
Questions remain about how an extra 480 homes near Harlow Hill will impact roads, schools and doctor's surgeries, according to the new councillor for the area. Homes England last week submitted plans for the development at Bluecoat Wood opposite Cardale Park. The site...

33 homes set to be built in Kirkby Malzeard
Developer Mulberry Homes Yorkshire will build a mixture of one, two, three and four-bedroom houses, with 40% allocated for affordable housing.

Siblings, 11 and 7, get creative to protest against new Knox Lane houses
Jasmine and Francis Stoyles live close to where the homes could be built in Bilton and fear the nearby wildlife won’t be there when they grow up.

Climate change should be top priority for new councillors, says Harrogate group
An environmental campaign group has wrote to all new councillors in the Harrogate area to urge them to take climate change seriously and put it at the top of their agenda.

Homes England submits 480-home Otley Road plan
Homes England has tabled formal plans for 480 homes on Bluecoat Wood in Harrogate. The move comes as the government housing agency bought the site last year.

Paddleboarders to pick litter from river in Boroughbridge
Volunteers will take to the River Ure armed with buckets and collect litter while paddleboarding through the town.

Wheelie bin trial to start in Harrogate district this month
The Appleby estate in Knaresborough has been chosen as the first area to trial new blue-lidded wheelie bins.

Historic Darley Mill to be converted to housing
The proposals for Darley Mill include the conversion of nine homes and the construction of 11 new properties at the Grade-II listed site.

Wall repair costs to Harrogate council double to nearly £500,000
Repairs to a collapsed church wall in Kirkby Malzeard are set to cost Harrogate Borough Council £241,000 more than it had planned.

Plans approved for 64 homes on former Trelleborg factory
The 64 homes will be built on the former Trelleborg factory site despite concerns from health officials about the impact on Knaresborough’s ‘already massively stretched’ health services.

Plan to convert former Harrogate taxi office into flat
The former Airline Taxi office on East Parade could be converted into a one bedroom flat under plans submitted to Harrogate Borough Council.

Redevelopment of former Harrogate council headquarters approved
The proposals for Crescent Gardens – which has sat empty since 2017 – also include a gym and new office space.