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Dec 2022
Developer reduces planned Kinglsey Drive scheme to 162 homes
A developer has reduced the size of a planned housing development on Kingsley Drive to 162 homes.
Persimmon Homes had initially lodged plans to Harrogate Borough Council for 181 homes in March this year.
However, the proposal was met with concern from council officials and 222 letters of objection from residents.
In documents submitted to the council, Persimmon said it has reduced the size in response to comments from the authority and "other third parties".
It added that it had also enlarged garden plots, provided public open space and removed some housing designs.
In its amended plans, the developer said:
The amended layout of the Kingsley Drive scheme as submitted by Persimmon Homes.
The move comes as housing officers at the borough council raised concern over the design of the some of the properties.
Meanwhile, residents in the area have held long concerns about the amount of housebuilding in the area and its affect on traffic, noise and loss of green space.
Gillian Hamilton, one of the residents who wrote to the council to object, said in a letter to the authority:
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- Developer submits 181-home Kingsley Drive plan
- Starbeck residents pledge to fight 181-home Kingsley Drive plans ‘tooth and nail’
Persimmon Homes odged the fresh plan after Harrogate Borough Council rejected a development for 217 homes on the site back in August.
The application would see a mixture of one, two, three and four bedroom properties built.
It is the third time that the developer has submitted a proposal at the location, which used to form part of Kingsley Farm.
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