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Jun 2021
Fresh plans for 68 retirement apartments in Knaresborough
Fresh plans have been submitted for a major new retirement apartment complex in Knaresborough, after a similar scheme was refused by Harrogate Borough Council's planning committee earlier this year.
Adlington, part of the Gladman group, wants to build 68 apartments with additional care facilities on land adjacent to the single-track Grimbald Bridge on Wetherby Road, alongside the River Nidd.
Cllr Phil Ireland, who sits on both Knaresborough Town Council and Harrogate Borough Council, criticised the original application for 69 apartments when he spoke at the planning committee in February. He said:
Councillors on the committee agreed and voted overwhelmingly to reject the bid.
Grimbald Bridge is a pressure point for congestion and the original proposals also faced objections from both Knaresborough Civic Society and Knaresborough Town Council on transport grounds.
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In planning documents attached to the new application, the developer said it "strongly refutes" the reasons for refusal:
The developer has made changes to the original plans including removing four apartments from the top of the building to reduce its height and adding ten electric vehicle car parking spaces. The housing mix will be changed to regain the lost apartments.
It said the need to provide this type of accommodation for older people in the area was "critical" due to an ageing population.
HBC's planning committee will consider the scheme at a later date.
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