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05

Oct 2022

Last Updated: 05/10/2022
Environment
Environment

Details emerge of new Harrogate district town the size of Thirsk

by John Plummer

| 05 Oct, 2022
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Maltkiln is expected to include between 3,000 and 4,000 homes, two primary schools, shops and a GP surgery.

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A six-week consultation has begun on the Harrogate district's proposed new town.

Maltkiln is expected to be built in the Hammerton and Cattal area and include between 3,000 and 4,000 homes, two primary schools, shops and a GP surgery.

With an estimated population of up to 10,000, it is likely to be bigger than Richmond and similar in size to Thirsk.

The development moved a step closer this week when Harrogate Borough Council opened a consultation on its draft new settlement development plan document, which sets out a 30-year vision and policy framework on how Maltkiln is designed and developed.

The consultation documents cover issues such as the impact of the development on flood risk, heritage sites and climate change.

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A section outlining the council's 'vision' for Maltkiln describes it as "a garden village with a distinctive identity" that is "developed around convenient rail access to Harrogate, Leeds and York" and "people are not dependent on a car".

People have until November 14 to make comments on the proposal. You can do so online or at the council's Civic Centre in Harrogate or at libraries in Harrogate, Ripon, Knaresborough, Boroughbridge and Poppleton.




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