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Sept 2022
Council rejects Flaxby eco-home plan for second time
Harrogate Borough Council has rejected plans for a development of eco-homes near Flaxby for a second time.
Holmes Planning Ltd submitted a planning application to the council for five homes off York Road in June this year.
The move followed the authority rejecting a plan for nine homes in January. The government also refused the proposal on appeal.
It would have seen houses built to environmental standards and included solar panels, air-source heat pumps and super-tight insulation. The houses were planned to be custom built.
In its latest application, Holmes Planning said it had addressed the concerns of the inspector including reducing the number of homes.
However, in a decision notice, the council said the proposal was “outside the development limits of any village or settlement”.
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