Fresh plans have been lodged to convert the former Debenhams building in Harrogate into 34 apartments. Wetherby-based Stirling Prescient No. 1 Limited has tabled the proposal to North Yorkshire...
Housing
Plans submitted to convert Harrogate Debenhams into 34 flats
Fresh plans have been lodged to convert the former Debenhams building in Harrogate into 34 apartments. Wetherby-based Stirling Prescient No. 1 Limited has tabled the proposal to North Yorkshire Council for the site on Parliament Street. The building has been home to...
Residents urge government to reject Bishop Monkton 23-home appeal
Residents have urged the government to reject an appeal to build 23 homes in Bishop Monkton. Kebbell Development Ltd tabled a plan to build the houses on Knaresborough Road in the village. At a meeting of the Skipon and Ripon area constituency planning committee in...
Kirk Hammerton furniture firm plans 24 flats for over-55s
A developer has lodged plans to build 24 new flats for people aged over 55 in Kirk Hammerton. The scheme would see the flats built on the Geoffrey Benson and Son Furniture Showroom site on York Road in the village. The showroom, which would remain open, has been on...
New Dene Park council houses the most energy efficient in North Yorkshire
Five new homes in Harrogate are the most energy efficient properties ever developed by North Yorkshire Council, the local authority said today. The three houses and two flats, which have been built on the site of a former car park in Dene Park, in the Woodfield area...
Council to pay costs over Harrogate office block conversion appeal
A developer has been awarded costs after successfully appealing a decision to convert a former Harrogate office block into flats. Bramhope Property and Investments Limited tabled the proposal to North Yorkshire Council to convert the former office block off Clarence...
Historic Harrogate building to be converted back into a home
A former stately home in Harrogate dating back to the 18th century will be converted back into housing after being used as offices. North Yorkshire Council has approved plans to convert the grade II listed Bilton Court on Wetherby Road into a single home. Built in...
Knaresborough flats to house asylum seekers and homeless
Four council-owned properties in Knaresborough are to be used to house asylum seekers and homeless people. The flats were due to be sold for a combined estimated fee of £879,000. But North Yorkshire Council announced today they would be taken off the market and used...
Historic Harrogate chapel up for auction
A converted chapel in Harrogate will go to auction next week. The Chapel, on Grove Road, was built in 1896 and is a Grade-II listed building. Mark Hinchcliffe, from Harrogate, bought the property in 2013. He originally lived in it before spending four years converting...
Kingsley Drive developer to pay £1m towards Harrogate schools
Persimmon Homes will pay more than £1m to local schools including Grove Road and Harrogate Grammar School after North Yorkshire Council gave final approval for its 162-home Kingsley Drive development. One of the last acts of Harrogate Borough Council’s planning...
Government approves plan to convert Harrogate offices into flats
The government has given approval for a Harrogate office block to be converted into flats. Bramhope Property and Investments Limited tabled the proposal to North Yorkshire Council to convert the the former office block off Clarence Drive known as Simpson Hosue into 12...
Fresh plan to convert pub near Pateley Bridge into a cottage
Fresh plans have been lodged to convert a 110-year-old former pub near Pateley Bridge into a cottage. The Birch Tree, at Lupton Bank in Glasshouses, closed its doors back in March 2020 due to the covid pandemic. Since then, the former pub has been subject to numerous...
Harrogate district residents to be consulted on new housing plan
North Yorkshire Council is set to consult residents on a new local plan that will guide decisions on housing and infrastructure in the Harrogate district over the next two decades. The North Yorkshire Local Plan will set out where new developments will take place,...
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Mummers provide a humorous take on Ripon’s rich history
St Wilfrid celebrations brought thousands of people to Ripon's Market Square on Saturday, but after the procession was over, one tradition featuring the city's patron saint was still to be carried out. Since 1986, when Ripon celebrated the 1100th anniversary of its...