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Apr 2021
Demolition starts as former Harrogate college makes way for flats
Demolition work has started at a former Harrogate college, which will make way for eight apartments in the St George's area of town.
The late Victorian building on The Oval was home to Harrogate Tutorial College between 1981 and 2004.
Since it closed it has fallen into a state of disrepair and has also been subject to vandalism. But diggers moved in today and made quick work of the site.
After a number of applications and appeals, including to the planning inspectorate, Harrogate Borough Council approved developers Oakdale Estates' plans for the building in 2019.
Harrogate Borough Council refused the original application to build flats on the site on the basis that it was a non-designated heritage asset in a conservation area.
The amended, approved planning application was for a five-storey building similar in structure and design to the former tutorial college.
Plans for the development said conversion of the old site would result in a less energy efficient building than a full replacement.
Harrogate Tutorial College specialised in preparing students for university and was particularly popular with oversees students hoping to get into a UK university. Keith Pollard was the headmaster.
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