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Aug 2023
Developer withdraws Knaresborough nine homes plan
A developer has withdrawn plans to build nine houses on the site of one of Knaresborough’s oldest houses and garden.
Paul Franklin tabled the proposal to North Yorkshire Council to demolish the property and build the homes on land off Stockwell Road.
It was met by objections from around 30 residents and Knaresborough Town Council.
They argued that the scheme would cause worsening “gridlock across the railway bridge” on Stockwell Road, the “inadequate” number of parking places in a residential area close to the town centre, a GP surgery and schools.
Meanwhile, Knaresborough Town Council said in a letter to the council that the proposal would be “overbearing and will overlook neighbouring properties particularly gardens affecting other residents privacy”.
The area where the homes would have been built.
The town council urged the authority to consider the proposal at a planning committee.
However, the council’s planning portal shows that the application was withdrawn on August 1.
In response to concerns over the plans, Mr Franklin told the Stray Ferret previously:
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