North Yorkshire Council has approved plans to create seven new flats on Harrogate’s Parliament Street. The scheme will see the former Sofa Workshop unit, which is next to the now closed Bijouled...
Housing
Plans approved to convert ex-Harrogate shop and nightclub into flats
North Yorkshire Council has approved plans to create seven new flats on Harrogate’s Parliament Street. The scheme will see the former Sofa Workshop unit, which is next to the now closed Bijouled store, converted to living accommodation. The upper floor of the former...
Public invited to attend Maltkiln consultation event
The developer hoping to build thousands of new homes between Harrogate and York will hold a public consultation in Kirk Hammerton next month. Caddick Group says the event on Tuesday, May 7, at Kirk Hammerton village hall will be a chance for the local community to...
Dene Park council houses remain empty
Five new Harrogate council houses hailed as the most energy efficient in North Yorkshire are still empty, it has emerged. The homes were created last year on a former car park in Dene Park, in the Woodfield area of Bilton. The three houses and two flats cost £1...
A new era for assisted living in Harrogate
For 11 disabled people preparing to move into their own flat within a new assisted living development in Harrogate, there are mixed emotions. There’s a natural apprehension about the change and challenges ahead, as they make their desired move towards more...
Disability charity unveils assisted living flats in Harrogate
A disability charity has opened its new assisted living development in Harrogate. Disability Action Yorkshire, which offers support and residential care to people with a range of disabilities, unveiled the St Roberts Grove development on Wednesday, April 10. The...
Details of proposed Harrogate children’s home revealed
Further details about plans to convert a Harrogate house into a children’s home have been revealed. It comes after Jolyon McKay tabled a change of use application to North Yorkshire Council last month. It outlined plans to turn Oak Back, a house on Ashgarth Court near...
Nidderdale community group issues plea to find home for refugee family
A Nidderdale community group has issued a plea for help to find a refugee family a long-term home. Nidderdale Community Welcome (NCW), a voluntary group established at the end of 2020, took to the local parish magazine to seek accommodation for a Syrian refugee...
Summerbridge residents object to plans for 20 homes
Two Summerbridge residents have voiced concerns over plans to build 20 homes in the village. The Stray Ferret reported this month Nidderdale Estates Ltd, which also built the Poppy Fields development near the proposed site, tabled proposals to North Yorkshire Council...
Councillors approve 135 homes off Harrogate’s Skipton Road
Councillors have voted to approve 135 homes on the site of a former farm off Skipton Road in Harrogate. The proposals by Rowan Green Developments Ltd will see the homes built at Cow Dyke Farm near Jennyfields. The land is allocated for housing in the council’s local...
Plans to build 13 homes in Markington withdrawn
Plans to build 13 homes in Markington have been withdrawn. Leeds Housing developers KCS Development Ltd applied to build 13 two to four-bedroomed houses with gardens and car parking spaces at High Mill Farm on High Street. Five were classed as affordable homes. The...
Plan to convert Harrogate house into children’s home
A planning application has been submitted to convert a residential Harrogate house into a children’s home. The change of use application, submitted by Jolyon McKay, was put to North Yorkshire Council last week. It outlines proposals to turn Oak Back, a house on...
How City Plumbing is helping Harrogate to a greener future
This story is sponsored by City Plumbing. A Harrogate plumbing store has recently celebrated its first anniversary – and recommitted to helping residents’ future-proof their homes with energy efficient alternatives. City Plumbing operates a nationwide network...
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Local history spotlight: Naomi Jacob
(Lead image: Pixabay and Ripon Civic Society) North Yorkshire boasts numerous connections to the literary world across the centuries; the Brontë family immortalised Haworth and the dramatic scenery of the moors, Whitby Abbey famously inspired Bram Stoker’s Dracula,...