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Jan 2021
Two long-serving councillors who vocally opposed Harrogate Spring Water's expansion plans into Rotary Wood at yesterday's planning committee have expressed their pride at the decision to refuse the application
Eight councillors on Harrogate Borough Council’s 12-person planning committee voted to refuse the plans, with four abstaining.
Conservative councillor for Harrogate Harlow Jim Clark told the Stray Ferret the decision "showed the common sense of the planning committee".
He said:
Mr Clark also paid tribute to local residents who he said "are very well informed" on issues surrounding the environment.
He said he hopes the debate around the bottling plant shows that local issues can be "at the forefront of climate change."
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The Pinewoods Conservation Group charity called on Harrogate Borough Council to safeguard Rotary Wood from development.
In response, a HBC spokesman said:
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