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Oct 2021
Former Knaresborough NatWest bank to become bar and restaurant after licence granted
The former Natwest bank in Knaresborough is to be turned into an independent bar and restaurant after a premises licence was granted for the venue.
It will reopen as Claro Social – a collaboration between Knaresborough brewery Turning Point Brew Co and Harrogate bar Major Tom’s Social.
A licence for the High Street venue – which closed as a bank in 2017 – was granted at a meeting of Harrogate Borough Council’s sub-licensing committee today despite concerns from neighbouring residents and businesses. Carol Rees, a director at marketing company Allott and Associates, which is based on the first floor of the building, said:
A total of 12 residents wrote in objection to the application which covers the sale of alcohol, food and entertainment. Councillor Christine Willoughby, the mayor of Knaresborough, said she was contacted by some residents “in fear” of what is proposed.
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The council granted planning permission for a change of use of the building in August last year.
Cameron McQueen, co-owner of Turning Point Brew Co, said food and drink deliveries will be limited, CCTV installed and that customers will only be allowed to enter the building from the front entrance on High Street.
Mr McQueen also said the bar and restaurant would have a “family friendly” atmosphere:
The licence was granted with opening hours of noon until 11.30pm every day.
There were also conditions attached which mean the rear terrace area of the building must shut by 9pm.
Mr McQueen added:
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