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Mar 2022
Developer submits 181-home Kingsley Drive plan
A developer has lodged revised plans for 181 homes on Kingsley Drive after previous a previous proposal was rejected.
Persimmon Homes has lodged the fresh plan after Harrogate Borough Council rejected a development for 217 homes on the site back in August.
It is the third time that the developer has submitted a proposal at the location, which used to form part of Kingsley Farm.
The Kingsley ward area will eventually see more than 600 homes built, including developments at Granby Farm and 149 homes on Kingsley Road.
The new application would see a mixture of one, two, three and four bedroom properties built.
Read more:
- Council rejects controversial plan for 217 homes on Kingsley Drive
- Starbeck residents pledge to fight 181-home Kingsley Drive plans ‘tooth and nail’
Persimmon have also allocated 72 homes on the site for affordable housing.
The developer said in its documents submitted to the council that the scheme would help to “create a sustainable and mixed community”.
Residents will 'fight tooth and nail' to stop development
Last month, 100 residents packed into St Andrew’s Church in Starbeck for a meeting on the proposed scheme.
Three Persimmon employees attended, as did two highways consultants and a planning consultant, Paul Butler, who spoke on behalf of the developer.
(Left to right) Paul Butler (PB Planning), Graham Whiteford (Persimmon), Josh Popely (Persimmon), Cllr Philip Broadbank, Catherine Maguire (KWAG) and Chris Watt (Starbeck Residents’ Association)
Mr Butler told residents that the site is allocated for development in the Harrogate district Local Plan, a council document that outlines where new housing schemes can be built until 2034.
However, John Hansard, from Kingsley Ward Action Group, said residents “will fight tooth and nail” to stop it from happening.
He said:
Harrogate Borough Council will make a decision on the plan at a later date.
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