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Oct 2023
Council officers have given final approval to a major 390-house development near Ripon.
Housing developer Taylor Wimpey will oversee the scheme, which will be built on land off Whitcliffe Lane.
The former Harrogate Borough Council initially rejected the proposal in 2017, but the decision was overturned by the government’s Planning Inspectorate.
Councillors deferred the scheme to officers for approval in February 2022.
Now, North Yorkshire Council has given the development the final go-ahead after discussions over internal access at the site.
A report by Andy Hough, planning officer at the authority, said “a lengthy negotiation” had taken place with the developer over the road network and consultation with the council’s highways department.
The site layout for the Ripon development.
Councillors had initially raised concern over the development and its impact on the countryside and the nearby Fountains Abbey.
At the time, Cllr Pat Marsh described the plans as being “forced upon” the area following the appeal.
She said:
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